Talent Acquisition Team Lead (Remote)

About the role

World Business Lenders offers short-term commercial loans secured by real estate to small and medium-sized businesses in the United States. It is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Team Lead for a remote contract/consultant position, working Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 6:00pm Eastern Time. The role leads and oversees the company's recruitment function, develops and executes talent acquisition strategies, manages recruitment operations, coaches recruiters and ensures hiring needs are delivered on time.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the Talent Acquisition team, aligning recruitment operations with business hiring objectives
• Manage, coach and develop recruiters, setting priorities, performance expectations and measurable goals
• Develop and implement recruitment strategies to attract talent across departments and levels
• Partner with senior leadership and hiring managers to define hiring priorities and recruitment plans
• Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, candidate evaluation, offer coordination and hiring
• Monitor recruiter productivity, hiring timelines, pipeline activity and other Talent Acquisition metrics
• Ensure consistent candidate evaluation standards and a strong candidate experience
• Improve sourcing strategies, recruitment workflows and hiring processes
• Use Applicant Tracking Systems and recruitment tools accurately, and report on recruitment metrics to senior leadership

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, Management or a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered
• 8+ years in Talent Acquisition or full-cycle recruitment
• 4+ years in a team lead, supervisory or managerial role overseeing recruitment teams
• Experience managing recruiters, monitoring productivity and driving team performance against hiring targets
• Experience partnering with senior leadership and hiring managers, and handling high-volume, time-sensitive recruitment
• Experience managing remote recruitment teams preferred; international or geographically distributed teams is an advantage
• Exceptional spoken and written English; resume must be submitted in English

Required skills

• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Microsoft Teams and Zoom
• Analyzing recruitment metrics, hiring pipelines and time-to-fill
• Sourcing platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter

What we offer

• Paid time off (PTO)
• Fully remote work from home
• Compensation paid in USD