Director of Talent Acquisition, PlayQ
$140-180k
+ equity options
Senior and Expert level
Remote in US
Los Angeles
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Game developer
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Game developer
21-100 employees
B2CGamingEntertainment
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$140-180k
+ equity options
Senior and Expert level
Remote in US
Los Angeles
More information about location
21-100 employees
B2CGamingEntertainment
Company mission
To deliver the nostalgic game experiences of tomorrow.
Role
Who you are
- Proactive Achiever You consistently take the initiative to drive business results, supported by sound reasoning and detailed execution plans
- Growth Mindset You champion company-wide success by relentlessly focusing on achieving results, understanding how your work impacts the entire organization, and pushing to make it 10% better every time. You continuously level yourself up to drive the business forward
- Solution Seeker Fueled by curiosity, you explore various ways to solve a problem. Every hard problem is an opportunity in disguise
- Collaborative Spirit You actively foster strong dynamics within and between teams, contributing to our collective success
- Resilience You consistently approach your work with resilience and a steadfast passion for achievement of our goals despite challenges or setbacks
- Rooted in Data You leverage data to back intuition. Empirical creativity is your go-to. Imagination led, data validated
- Degree: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
- Experience: 8-12 years of experience in talent acquisition, with a proven track record of successfully scaling teams in line with product growth, ideally in gaming, tech, or entertainment
- Expertise: Extensive experience in full-cycle recruitment, employer branding, talent analytics/reporting and talent strategy. A demonstrated ability to build talent pipelines and hire across multiple functions, especially in a technical recruitment capacity
- Communication: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
- Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to address talent challenges and improve recruitment processes
- Team Management: Proven experience in effectively managing teams, providing clear direction, support, and feedback to drive results
- Thought Leadership In-depth knowledge of modern recruitment practices, including data-driven decision-making, sourcing tools, recruitment marketing, and candidate experience management
- Collaboration: Proven ability to partner with key stakeholders, including executives and hiring managers, to deliver effective recruitment strategies that align with business goals
- Agility: Exhibit flexibility in the way you approach complex problem sets. Focus on the immediate and long term results and understand that in a scaling business, pivots are part of the game
- Office Support: Proactively roll up your sleeves to ensure office operations run smoothly
What the job involves
- Our Director of Talent Acquisition role offers the rare opportunity to spearhead talent strategies for our amazing global team
- This is a high-impact role where you will own the full recruitment lifecycle, including pipeline strategy, employer branding, and candidate experience for all key roles in our studio
- Leveraging your expertise in talent acquisition, you'll drive critical hiring initiatives that support our company’s rapid growth and product expansion
- Your efforts will directly impact building world-class teams and driving the studio’s success in delivering industry-leading games
- This position provides an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our talent pipeline while working in an innovative and collaborative culture focused on delivering high-quality work
- Talent Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy that aligns with the company's goals. Apply focus in execution
- Employer Branding: Drive employer branding efforts to position our company as an employer of choice in the gaming industry, highlighting our products through candidate outreach, networking, events, and partnerships
- Recruitment Process Ownership: Own the entire recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding, optimizing processes to ensure efficiency, system automation, candidate engagement, and a high-quality new hire experience
- Performance Metrics: Develop, track and exceed key recruitment performance indicators, including time-to-hire, time in stage, offer acceptance rates, and quality of hire. Implement data-driven recruitment strategies, with a focus on optimization of results
- Candidate Experience: Create a seamless and engaging candidate experience by ensuring timely communication and fostering relationships that reflect our company values from the first interaction through the onboarding process
- Hiring Manager Partnership: Proactively partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, both immediate and longer term. Leverage internal and external market data to develop job descriptions that attract the right talent. Train hiring managers on best practices to ensure evaluations are focused on getting the best candidate for every job
- Team Management: Hire and lead the talent acquisition team to achieve and exceed performance goals aligned with hiring objectives
- Technology & Tools: Champion automation by optimizing our Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment tools to enhance sourcing, interviewing, and overall recruiting processes. Proactively make recommendations for systems and technology advancements that add cohesion and efficiency
- Reporting: Proactively report on recruitment progress to stay ahead of resourcing needs in alignment with PlayQ’s goals. Leverage market intelligence for benchmarking data
- Adapt and Iterate : Continuously iterate on existing processes with a focus on results
- Collaboration: Partner cross-functionally with department heads to ensure alignment on talent needs, organizational growth, and future workforce planning
- Office Operations: Manage office facilities and operations, including budgeting, vendor management, kitchen and supply stocking, building liaison, and mail distribution
Our take
PlayQ is a mobile game development company best known for titles like Taste Buds, Charm King and Bubble Blitz. The company launched in 2007, just as Facebook released Facebook Platform, allowing third party developers to easily build shareable apps and games.
Since then, the company has continued to grow, amassing 60 million+ downloads while sticking to its recipe of colorful graphics, nostalgic themes, and easy gameplay for mobile, tablet, and PC.
One of PlayQ’s most remarkable achievements is how it’s managed to scale and expand its footprint over the years, despite having only raised $10,000 from startup accelerator TechStars back in 2007.
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Company benefits
- Remote options
- Flexible hours
- Collaborate with an exceptionally talented, knowledgable, and supportive team!
- Help build and support awesome GAMES. For a living! Who doesn't love games?
Company values
- Balance
- Education
- Quality = pride
- Health conscious
- Creative environment
- Respect
- Global reach
- Core teams
Company HQ
Santa Monica, CA
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Leadership
Joseph Aigboboh
(CEO)They studied Economics and Computer Science at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating, they co-founded PlayQ in 2007.
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