Head of Business Recruiting

About Engine

Engine is the AI-native platform for intelligent travel. For a decade, Engine has built the proprietary technology and supply behind modern business travel, serving over 40,000 customers and nearly 2 million travelers, along with leading travel and AI companies that build on Engine's infrastructure. One system powers business travel, group travel, human agents, and AI agents.

That work has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators (2025), TravelTech's Reservation Platform of the Year (2026), and one of Built In's Best Places to Work (2020–2026).

We're looking for bold, ambitious people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel. Working here, you can expect exponential growth, an ambitious pace, full ownership, and high-caliber colleagues who push you to do the best work of your career. Every hire raises the bar.

Come outpace the ordinary and build the future of travel with us.

About the Role

We are seeking a confident, data first Director of Business Recruiting to lead, mature, and scale our recruiting function supporting Sales, Account Management, Growth Marketing, Partnerships, Supply, GTM Operations, Operations, Automation, Finance, and People. You will build and execute hiring strategies that deliver high quality talent, strengthen our employer brand in competitive markets, and optimize the candidate experience from first touch through candidate start.

As the talent advisor for these functions, you will partner closely with senior leaders across the business to drive increased talent density, predictable hiring outcomes, and strong organizational health.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Leadership and Partnership

• Lead the design and implementation of comprehensive talent acquisition strategies across Sales, Account Management, Growth Marketing, Partnerships, Supply, GTM Operations, Operations, Automation, Finance, and People
• Provide data driven insights and reporting that inspire decision making and behavior change to improve hiring outcomes
• Partner with business and functional leaders on workforce planning, capacity models, role prioritization, and hiring roadmaps aligned with company goals
• Advise leaders and hiring managers on market trends, compensation structures, candidate expectations, and recruiting practices across business functions

Process, Metrics, and Optimization

• Own and evolve full cycle recruiting processes from sourcing through onboarding, with an emphasis on speed, quality, and candidate experience
• Define, track, and report hiring metrics such as time to fill, pipeline health, source effectiveness, diversity goals, and hiring efficiency to senior leadership
• Continuously refine recruiting workflows, tools, and systems to support scale and complexity across business teams

Team Leadership and Development

• Build, lead, and mentor a high performing team of recruiters supporting GTM and business functions
• Provide coaching, training, and development to improve recruiting effectiveness, assessment quality, and candidate engagement
• Partner with cross functional leaders in People, Finance, Operations, and Business Operations to drive consistency, collaboration, and scalable talent practices

Employer Brand and Candidate Experience

• Elevate Engine’s employer brand across sales, growth, operations, finance, and people talent communities
• Ensure a world class candidate experience through clear communication, structured feedback, and efficient hiring processes
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and business focused talent initiatives

AI Enabled Recruiting and Innovation

• Lead the thoughtful integration of AI and automation into daily recruiting workflows to increase efficiency, accuracy, and hiring quality
• Evaluate and implement AI powered tools across sourcing, screening, scheduling, candidate assessment, and pipeline management while maintaining a human centered hiring experience
• Train and enable recruiting teams to effectively adopt AI tools, using data and experimentation to continuously improve outcomes
• Measure the impact of AI driven solutions on time to fill, quality of hire, candidate experience, recruiter productivity, and business impact

What Success Looks Like

• Successful execution of business hiring plans that support growth, operational scale, and organizational health
• A predictable, scalable recruiting model aligned to workforce planning and evolving business needs
• Trusted partnerships with senior leaders and a highly engaged, high performing recruiting team

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in talent acquisition with progressive leadership responsibility, business and GTM recruiting experience strongly preferred
• Deep understanding of hiring across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, People, and business operations functions
• Proven track record of building and scaling recruiting teams with AI augmentation and agentic workflows
• Strong data driven mindset with experience using recruiting metrics and analytics to inform decisions
• Excellent coaching, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with modern ATS and recruiting technologies such as Ashby, Greenhouse, Brighthire, Gem

Applications for this role will be accepted through September 1st, 2026 or until the role is filled. We encourage you to apply early, as we may begin reviewing applications before the deadline.

Compensation
Our compensation packages are based on several factors, including your experience, expertise, and location. In addition to a competitive base salary, all roles receive equity. Depending on the role, total compensation may also include an annual bonus. Your recruiter will share your complete compensation package as you move through the process.

Base Pay Range$169,100—$234,000 USD

The Engine Edge: Perks & Compensation
We believe in rewarding great work with great benefits:

• Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with equity for all employees. Some roles are also eligible for bonuses or commissions.
• Benefits: Check out our full list at engine.com/culture 
• Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we'll make sure you have what you need to succeed.

Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more