Director Talent Acquisition (Career Path)

About Coastal Waste & Recycling

At Coastal Waste & Recycling, we're building more than a company, we're building a team. As one of the fastest-growing privately held waste and recycling companies in the Southeast, we're looking for people who take pride in their work, put safety first, and are ready to grow with us.

Build the Team That Builds Coastal.

At Coastal Waste & Recycling, we believe great companies are built by great people—and great people deserve a world-class hiring experience.

We're looking for a Director, Talent Acquisition who sees Talent Acquisition as more than filling open positions. We're looking for a strategic leader who is passionate about developing people, using data to drive decisions, building scalable recruiting processes, and partnering with leaders across the organization to attract exceptional talent.

This is an opportunity to shape the future of Talent Acquisition for one of the fastest-growing environmental services companies in the Southeast.

Your Role

As the Director, Talent Acquisition, you will lead Coastal's Talent Acquisition strategy, recruiting operations, and recruiting team. You'll partner with executive and operational leaders to develop workforce planning strategies, strengthen recruiter performance, improve hiring outcomes, and build scalable processes that support the company's continued growth.

You'll lead a high-performing team of Recruiter Partners and Career Path Partners while ensuring every candidate and hiring manager experiences an efficient, professional, and engaging hiring process.

What You'll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Talent Acquisition team.
• Create and execute Talent Acquisition strategies that support Coastal's short- and long-term growth.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical operational, leadership, and corporate positions.
• Partner with executive and operational leaders to identify workforce needs and develop hiring strategies.
• Use recruiting analytics, workforce data, and market trends to improve hiring decisions and organizational planning.
• Establish recruiting service standards, performance metrics, and accountability across the Talent Acquisition function.
• Drive continuous improvement of recruiting processes, technology, and the overall candidate experience.
• Lead the adoption and optimization of Workday Recruiting and other recruiting technologies.
• Develop recruiter capabilities through coaching, training, and performance management.
• Create hiring manager training and accountability programs that strengthen recruiting partnerships.
• Monitor key Talent Acquisition metrics, including time-to-fill, quality of hire, offer acceptance rates, source effectiveness, and turnover trends.
• Partner with People Experience leadership to strengthen Coastal's employer brand and employment marketing strategies.
• Lead recruiting efforts for acquisitions, start-up operations, and large-scale hiring initiatives.
• Manage external recruiting vendors and strategic partnerships.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, company policies, and recruiting best practices.
• At Coastal, we win as a team. The Director, Talent Acquisition plays a critical role in helping our organization grow by attracting exceptional talent, developing high-performing recruiters, and building a Talent Acquisition function that creates lasting business value.

What You'll Bring

• Seven (7) or more years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, including at least three (3) years leading recruiting teams.
• Experience building and leading recruiting strategies in a multi-site or high-growth organization.
• Proven success developing recruiters and creating high-performing Talent Acquisition teams.
• Experience partnering with executive and operational leaders on workforce planning and hiring strategies.
• Strong understanding of recruiting analytics, workforce planning, and recruiting technology.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems; Workday Recruiting experience is preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence across all levels of the organization while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in waste and recycling, transportation, logistics, construction, environmental services, hospitality, or another field operations environment.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, rapid organizational growth, or large-scale hiring initiatives.
• Experience implementing recruiting process improvements and technology solutions.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish or English/Creole) is a plus.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Competitive Executive Compensation
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off & Company Holidays
• Professional Development & Leadership Growth Opportunities
• Opportunity to build and shape the future of Talent Acquisition
• Collaborative executive leadership team that values innovation and continuous improvement
• Make a direct impact on one of the fastest-growing environmental services companies in the Southeast

If you're ready to lead with strategy, develop exceptional recruiting talent, and build a Talent Acquisition function that helps drive the future of Coastal, we'd love to meet you.

Coastal Waste & Recycling is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.