Director of Talent Acquisition, Thrive
$175-190k
Office located in Woburn, MA
NextGen technology outsourcing provider
Open for applications
NextGen technology outsourcing provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$175-190k
Office located in Woburn, MA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be recognized as the leading technology service provider to the Mid-Market and sophisticated SMB clientele around the world.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of progressive recruiting leadership experience, including global scope
- Proven track record of building and scaling talent acquisition strategies in high-growth or matrixed organizations
- Experience successfully hiring across multiple regions and functions (technical, commercial, corporate)
- Strong operational skills: process design, metrics, analytics, systems (ATS, sourcing platforms, AI technology)
- Hands-on recruiter mindset: willing to roll up sleeves and drive key searches
- Excellent influencing and communication skills with executive presence
- Passion for developing teams and creating an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience
- Demonstrated analytical thinking and decision-making skills
- Must possess the stamina to go from zero to 60mph in three seconds flat and who can (and enjoy!) turning at a moment’s notice
- Ability and willingness to travel occasionally
- Commitment and demonstrated behaviors aligning to our core values (People, Customers, Attitude, Ownership)
What the job involves
- We are seeking a strategic, yet hands-on Director, Talent Acquisition to design and lead our worldwide recruiting strategy while ensuring excellent execution across all regions.
- This leader will own the vision and framework for attracting top talent, while also directly engaging in high-priority searches, building strong partnerships with business leaders, and mentoring a high-performing TA team. The ideal candidate must possess a positive, can-do attitude with high drive
- Define and drive a global recruiting strategy aligned with business objectives, workforce planning, and future growth
- Partner with the executive team to forecast talent needs and align TA programs with long-term business goals
- Build and scale innovative sourcing strategies to attract diverse and world-class talent across all regions
- Develop global talent pipelines and university/early career programs to support future workforce needs
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing global talent acquisition team
- Implement data-driven recruiting processes, metrics, and tools to track performance and continuously improve
- Ensure consistency in employer brand, candidate experience, and recruitment processes worldwide
- Actively engage in executive and critical hiring processes, including candidate sourcing, assessment, and closing
- Own and optimize the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), including configuration, implementation, ongoing administration, workflow design, integrations, reporting and continuous improvement to ensure a scalable, data-driven recruiting process
- Lead the adoption of AI and automation across the recruitment lifecycle to improve sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and candidate engagement while maintaining ethical and compliance practices
- Leverage AI-driven insights and data analytics to improve hiring quality, reduce time-to-hire, and optimize recruiting funnel conversion
- Train and enable the talent acquisition team and hiring managers to effectively leverage recruitment technology and AI tools
- Act as a trusted advisor to executives, hiring managers, and people business partners
- Collaborate with People, Finance, and Business Leaders to ensure alignment on headcount planning, budgeting, and resource allocation
- Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion in recruiting strategies and practices
Our take
Founded in 2001 as an IT service, Thrive has grown into an end-to-end solution for cybersecurity and Cloud offerings, helping businesses to evolve digitally and securely. Its services are used by the aerospace, social housing, education, retail and other industries.
Thrive has expanded its operations across North America, the Asia-Pacific, and Europe through more than 20 strategic acquisitions. Although it operates in a crowded field of customer experience and digital transformation companies, its numerous awards and robust portfolio have sustained its success for over two decades.
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Company benefits
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Paid Annual Leave and Holidays
- 401K and Company Match
- A Learning Company
- Smart and Diverse Environment
- Annual Company Events
- Flexible Schedules
- New Employee Referral Program
Company HQ
Foxborough, MA
Leadership
Bill McLaughlin
(CEO & Board Member)Bill previously co-founded The Jillian Fund where he served as the Chairman of the Board for 11 years. He also served as a Senior VP of Strategic & Major Accounts at Kaseya and as EVP & CTO of Managed Services at Atlantic Tomorrow's Office.
Scott Steele
(COO)Prior to joining Thrive in 2024, Scott spent 9 years at HP as VP & Head of Systems & Infrastructure, Contractual Systems, and Managed Services Systems, Digital & Transformation Organization. Before that he spent over 2 years at Hewlett-Packard as a Senior Director of Managed Services, WW Service Deliver & Infrastructure.
Michael Gray
(CTO & VP of Technology)Michael joined Thrive in 2007 as a Director of Network Operations, moving into the role of VP of Technology in 2016 before adding CTO to his title in 2017.
Joe Waleck
(CRO)Joe joined Thrive in 2023 as CCO, moving into the role of CSO in 2024 and CRO in 2025. Prior to this, he spent nearly 16 years at Presidio as the VP of Sales, 2 years at Cisco Systems as a Key Account Manager, and nearly 5 years at AT&T as a Client Business Manager.
Kristina O'Connell
(CMO)Kristina joined Thrive in 2023 as an EVP of Marketing before moving into the role of CMO in 2024. Previously, she founded acorn and served as a VP of Corporate Affairs & Marketing at Dascena.
Kimberly Saturley
(CPO)Prior to joining Thrive in 2025, Kimberly spent 4 years at Aqua Security as the Head of Americas & Global GTM HR, VP of People (American & Global GTM), and Chief HR Officer. She also served as the CPO at Medicus Healthcare Solutions and as Director of HR at Zerto.
Prior to joining Thrive in 2025, Nicholas was the Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary at Transfix, VP & Deputy General Counsel at Advance and Counsel, Corporate Department at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
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