Chief Talent Acquisition & Culture Officer

The Company is seeking a Chief Talent Acquisition & Culture Officer to build and lead a proactive, scalable talent acquisition function. The role will translate workforce plans into talent pipelines, lead recruiting for experienced professionals and early-career candidates, and improve hiring quality through structured selection and post-hire evaluation. The officer will shape the employer proposition, integrate recruiting systems and analytics, and guide recruiters and external resources toward measurable hiring outcomes. This leader will also establish effective processes, use automation and emerging technologies to improve operations, and advise executive leadership on talent strategy. Candidates should bring substantial progressive talent acquisition leadership experience, typically 10 or more years, with a record of building or materially transforming recruiting functions and hiring hard-to-recruit professionals. Experience leading teams and complex initiatives is required; recruiting experience in law firms or other sophisticated professional services is strongly preferred, particularly credibility with experienced attorneys. The role calls for strong strategic judgment, relationship-building, negotiation, process design, and a demonstrated ability to deliver measurable results. Familiarity with operating systems, recruiting technology and analytics, AI-enabled process improvement, and behavioral or cognitive assessment tools is an advantage.