Director of Talent Acquisition Goodreads
We are searching for a creative, strategic and book-loving Director of Talent Acquisition to identify, engage and hire talented people for Goodreads. We are a start-up of 35 with big ambitions and, as our Director of Talent Acquisitions, you will play an integral role in our success.
Responsibilities and Role:
Develop and drive a strategic hiring plan for Goodreads to meet our business goals
Apply creative strategies and traditional sourcing methods (internet, industry sites/job boards, career fairs, employee referrals) to generate awareness, build candidate pipeline and drive recruitment
Partner with our Management Team in achieving aggressive sourcing and hiring strategies
Innovate and implement best practices, tools and technologies
Provide extraordinary candidate experience
Provide leadership to the Human Resources function
Champion and build upon Goodreads winning culture and work environment
Key Capabilities:
Prior track-record of driving Talent Acquisition for a high-growth consumer technology company
Exceptional people skills to attract and develop highly talented employees
Project and event management skills
Sound knowledge of workforce analytics, metrics, and an eager user and early adopter of technology
Experience and knowledge in HR strategies and best practices
Plays well with others (team player) but comfortable working independently (self driven)
Bachelor?s Degree (Advanced degree a plus)
Passion for discovering, reading and sharing books (this might be listed last, but if you don?t have this, this role is not a good fit for you)
About Goodreads:
Goodreads is the world?s largest site for readers and book recommendations. 15 million members up from 6.5 million at the beginning of 2012. Every second, 3 books are added ?to read? on Goodreads. Our members have written more than 21 million reviews and we are the number one book-related app on Facebook. Our mission: we help readers find and share the books they love.
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San Francisco, CA
United States
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All Jobs: at Goodreads
| Web Site: | www.goodreads.com |
| Headquarters: | 49 Stevenson
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States
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| Employees: | 41-100 |
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| Year Founded: | 2007 |
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| Industry: | Consumer Products and Services |
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| Company Profile: | Goodreads is the world's largest site for readers and book recommendations. Founded in 2007, Goodreads is where readers find and share books they love. The site has 16 million members who have added more than 530 million books to their shelves and written more than 23 million reviews. Loved by avid and casual readers alike, Goodreads members can discover new books by seeing what their friends are reading or by using the Goodreads Book Recommendation Engine; share ratings and recommendations; track what they have read, and list what they want to read. Goodreads is also a place where more than 68,000 authors connect with readers. Goodreads is a subsidiary of (AMZN) Amazon.com, Inc.
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