Head of Talent Acquisition

Distyl
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 180,000 - 220,000 annuallyFunction: People, HR & TalentExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Coaching","Operational discipline","Process building","Partnership"]

Build and lead Distyl’s Talent Acquisition function during rapid growth, owning recruiting strategy, systems, and a team of recruiters, sourcers, and coordinators. You’ll design the talent attraction engine (employer brand, candidate experience), run the recruiting stack including Ashby and AI-native tools, and strengthen structured interview rigor. Partner with People and business leaders on headcount planning and oversee global hiring playbooks, metrics, and quality outcomes.

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Distyl
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Head of Talent Acquisition

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Job Summary

Build and lead Distyl’s Talent Acquisition function during rapid growth, owning recruiting strategy, systems, and a team of recruiters, sourcers, and coordinators. You’ll design the talent attraction engine (employer brand, candidate experience), run the recruiting stack including Ashby and AI-native tools, and strengthen structured interview rigor. Partner with People and business leaders on headcount planning and oversee global hiring playbooks, metrics, and quality outcomes.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: People, HR & Talent
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and grow a team of recruiters, sourcers, and coordinators, owning performance and development.
  • •Design and run sourcing strategy, employer brand, and candidate experience to attract AI-native talent.
  • •Operate the recruiting stack (Ashby ATS and sourcing tooling) and evaluate AI-native recruiting tools.
  • •Create structured interview processes and scorecards, and run calibration for consistent feedback.
  • •Own recruiting outcomes and metrics (time to fill, funnel conversion, quality of hire) and build dashboards for leadership.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 180,000 - 220,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kHsaFsa

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years building talent programs and leading recruiting teams, ideally at high-growth companies.
  • •Fluency using AI tools as both a workflow tool and a hiring signal for AI-native roles.
  • •Hands-on experience owning an ATS and evaluating sourcing and AI recruiting tools.
  • •Experience leading executive or highly specialized searches, alongside high-volume hiring.
  • •Ability to hire across borders and understand how hiring practices and compliance shift by geography.
Experience:8+ years
Skills:LeadershipCoachingOperational disciplineProcess buildingPartnership
Tech Stack:AshbyATSAI-native recruiting tools

Company Brief

Distyl
Builds enterprise-grade AI systems and integration services (Distillery) to help Fortune 500 companies become AI-native, delivering measurable operational impact across healthcare, telecom, manufacturing, and finance.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2022
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