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Robots & Pencils

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 Company Overview
 
 
 
 Robots &amp; Pencils is a digital innovation consulting firm that partners with organizations to solve meaningful, complex problems through technology, design, and engineering. We move fast, work at the edge of what&rsquo;s possible, and rely on exceptional people to deliver for our clients.
 
 
 
 
 
 As we continue to scale, we&rsquo;re ready to move from a reactive, just-in-time hiring model to a predictable, strategic, and business-aligned resourcing function &mdash; and this role will lead that transformation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Position Overview
 
 
 
 This is a build-and-lead role.
 
 
 
 
 
 Today, recruiting and resourcing are largely reactive &mdash; driven by urgent needs, shifting priorities, and limited forecasting. That approach has helped us move quickly, but it&rsquo;s no longer sustainable for where we&rsquo;re headed.
 
 
 
 
 
 We&rsquo;re looking for a senior leader who can design and implement a best-in-class resourcing and recruiting function &mdash; one that brings clarity, discipline, and foresight while still supporting a fast-moving consulting business.
 
 
 
 
 
 Reporting to the VP of People &amp; Talent, and leading a team of 5+ professionals at various levels, you&rsquo;ll establish the strategy, operating model, and standards for how we plan, hire, and deploy talent &mdash; while also rolling up your sleeves to stabilize execution in the near term.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Build the Resourcing &amp; Recruiting Operating Model
 
 
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 Design and implement an end-to-end resourcing and recruiting model that moves the organization from reactive to planned and predictable.
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 Introduce structure, prioritization, and decision frameworks to replace ad-hoc, just-in-time hiring.
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 Establish clear roles, ownership, and expectations across recruiting, hiring managers, and business leaders.
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 Build a cohesive resourcing and recruiting model that is tightly integrated and complementary to the employee lifecycle, ultimately supporting smooth talent deployment.
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 Strategic Workforce &amp; Capacity Planning
 
 
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 Partner with Delivery, Sales, and Finance to forecast talent needs based on pipeline, client demand, and delivery capacity.
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 Translate business demand into realistic hiring plans that balance speed, quality, and cost.
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 Help leadership navigate bench vs. hire-ahead tradeoffs with data and insight.
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 Recruiting Excellence &amp; Consistency
 
 
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 Design and establish a standardized recruiting processes, tools, and hiring practices across the organization.
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 Improve quality of hire, time-to-fill, and candidate experience &mdash; without burning out the team.
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 Ensure recruiting practices scale effectively across technical, consulting, and professional roles.
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 Leadership &amp; Team Development
 
 
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 Lead, coach, and develop the recruiting and resourcing team through change and a rapidly change environment.
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 Set clear priorities and expectations in an environment that has historically been urgent and fragmented.
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 Build confidence and capability within the team to act as strategic partners, not order-takers.
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 Define standardized operating practice that ensure consistent and effective delivery regardless of the area of the business being served.
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 Hiring Manager Partnership
 
 
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 Reset expectations with hiring leaders around what great recruiting looks like &mdash; and what it requires.
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 Provide clarity on timelines, tradeoffs, and market realities.
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 Act as a trusted advisor who brings calm, data, and judgment into high-pressure hiring decisions.
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 Data, Metrics &amp; Visibility
 
 
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 Define and track meaningful recruiting and resourcing metrics (capacity, demand, time to fill, pipeline health, quality of hire).
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 Improve visibility so leaders can make informed decisions rather than reacting to surprises.
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 Translate data into insight-driven narratives that drive continuous improvement &mdash; not just report on it.
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 Change Leadership
 
 
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 Lead the organization through a mindset shift from urgency-driven hiring to thoughtful planning.
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 Bring credibility, clarity, and empathy to change &mdash; acknowledging what&rsquo;s worked while building what&rsquo;s needed next.
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 Candidate Qualifications:
 
 
 
 
 Experience &amp; Background:
 
 
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 10+ years in talent acquisition and/or resourcing in a consulting, professional services, delivery-based or similar environment, with progressive leadership responsibility.
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 Proven experience leading teams through change.
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 Strong understanding of consulting or project-based delivery models.
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 Deep knowledge of recruiting markets for technical, professional and delivery roles.
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 Technically savvy, including experience with communications systems such (ex. Slack and SharePoint).
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 Excellent leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
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 Willingness and ability to jump in on recruiting assignments if needed.
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 You are someone who:
 
 
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 Has built or significantly transformed a recruiting and resourcing function before &mdash; ideally in consulting, professional services, or a delivery-based environment.
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 Is comfortable stepping into ambiguity and creating order without over-engineering.
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 Can balance strategy with hands-on execution, especially in the early phases.
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 Knows how to influence senior leaders, reset expectations, and say &ldquo;not yet&rdquo; or &ldquo;not like this&rdquo; when needed.
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 Uses data to inform decisions but understands the human dynamics of hiring and delivery.
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 Leads with calm, credibility, and pragmatism &mdash; especially when things are messy.
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 Proactively anticipate business needs by deeply understanding company strategy and translating it into forward-looking talent and resourcing plans.
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Director, Talent Attraction & Resourcing

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Director, Talent Attraction & Resourcing