Director, Technical Talent Acquisition

<div class="content-intro"><p><em>At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit <a class="_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu194a _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu18uv _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _ect4ttxp _syaz13af _1a3b18uv _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik18uv _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm18uv _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1" href="http://klaviyo.com/careers" data-renderer-mark="true">klaviyo.com/careers</a> to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny.</em></p></div><p>At Klaviyo, our engineering, product, and data teams are building the future of customer technology at massive scale — solving hard technical problems, shipping rapidly, and driving outsized business impact. As the Director, RD Talent Acquisition, you’ll play a critical role in shaping these teams by leading our technical recruiting strategy.</p> <p>You’ll report to the Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition and partner closely with senior technical leaders across Engineering, Product, and Data, as well as others across the business, to understand, anticipate, and deliver against Klaviyo’s ambitious growth. You’ll be empowered to think creatively about how to attract, assess, and close top technical talent — all while leading, developing, and scaling a team of high-performing recruiters.</p> <p><strong>How You’ll Make a Difference:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead and inspire a technical recruiting team by setting clear productivity metrics, goals, and efficiencies that elevate performance and drive excellence.</li> <li>Partner directly with senior technical executives (CTO, VPs of Engineering, Product, and Data) to deeply understand their hiring needs and build strategies that deliver the talent needed to scale Klaviyo’s technical roadmap.</li> <li>Design and optimize technical recruiting processes, from sourcing through assessment, ensuring world-class candidate experiences and highly effective engineering evaluations.</li> <li>Innovate in technical sourcing by developing creative strategies across platforms like GitHub, Covey, JuiceboxAI, LinkedIn Recruiter, and technical communities, while tailoring approaches to diverse technical talent pools.</li> <li>Champion equity, diversity, and inclusion in technical hiring by building programs that expand access and opportunity, and using data to track and measure impact.</li> <li>Implement progressive global hiring strategies, collaborating with EMEA TA partners to build a consistent yet adaptable technical recruiting approach.</li> <li>Elevate candidate experience by ensuring communication, feedback, and technical assessments are transparent, engaging, and reflective of Klaviyo’s engineering culture.</li> <li>Train and mentor recruiters on technical sourcing, engineering assessment frameworks, and emerging recruiting technologies, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.</li> <li>Leverage data and insights to challenge the status quo, optimize funnel health, and continually improve recruiting effectiveness and scalability.</li> <li>Maximize recruiting technology by driving best-in-class usage of Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, Guide, BrightHire, and other platforms to boost efficiency and candidate engagement.</li> <li>Transform workflows by putting AI at the center, building smarter systems and ways of working from the ground up.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who You Are:</strong></p> <ul> <li>10+ years leading Talent Acquisition strategies at scale, with significant focus on technical recruiting for engineering, produc ... (truncated, view full listing at source)