Corporate Director of Talent Acquisition

Description

Noble House Hotels & Resorts—named a Top 15 Hotel Brand in the World in Travel Leisure World’s Best Awards 2025—is a collection of one-of-a-kind luxury destinations within the United States and Mexico. Each stay delivers a singular promise: cultural immersion, unforgettable experiences and genuine connections.

OUR CULTURE | Individual Distinction, Collective Soul

The Noble House Hotels & Resorts philosophy emphasizes "location, distinction, and soul." Our properties are not a "one-size-fits-all." And neither are our team members. What makes us at Noble House Hotels & Resorts lies within our team. We are a group of individuals that share a passion for hospitality. We let our personalities shine, and we like to have fun.

The Job:

The Corporate Director of Talent Acquisition is responsible for designing, leading, and executing a comprehensive talent acquisition and talent planning strategy for a multi-property hotel and resort company. This role oversees employer branding, international recruitment, recruiting strategy, compensation partnership, and internal talent development, while remaining actively involved in hands-on recruiting for executive, leadership, and mission-critical roles.

The Director serves as a strategic business partner to corporate and property leadership, ensuring the organization attracts, develops, and retains exceptional hospitality talent aligned with brand promise, service culture, and growth goals.

Please note:  This role can be based in the Kirkland/Seattle area or remotely for us around the United States only within these states: Washington, South Carolina, Georgia, Nevada, Texas, Colorado, Louisiana, Virginia or Florida. This role will be required to travel as needed to the Corporate Office and/or properties. 

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Talent Acquisition Strategy

• Develop and execute a scalable, multi-brand talent acquisition strategy that supports corporate, regional, and property-level staffing needs.
• Align workforce planning with business growth, new property openings, renovations, and seasonal demand.
• Establish recruiting standards, governance, metrics, and service-level expectations across all properties.
• Use workforce data and market intelligence to proactively address labor shortages and talent risks.
• Lead TA technology strategy (ATS, CRM, assessment tools) to improve efficiency and candidate experience.

Employer Branding & Talent Marketing

• Own and evolve the employer brand across all hotels, resorts, and corporate offices.
• Ensure the Employee Value Proposition (EVP) reflects service excellence, culture, career growth, and lifestyle benefits unique to hospitality.
• Partner with Marketing and Communications to create compelling recruitment campaigns, careers content, and social media strategies.
• Enhance candidate experience from hourly frontline roles to executive leadership.
• Represent the company at hospitality schools, universities, job fairs, industry conferences, and community events.

International & Global Recruitment

• Lead international recruitment strategies for leadership, specialized, and pre-opening roles.
• Partner with regional teams to tailor recruiting approaches based on local markets and cultural norms.
• Manage international search firms, global sourcing channels, and strategic recruiting partners.
• Collaborate with HR, Legal, and external vendors on immigration, relocation, and compliance considerations.
• Support global mobility and cross-border talent movement initiatives.

Compensation & Market Alignment

• Partner closely with Compensation to ensure recruiting strategies align with pay structures, incentive plans, and market competitiveness.
• Provide real-time labor market insights to inform wage strategies for hourly, management, and executive roles.
• Support job architecture, leveling, and offer governance to ensure consistency and equity.
• Advise leaders on compensation tradeoffs, hiring premiums, and creative solutions in competitive labor markets.

Internal Talent Development & Mobility

• Lead internal mobility strategies to promote career progression across properties and brands.
• Partner with Learning & Development to align recruiting, succession planning, and leadership development pipelines.
• Support identification and readiness of internal talent for promotions, transfers, and pre-opening assignments.
• Champion development of hospitality leadership pipelines, including high-potential programs and emerging leaders.
• Reinforce a culture of growth, retention, and internal advancement.

Hands-On Recruiting & Executive Search

• Personally lead recruiting for executive, corporate, property leadership, and other high-impact or hard-to-fill roles.
• Conduct direct sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation, and candidate management.
• Act as escalation point for critical vacancies and sensitive searches.
• Model best-in-class hospitality recruiting behaviors and candidate engagement.
• Maintain and nurture pipelines for future leadership needs.

Stakeholder Partnership & Influence

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, GMs, regional leaders, and HR partners.
• Translate brand standards and service culture into talent selection criteria.
• Guide leaders on hiring strategies, timelines, and labor market realities.
• Champion Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging throughout recruiting and development practices.

Requirements

To be successful as the Corporate Director of Talent Acquisition, you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree required; hospitality, business, or HR emphasis preferred.
• 10–15 years of progressive talent acquisition experience, including leadership in hospitality or service-driven industries.
• Proven experience supporting hotels, resorts, or multi-unit operations.
• Deep expertise in employer branding, international recruitment, and executive search.
• Strong understanding of compensation principles and labor market dynamics.
• Demonstrated success balancing strategic leadership with hands-on recruiting.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership and property-level stakeholders.

The OFFER:

In return, you are rewarded with a competitive compensation package including competitive pay, On-Demand Pay – Your Pay before Payday, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401k plan with employer matching, Paid Time Off, holidays, and Discounted Food & Hotel Discounts at Noble House Hotels & Resorts nationwide.

Become a part of our Noble CommUNITY- We take pride in providing initiatives through our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA), Green and Wellness committees. Join us in sharing your thoughts, perspectives, and enthusiasm!

Noble House Hotels & Resorts are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member (come as they are) as their true authentic self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team (rooted in family) and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities and job performance.

Salary : $115,000 - $125,000