Talent Acquisition Director Jobs in New York
Talent Acquisition Director jobs in New York are among the most active in the country, concentrated in financial services, media, technology, and healthcare across one of the world's densest corporate markets. The most openings cluster in New York City, with secondary volume in Albany and Buffalo, where large employers such as JPMorgan Chase, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and NBCUniversal maintain established talent functions. The most in-demand specialties are executive search, diversity and inclusion recruiting, and high-volume tech hiring. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.
At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any basis prohibited by the laws that govern its operations.
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Job Family Grouping: HR Group
Job Family: Talent Acquisition
How does this role contribute to our collective success?
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the talent behind AXIS’ continued growth and transformation.
The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner supports several of AXIS’ most strategically important functions, including Business Technology Services (BTS), Data & Analytics, Global Operations and Transformation. This role serves as a trusted talent advisor to business leaders, helping attract, assess and hire critical talent while providing market intelligence, talent insights and recruitment strategy guidance that supports business objectives.
The successful candidate will partner closely with hiring managers, People Business Partners and executive stakeholders to solve complex hiring challenges, build diverse talent pipelines and deliver an exceptional experience for both candidates and hiring teams.
What will you do in this role?
- Partner closely with hiring managers, People Business Partners and business leaders to understand hiring needs, business priorities, workforce plans and talent requirements.
- Lead full-cycle recruitment activity for assigned roles, including intake discussions, sourcing strategy, candidate identification, screening, assessment, offer management and onboarding handoff.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies across multiple channels including internal mobility, referrals, direct sourcing, talent communities, external outreach, agencies and recruiting platforms.
- Serve as a trusted talent advisor by providing talent market intelligence, competitive hiring insights, compensation perspective, talent availability analysis and recommendations to support informed hiring decisions.
- Partner with hiring managers on search calibration, helping define realistic and competitive hiring criteria based on market conditions and available talent pools.
- Build and maintain pipelines of talent for recurring and business-critical skill sets across technology, data, analytics, operations and transformation functions.
- Deliver a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience through consistent communication, thoughtful guidance and proactive issue resolution throughout the recruitment process.
- Conduct candidate assessments and evaluate qualifications, capabilities, experiences and alignment with organizational values and role expectations.
- Guide hiring managers through structured interviewing, candidate evaluation and selection decisions that promote consistency and sound hiring practices.
- Lead offer strategy discussions and negotiations in partnership with hiring managers, People Business Partners, Compensation and other stakeholders as appropriate.
- Monitor pipeline health, recruitment activity and key hiring metrics to identify risks, opportunities and process improvements.
- Support workforce planning discussions by identifying talent trends, competitive intelligence and external market dynamics relevant to future hiring needs.
- Manage relationships with external search firms, recruitment agencies and other service providers, ensuring effective utilization and alignment with AXIS standards.
- Participate in Talent Acquisition initiatives related to recruiting technology, candidate experience, reporting, sourcing effectiveness, process improvement and hiring manager enablement.
- Mentor and support other recruiting professionals by sharing best practices, market insights and recruiting expertise.
- Apply sound judgment when navigating complex searches, shifting business priorities and challenging talent market conditions.
You may also be required to take on additional duties, responsibilities and activities appropriate to the nature of this role.
About You
We encourage you to bring your own experience and expertise to the table. While certain qualifications are important, we are open to discussing how your unique knowledge, perspective and capabilities can contribute to success in this role.
What you need to have
- 7+ years of corporate or in-house full-cycle Talent Acquisition experience supporting professional, technical, operational and/or corporate functions.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent searches, priorities and stakeholder groups in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience partnering directly with hiring managers, business leaders and HR stakeholders to develop and execute recruitment strategies.
- Demonstrated success sourcing, engaging and hiring passive candidates through a variety of channels and sourcing methodologies.
- Strong understanding of talent acquisition best practices, candidate assessment, sourcing strategies and recruitment lifecycle management.
- Experience using recruiting metrics, talent market data and pipeline insights to inform hiring decisions and recruitment strategy.
- Experience recruiting for specialized, hard-to-fill or business-critical positions.
- Strong communication, consulting and relationship management skills with the ability to influence and build credibility across stakeholder groups.
- Experience leading candidate offer discussions and supporting compensation negotiations.
- Proficiency using applicant tracking systems, recruiting technologies, sourcing tools and recruiting analytics platforms.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information appropriately.
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment and adapt effectively to changing business needs.
- Demonstrated commitment to delivering an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.
What we prefer you to have
- Experience recruiting for technology, business technology, software engineering, cyber security, infrastructure, cloud, data, analytics, operations, transformation or change-management related roles.
- Experience supporting technology organizations, operations organizations or enterprise transformation initiatives.
- Experience recruiting within insurance, reinsurance, financial services or another highly regulated industry.
- Experience supporting executive-level, highly specialized or difficult-to-fill searches.
- Experience using talent intelligence, market mapping, competitive research or workforce analytics to inform recruiting strategies.
- Experience supporting global stakeholders and multi-region recruitment activity.
- Experience mentoring recruiters, leading projects or driving Talent Acquisition best practices.
- Experience partnering with executive leaders and senior business stakeholders.
- Experience with Workday Recruiting, LinkedIn Recruiter and other modern recruiting technologies.
- Exposure to AI-enabled recruiting tools, talent intelligence platforms or recruiting automation solutions.
- Interest in continuous improvement, recruitment innovation and data-driven decision making.
Role Factors
In this role, you will typically be required to:
Be in the office 3 days per week
What we offer
For this position, we currently expect to offer a base salary in the range of $130,000 to $162,000 (NY). Your salary offer will be based on an assessment of a variety of factors including your specific experience and work location.
In addition, you will be offered competitive target incentive compensation, with awards based on overall corporate and individual performance. On top of this, you will be eligible for a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for you and your family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation and much more.
Where this role is based in the United States of America, this role is Exempt for FLSA purposes.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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What New York Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in talent acquisition director jobs across New York.
- Seven or more years of full-cycle recruiting experience with at least two in a leadership role
- Proven experience building and leading talent acquisition teams of five or more people
- Deep knowledge of applicant tracking systems such as Workday, Greenhouse, or iCIMS
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
- Experience supporting financial services, media, healthcare, or technology sectors in New York
- SHRM-SCP or SHRM-CP certification preferred by a majority of New York enterprise employers
Talent Acquisition Director Jobs in New York: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a talent acquisition director in New York?
New York does not require a state-issued license to work as a talent acquisition director, so the path runs through experience and credentials rather than a licensing board. Most hiring managers in New York expect a progression from recruiter to talent acquisition manager before a director role, often within financial services, healthcare, or tech firms. Earning a SHRM-SCP certification demonstrates strategic HR competency and is widely recognized by large New York employers as a differentiator at the director level.
How much do talent acquisition directors make in New York?
Talent acquisition directors in New York earn a median of about $176,650 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $105,380 for the lowest 10% to over $321,880 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire talent acquisition directors in New York?
Employers hiring talent acquisition directors in New York right now include Legora, 24 Seven Talent, and Paycom, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. New York's density of global headquarters across finance, media, and healthcare means director-level roles open with regularity across both enterprise firms and fast-scaling organizations in the city.
Which New York cities have the most talent acquisition director jobs?
New York, Brooklyn, and Rochester have the most talent acquisition director openings in New York. New York City accounts for the overwhelming majority of listings, driven by its concentration of corporate headquarters in financial services, media, and technology, while Albany and Buffalo generate demand through large healthcare networks, state government agencies, and regional financial institutions anchoring those markets.
Are there remote talent acquisition director jobs in New York?
Yes, and more than most leadership roles, since talent acquisition directors regularly conduct interviews, manage vendor relationships, and report on hiring metrics in ways that translate well to distributed work. About 71% of talent acquisition director openings tied to New York are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting the desk-based nature of the function. Strategic and program-management responsibilities tend to be most remote-compatible, while onsite presence is most commonly required for executive hiring and new-office buildouts.
How can I get hired as a talent acquisition director in New York with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving into a recruiter or talent acquisition coordinator role at a large New York employer and building toward manager and then director over several years. Major New York hospital systems such as NewYork-Presbyterian and NYC Health plus Hospitals, as well as firms like Deloitte and Citigroup, run structured HR rotational programs that place early-career professionals across recruiting functions. Earning a SHRM-CP while in a coordinator or specialist role signals strategic readiness and opens doors to internal promotions at New York's enterprise employers.
Where can I find and apply to talent acquisition director jobs in New York?
You can find and apply to talent acquisition director jobs in New York on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search the available roles, find the ones that match your experience and target sector, and apply directly to each opening that fits.
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