Director, Talent Acquisition

Job Title: Director, Talent Acquisition
Department: People & Culture
Reporting to: Chief People & Enterprise Excellence Officer
Location: Any Greenfield Global location (Global Scope)
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Vacancy Status: This position is vacant.

Greenfield is looking for a Director, Talent Acquisition to join our growing team.

Position Overview
Greenfield Global is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to build and lead a modern, globally aligned talent acquisition function that supports our growth strategy.

This role will design and implement the global strategy, systems, and processes for all pre-hire talent activities, including Employer Branding, Talent Attraction, and Talent Acquisition. The Director will be responsible for ensuring Greenfield attracts, engages, and hires the talent needed to execute our business strategy across North America and Europe.

This is a build-mode leadership role. The current recruiting approach is decentralized and highly manual. The Director of Talent Acquisition will establish a globally consistent recruiting strategy supported by modern systems, clear workflows, and measurable outcomes. Experience in Change Management a plus as we bring the business along in the newly established mode of working.

This leader will own the entire pre-hire talent lifecycle and ensure a seamless handoff into onboarding once candidates become employees.

The Director will directly manage one dedicated Talent Acquisition professional and coordinate recruiting activities across the organization by leveraging site-level People & Culture generalists.
This role requires a leader who is equally comfortable designing strategy, implementing technology-enabled processes, and driving operational excellence.

Who We Are:
Greenfield Global is a leading producer and supplier of high-value, mission-critical raw materials, ingredients, and additives that are vital to businesses and integral to a lower-carbon economy. From start-ups to the largest brands in the world, customers trust Greenfield’s extensive portfolio of premium products, regulatory expertise, and industry-leading service to improve people’s lives and the health of the planet.

Why Join Greenfield?

We innovate, collaborate, and work with purpose. By unlocking the potential of people, partnerships, and nature to accelerate sustainable solutions for the health of the planet, our work has a positive impact on the environment around the world. We’re always looking for people who can bring new talents and experience to our team.

Who You Are:

• Strategic thinker with strong operational execution.
• Ability to influence leaders and drive alignment across a distributed organization.
• Skilled in process design, workflow development, and operational improvement.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Bilingual - English & French is a plus

Your Experience Should Include

• 8–12+ years of progressive experience in talent acquisition or recruiting leadership.
• Demonstrated experience designing or transforming a scalable recruiting function.
• Experience recruiting within industrial, manufacturing, or technical environments strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting multi-site or international hiring. Greenfield is located in the United States, eastern Canada and Ireland.
• Expert-level proficiency with Dayforce HRIS, particularly recruiting workflows and reporting.
• Experience implementing or optimizing recruiting technology platforms.
• Strong understanding of modern sourcing tools, recruiting automation, and candidate experience technologies.

Job Responsibilities:
Talent Acquisition Strategy

• Design and implement a global talent acquisition strategy aligned with Greenfield’s workforce growth plans.
• Establish consistent recruiting processes and standards across all business units and geographies.
• Build a scalable recruiting model capable of supporting approximately 120–150 hires annually worldwide.
• Develop recruiting playbooks, workflows, and accountability structures for hiring managers and HR partners.
• Drive alignment across regions and ensure consistent execution of the recruiting strategy globally.

Employer Branding & Talent Attraction

• Lead the development and execution of Greenfield’s Employer Value Proposition (EVP).
• Oversee the design and ongoing management of the company’s external careers site.
• Develop targeted talent attraction strategies for critical roles and talent segments.
• Build talent pipelines for key positions and strategic capabilities.
• Leverage social media, professional networks, and industry partnerships to strengthen Greenfield’s employer brand.

Talent Acquisition Operations

• Manage the full recruiting lifecycle and carry their own req load including:
• job intake
• sourcing
• candidate screening
• interview coordination
• offer development
• candidate communication
• Implement consistent hiring processes that deliver an excellent candidate experience.
• Ensure smooth handoffs to the onboarding process once candidates are hired.

Technology & Systems

• Serve as the global owner of the recruiting technology stack, Greenfield uses Dayforce, expert-level capabilities there are a plus.
• Design recruiting workflows within the HRIS to automate processes and improve visibility.
• Optimize the use of recruiting tools, candidate relationship management, and sourcing platforms.
• Ensure recruiting data integrity and reporting accuracy.

Global Collaboration

• Partner closely with site level People & Culture teams supporting local recruiting activities.
• Provide tools, training, and guidance that enable consistent recruiting execution globally.
• Support hiring managers in building strong, effective interview processes and selection decisions.

Metrics & Reporting

• Establish and manage the global recruiting dashboard. Including
• time to fill
• time to hire
• candidate pipeline health
• cost per hire
• offer acceptance rate
• hiring manager satisfaction
• quality of hire
• diversity of candidate pipeline
• Deliver regular recruiting performance insights to executive leadership.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead and develop one direct report in Talent Acquisition.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers and business leaders.
• Serve as a thought partner to leadership on workforce planning and talent strategy.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence in recruiting.

Success in This Role

Success will be defined by the ability to:

• Establish a globally consistent recruiting system from Employer Branding to Onboarding
• Improve hiring speed and candidate quality
• Strengthen Greenfield’s employer brand
• Deliver clear recruiting insights to leadership
• Build a scalable talent acquisition function that supports company growth

Total Compensation & Care:

• Base salary dependent on experience and demonstrated performance
• Formal and informal training opportunities
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Income protection: short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, paid personal sick time
• Vacation time exceeding industry standards
• Company funded retirement savings program with individual contribution opportunities
• Meaningful and challenging work
• Curated intentional culture focused on growth and development, engagement, and communication

About Us
We own and operate five distilleries, four specialty chemical manufacturing and packaging plants, and three next-generation biofuel and renewable energy R&D centers. This integrated model enhances supply chain transparency, quality control, custom formulation development, and ultimately customer satisfaction.

Core Principles

• Innovation: We are constantly seizing opportunities to develop new products, processes and methods to meet the diverse and demanding requirements of our customers.
• Collaboration: We are part catalyst, part collaborator. We work with partners to get the most out of our existing products, and to develop custom solutions for our customer requirements.
• Responsibility: Our commitment to give back to local communities in the US and Canada goes beyond the bottom line. We give back to the planet by processing renewable resources into low carbon fuels and chemicals.
• Agility: Our team is not only fast, we has the flexibility and creativity to pivot with customer needs to develop custom-made, on-time solutions.
• Discipline: At every plant, and for every customer, for every shipment, we put quality first. We operate a tight, transparent supply chain while meeting the highest regulatory standards.

At Greenfield, people—not AI—make our hiring decisions. We use AI only for routine administrative support and never to screen candidates or determine outcomes. Every application is reviewed by our team, and if any step involves increased AI use, we’ll inform candidates in advance. We’re committed to responsible, transparent, and fair hiring practices.