Director of Talent Acquisition and Onboarding, Human Resources

Jewish Family Service of San Diego • San Diego, CA

18h • $100,000 - $110,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This role is accountable for shaping and leading full-cycle recruitment, employer branding, and onboarding experience. Will design a recruiting strategy and champion a technology-forward recruiting system. Beyond recruiting, this role supports leaders and employees through the everyday moments that matter solving problems and being innovative with hard-to-fill roles.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on recruiting experience for professional-level roles.
• 3–5 years of strong leadership experience with a recruiting team.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Deep expertise in structured interviewing.
• Experience building recruiting systems and processes from the ground up.
• Strong operational mindset with experience in optimizing ATS workflows.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to the needs of the organization and employees.
• Familiarity with a non-profit workforce.
• Experience owning time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, and retention metrics.
• Strong Analytical mindset; comfortable owning recruiting dashboards and workforce forecasting.
• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively across teams.
• Comfortable juggling multiple priorities with urgency.

Nice To Haves

• HR Certifications in CA and/or talent acquisition/recruitment
• 10+ years of hands-on recruiting experience for professional-level roles

Responsibilities

• Oversees full-cycle recruiting operations, including candidate sourcing, screening, selection, and offer negotiation.
• Establishes and analyzes key performance indicators (KPIs) such as time to fill, cost per hire, and turnover rates to make data-driven decisions and process improvements.
• Designs and manages a comprehensive onboarding program that ensures new hires have a consistent, engaging, and supportive experience from offer to acceptance through the first 12 months.
• Builds and maintains a strong employer brand to attract top talent and promote company culture through various channels.
• Identifies, implements, and maintains ATS, HR technology, and onboarding software.
• Ensures adherence to federal, state, and local employment laws and internal hiring policies.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand what their teams need, build sourcing strategies, assess candidates, and keep the process moving.
• Designs and implements company-wide recruitment strategies to meet hiring targets.
• Develops structured interview frameworks and competency models so every hire meets Jewish Family Service’s bar of our values.
• Works closely with the leadership team to define job descriptions and align workforce planning strategy.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, low-cost healthcare coverage for employees
• Generous employer 401(k) contributions
• Employer-covered life insurance
• Paid vacation time and sick leave
• 15 paid holidays, including Federal and Jewish holidays (as long as the holiday lands on a normal scheduled work day), and floating holidays
• 2 Wellness Days to be taken any time during the year to support employees’ mental wellness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees