Talent Acquisition Associate Director
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Full-time
Remote friendly (Boston, MA)
United States
$146,400 - $219,600 USD yearly
Human Resources
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Role Summary
Talent Acquisition Associate Director responsible for leading senior-level recruitment across Finance, Accounting, and Legal. Focus on executive search, strategic partnering with senior leaders, and delivering business-aligned hiring in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead full-cycle recruitment primarily focused on Director+ roles across Finance, Accounting, and Legal functions.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, offering market intelligence, compensation benchmarking, and talent mapping.
- Deliver a high-quality candidate experience from outreach through offer negotiation.
- Build and maintain a network of senior-level talent through proactive sourcing and relationship management.
- Partner with HR Business Partners, Total Rewards, and business leaders on succession planning and workforce strategy.
- Use data-driven insights to influence hiring decisions and optimize recruitment strategies.
- Drive change management by adopting innovative technologies and processes, aligning recruitment strategies across the TA ecosystem.
- Leverage brand strategy to position Vertex as an employer of choice.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated recruitment expertise in Finance, Accounting and/or Legal functions.
- Proven ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders with confidence and credibility.
- Expertise in executive search methodologies, sourcing strategies, and candidate assessment techniques.
- Strong storytelling and analytical skills; ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
- Typically requires 8+ years of progressive recruiting experience, including 3+ years in executive search or senior-level hiring.
- Experience in biotech/pharma or other highly regulated industries strongly preferred.
Skills
- Executive search and senior-level recruitment
- Stakeholder management and influence
- Market intelligence, compensation benchmarking, talent mapping
- Data-driven recruitment and analytics
Education
- Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
Additional Requirements
- Remote-Eligible workplace designation