Director of Talent Operations and Strategy

Aquent United State
Remote
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AI Summary

Lead talent infrastructure and operations for a rapidly growing legal marketing company. Develop scalable processes and systems to support recruiting, payroll, and employee engagement. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business growth.

Key Highlights
Build and manage talent infrastructure, including ATS systems and vendor management
Oversee payroll and benefits administration, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws
Partner with finance, IT, and senior leadership to drive operational excellence across the employee lifecycle
Technical Skills Required
Rippling ATS systems Payroll and benefits administration software
Benefits & Perks
Base salary: $140K-$155K
Annual bonus
Full benefits
Fully remote work environment

Job Description


Position: Director of Talent Strategy

Work Structure: FULLY REMOTE!!!!

Compensation: Base $140K-$155K plus annual bonus, full benefits

Industry: Legal Marketing + Technology + Law Firm Operations (post-acquisition, vertical integration phase)

Company Size: ~140 employees → targeting 1,200+ within two years

Department: Finance / Operations (not HR)

About The Company

Join one of the fastest-growing disruptors in the legal marketing industry, known for its bold, unconventional approach and meteoric growth. This organization has achieved triple-digit year-over-year expansion and earned national recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies.

With a mission to reinvent how legal services connect with consumers, the company combines a startup’s energy with a scaling enterprise’s structure — and it’s only getting started. We’re scaling fast — doubling headcount year-over-year — and we need a builder to design the people infrastructure that powers our next stage of growth.

  • This is not a traditional HR role.
  • You won’t be doing employee surveys or culture campaigns.
  • You’ll be architecting systems, managing vendors, building teams and running the operations that keep payroll, benefits, and recruiting firing on all cylinders.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking a Director of Talent Strategy to architect and scale the people infrastructure that powers our growth. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for building and optimizing the systems, processes, and partnerships that drive recruiting, onboarding, payroll, and employee engagement.

You’ll lead a small but mighty team — including talent acquisition, benefits, and sourcing professionals — while partnering closely with Finance, IT, and senior leadership to ensure operational excellence across every stage of the employee lifecycle.

What You’ll Do

Talent Infrastructure & Recruiting Support

  • Build and manage the infrastructure that fuels rapid hiring: ATS systems, vendor management, compliance, and documentation.
  • Coordinate recruiting logistics — career fairs, college partnerships, LinkedIn and Indeed campaigns, and vendor relationships.
  • Partner with external agencies, sourcing teams, and job boards to keep candidate pipelines full and efficient.
  • Standardize recruiting workflows, templates, and data dashboards to support scalability.

Payroll, Benefits & People Operations

  • Oversee day-to-day payroll and benefits administration, currently managed under Finance.
  • Act as the operational liaison between Finance, brokers, and benefits vendors to ensure smooth execution.
  • Maintain compliance with state and federal employment laws in partnership with Legal.
  • Own census data, reporting, and benefit program logistics.

Cross-Functional Operations

  • Serve as the connective tissue between Recruiting, Finance, and Legal — ensuring alignment and data accuracy across systems.
  • Lead process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, reduce manual work, and improve the employee experience.
  • Take ownership of key workforce projects (e.g., opening new office space, coordinating large-scale onboarding, or vendor transitions).

Who You Are

  • A detail-obsessed operator who thrives on structure, checklists, and execution.
  • Highly organized — you love systems, SOPs, and making chaos run smoothly.
  • Comfortable juggling multiple projects in a fast-growing, ever-changing environment.
  • Not an “HR person” — you’re an operations-minded problem solver with business instincts.
  • A natural project manager or office manager type who takes ownership and figures things out.
  • Confident managing vendors, coordinating across teams, and working directly with senior leadership.
  • Bonus: Experience scaling distributed or international teams, especially in Latin America.

What You Bring

  • 7–10+ years of experience in operations, recruiting administration, project management, or HR systems roles.
  • Proven success building scalable processes in a fast-growth or entrepreneurial environment.
  • Strong understanding of payroll, benefits, and talent-related technology (experience with Rippling a plus).
  • Demonstrated ability to manage external vendors and internal stakeholders.
  • Analytical mindset with strong business judgment — comfortable balancing cost, compliance, and efficiency.
  • Excellent communication and critical-thinking skills.

Why You’ll Love It Here

  • High-impact role reporting directly to the CFO — real influence, no red tape.
  • Join a company doubling in size every year, with huge opportunity for advancement.
  • Fully remote environment — results matter more than hours.
  • Culture built on three core values: Critical Thinking. Communication. Curiosity. #App

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