Director, Recruiting – Candidate Experience

🕒 January 28

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Chess.com

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2007

🎮 Gaming

📚 Education

📱 Media

💰 Private Equity Round on 2022-01

Gaming • Education • Media

Chess. com is the leading online platform for playing and learning chess, offering a wide range of features such as live gameplay with other players, customizable training bots, chess puzzles, and comprehensive lessons. The platform is highly regarded for enhancing players' pattern recognition and overall chess skills. Chess. com also provides coverage of major chess events like the FIDE World Championship. With a focus on creating a supportive and engaging community for chess players of all levels, Chess. com is a go-to resource for anyone interested in improving their chess game or enjoying competitive play.

📋 Description

• Lead recruiting across a global, fully remote organization, navigating regional market differences and scaling responsibly. • Design and direct a multi-year talent acquisition strategy aligned to our mission and long-term business goals. • Own hiring outcomes across the company, balancing speed, quality, and long-term talent health. • Lead and scale a high-performing recruiting organization, developing strong mentors and leaders and a best-in-class internal function. • Architect and continuously refine our end-to-end recruitment infrastructure, from workforce planning to onboarding, in partnership with People Operations. • Lead high-impact or critical searches as needed, managing sensitive and complex roles while modelling best practices for the broader team. • Partner closely with department leaders, executives, and PBPs to provide expert insight on overall talent strategy, role design, and talent assessment. • Use recruiting analytics to generate clear, actionable insights that inform company-wide decisions. • Lead employer branding in collaboration with our Marketing and Communications teams, positioning Chess.com as a destination for top talent in tech and gaming. • Design equitable hiring frameworks that expand our reach and support fair, consistent candidate evaluation. • Raise the bar across the company by educating teams on effective interviewing, assessment, and modern hiring practices. • Stay ahead of global talent market trends and emerging recruiting technology to keep us competitive.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in talent acquisition, with at least 4 years specifically spent leading teams and shaping recruiting strategy. • Experience leading recruitment for remote and globally distributed teams. • Strong experience in the tech or gaming industries. • Expert in how to audit, implement, and optimize a full recruitment tech stack (ATS, sourcing tools, and data platforms) to create seamless workflows for your team. • Comfortable and effective communicator with diverse stakeholders, including executive leadership. • Highly analytical and comfortable navigating the ambiguity of a fast-paced, global environment. • Experience designing equitable hiring practices that measurably improve candidate quality, reach, and fairness across the funnel. • Genuine interest in the gaming world and Chess.com’s mission.

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% remote (work from anywhere!)