Job Description

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

About The Role

The New York Times is looking for a dynamic and strategic Director of Talent Acquisition to lead our recruitment efforts for our business-side departments, including our cross-functional technology team (engineering, product, design, data and program management), advertising, marketing, corporate functions and other departments. You will lead a team, develop and implement recruitment strategies, foster partnerships with leaders and ensure a seamless and positive experience for candidates and hiring managers.

Reporting to the SVP, Talent Acquisition and Enablement, this is a hybrid position, requiring 3 days per week at our NYC headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment efforts for all US business-side (non-editorial) departments
• Lead and develop a team that works collaboratively with an emphasis on high performance and accountability
• Partner closely with executive leadership to identify priorities, develop and adjust plans to meet hiring needs, provide guidance and insight to attract and hire high caliber talent, regularly report on progress and metrics, and manage team capacity
• Oversee and conduct the full lifecycle of recruiting, from sourcing and screening to interviews and offer negotiation, ensuring consistency, efficiency and effectiveness
• Assess, make recommendations and implement solutions to improve the recruiting process, taking into account efficiency, transparency and the candidate and hiring manager experience
• Identify trends, tools, issues and opportunities in the marketplace and leverage insights to enhance strategy and processes
• Establish metrics to track the effectiveness of recruiting strategies and make data-informed recommendations and decisions
• Build and drive effective working partnerships within the context of a highly matrixed and consensus driven institution
• Serve as a leader on the larger Talent Acquisition team, providing input and working to ensure the success of the whole team
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence, while holding the team accountable to demonstrate a working understanding through the recruitment process
• Display a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with high-volume recruitment, including technical and digital roles
• 5+ years managing others and developing and leading a high performing team, including experience managing other people managers
• Experience partnering with leaders on hiring plans, managing team productivity and capacity, and delivering highly qualified talent pools
• Proficiency with an applicant tracking system and recruiting tools/networks specific to this market
• Experience defining and reengineering recruitment processes
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with Greenhouse and Workday
• 3+ years of experience in media or technology or working with client groups in the technology or consumer fields
• Experience working with unionized populations

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$180,000 - $200,000 USD

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here.

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Job Tags

Full time, Local area, 3 days per week,

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