Talent Acquisition Lead

LeanData is seeking a Talent Acquisition Lead to build and drive recruiting strategy in Santa Clara, California. In this full-time role, you'll combine hands-on candidate sourcing and placement with strategic leadership of our entire talent acquisition function, transforming recruiting into a scalable competitive advantage.

About the Role

This position bridges tactical execution and strategic direction. You'll actively manage priority candidate searches while designing, refining, and overseeing our recruiting infrastructure as a whole. Your dual focus—closing roles and building systems—ensures both immediate hiring success and long-term recruiting efficiency that fuels company growth.

What You'll Do

• Own end-to-end recruiting cycles for critical positions, from sourcing through offer stage
• Design and continuously optimize our recruiting workflows, sourcing strategies, and qualification frameworks
• Collaborate with hiring managers to translate business needs into targeted recruitment plans
• Develop and maintain talent networks and relationships with passive candidates
• Establish recruiting metrics and dashboards to measure pipeline health, time-to-hire, and candidate quality
• Lead process improvements that scale our ability to attract and assess talent

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of recruiting experience with 2–3 years in a leadership role
• Demonstrated success owning full-cycle recruiting for technical, operational, or mixed teams
• Strong foundation in recruiting methodology, tools, and data-driven optimization
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; comfort influencing across departments
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret recruiting metrics and iterate on results
• Adaptability and ownership mentality in a fast-moving environment

About LeanData

LeanData helps the world's fastest-growing companies automate, simplify, and accelerate revenue operations. We empower teams to streamline processes and drive scalable growth.

How to Apply

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