Director, Talent Acquisition

Fieldguide is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to scale a global recruiting function and support rapid, high-quality growth from 150 to 600+ employees. The role requires a senior talent leader who has built recruiting functions that become genuine competitive advantages, not just cost centers that fill seats.

Requirements

• Recruiting Leadership at Scale: 10+ years of talent acquisition experience, including leading teams at high-growth AI or SaaS startups.
• Executive Influence: Proven ability to partner with and influence founders, executives, and senior leaders on hiring strategy and execution.
• Global Hiring Expertise: Demonstrated success designing and executing end-to-end global recruiting strategies across geographies, time zones, and competitive labor markets.
• Employer Brand Building: Experience building employer branding or talent marketing initiatives that moved the needle on candidate quality and offer acceptance.
• Team Development: Experience building, developing, and retaining high-performing talent acquisition teams, including developing people managers.
• Recruiting Systems and Tooling: Strong background in building scalable recruiting processes, AI tooling; hands-on experience with Ashby is a strong plus.
• International Expansion: Experience supporting new market entry and building recruiting infrastructure in regions new to the company.
• AI-Native: AI is embedded in how you work, not something you use occasionally.
• Comfortable with Ambiguity: You don't need a perfect brief to get started.
• Adaptable: Fieldguide moves fast and priorities shift.
• Growth Mindset: You're motivated to get better at your craft, in recruiting, in leadership, and in how you leverage AI.
• Bias to Action: You launch, get feedback, and iterate.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Meaningful equity ownership
• Flexible PTO
• 401(k)
• Wellness support
• Technology and work-from-home reimbursement