Director, Global Talent Acquisition (Remote)

GiveDirectly seeks a Director, Global Talent Acquisition (Remote) to build the organization's recruiting function as a global nonprofit scales its operations across 15+ countries. This full-time position reports to the Head of People and requires overlap with East Africa Time (minimum 3 hours daily).

About the Role

GiveDirectly is preparing for transformational growth that demands world-class recruiting capability at scale. You will lead a seven-person team (managers and individual contributors, primarily in East Africa) to architect sourcing strategies, hiring standards, and workforce planning processes across a fully distributed organization. The core challenge: attracting top talent into mission-driven roles spanning Africa, Europe, and North America, with deep understanding of hiring across multiple countries and operating contexts.

Your Responsibilities

• Build a sourcing function from scratch, including proactive outreach, cultivated networks across development sectors, and warm pipelines for critical roles
• Lead and mentor recruiting managers and coordinators to function as strategic business partners
• Oversee Greenhouse ATS: configuration, data quality, reporting, and thoughtful integration of AI recruiting tools
• Design recruiting standards including structured interviews, calibration practices, and bias-reduction frameworks
• Lead global workforce planning with Finance and leadership: headcount models, staffing scenarios, and sourcing lead times
• Coach hiring managers on interview discipline, feedback quality, and shared hiring accountability
• Define and track recruiting metrics: pipeline velocity, source quality, time-to-fill, hiring manager satisfaction
• Advise on complex, high-stakes Director-level and technical searches

Skills & Qualifications

You must have valid work authorization in your location. GiveDirectly is unable to sponsor US or UK employment visas at this time.

• Minimum 7 years in talent acquisition, including 3+ years in leadership
• Proven recruiting experience across Sub-Saharan Africa and multiple global markets
• Track record scaling TA operations during hypergrowth
• Expertise in global workforce planning and strategic staffing models
• Strong Greenhouse ATS proficiency (or equivalent system expertise)
• Experience building hiring manager capability through structured processes
• Background in international development, global nonprofits, or impact organizations with Africa operations (preferred)
• Familiarity with Employer of Record and cross-border contractor models (preferred)
• Comfort with AI-assisted recruiting tools (preferred)

Working at GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly's culture emphasizes candid feedback, analytical rigor, and flat hierarchies where ownership and growth thrive. The organization has been recognized as one of Time100's Most Influential Companies 2026. Benefits include flexible paid time off, location-appropriate health coverage, professional development budgets, and home office setup support. The organization practices equitable compensation based on third-party salary benchmarking. This is fully remote; travel 3–4 times per year to operating countries for team retreats and oversight is required.

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