Director, Talent Acquisition
Austin, TX · Woodward · 8+ years experience · Posted Oct 14, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 8+ years experience
- Location
- Austin, TX · Woodward
About Four Hands
- Headquartered in Austin, Texas, since 1996, Four Hands crafts furniture, art and décor — pieces that are all about creating space. Timeless, thoughtful designs with endless possibilities. Pieces meant to be experienced and form a whole that feels like home.
- Our trade customers range from interior designers to large retailers who rely on our expertise to grow and guide their business to success. We treat our partners as part of the Four Hands family, championing them and rooting for their every win.
- And, we are constantly pursuing better — from sourcing the finest materials and finishes to seeking fresh inspiration to elevate our designs — we are never settled, never done.
- Four Hands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Four Hands recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
- Visit www.FourHands.com for more information.
About the role
- The Director, Talent Acquisition is responsible for setting and leading the enterprise talent acquisition strategy to support business growth, organizational effectiveness, and long-term workforce planning.
- This role owns the full Talent Acquisition function, shaping how the organization attracts, assesses, and hires the right talent with efficiency and intention.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead the enterprise Talent Acquisition strategy aligned with business goals and growth plans, ensuring hiring efforts directly enable short- and long-term business objectives
- Own workforce planning in partnership with executive leadership and FP&A, translating business priorities into hiring strategies to ensure the right roles are prioritized and resourced at the right time
- Anticipate talent needs and market challenges, developing proactive, forward-looking solutions to reduce hiring risk and avoid reactive, last-minute recruiting
- Establish hiring priorities and make tradeoff decisions across roles, teams, and investments to ensure roles driving the greatest business impact are filled efficiently
- Evolve the Talent Acquisition operating model, including roles, processes, service levels, and expectations to create clarity, accountability, and consistency across the organization
- Design scalable, consistent hiring processes that balance efficiency, quality, and candidate experience to improve speed, quality of hire, and stakeholder satisfaction
- Establish clear accountability across TA and hiring managers for hiring outcomes to ensure shared ownership and consistent hiring results
- Oversee and manage compensation research and analysis, ensuring alignment with industry standards, and equitable compensation practices that align with Four Hands compensation strategy
- Own Talent Acquisition systems strategy, ensuring effective integration and utilization of platforms (e.g., Greenhouse, Rippling) to enable seamless workflows, accurate data, and improve decision-making
- Identify opportunities to leverage technology, automation, and AI to increase organizational effectiveness, improve decision-making, reduce manual effort, and enable the function to scale with the business
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, including 8+ years in a leadership role, owning strategy and team performance
- Experience leading Talent Acquisition for a mid-sized or scaling organization, with responsibility for workforce planning and hiring strategy
- Demonstrated experience partnering with executive leadership to influence hiring decisions and align talent strategy to business goals
- Strong executive presence, communication, and influencing skills across senior stakeholders
- Experience leading leaders and building high-performing and accountable teams
- Strong experience leveraging data, systems, and market insights to inform strategy and drive measurable outcomes (e.g., Greenhouse, Rippling)
- Experience owning budgets, vendor strategy, and resource allocation decisions
- Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity, anticipate future talent needs, and proactively mitigate hiring risks
Skills
- Greenhouse
- Rippling
