The Vice President of Talent Acquisition is responsible for setting and executing the enterprise talent acquisition strategy for a large, complex financial services organization/Fannie Mae. This leader will balance strategic vision with operational rigor, ensuring the organization attracts, assesses, and hires critical talent efficiently, compliantly, and at scale.
This role requires a leader who can operate credibly with senior executives, partner deeply with the business and Human Capital Consultants, and translate strategy into executable plans, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes, particularly in an environment shaped by regulatory scrutiny and cost discipline.
Key Responsibilities:
Enterprise Talent Acquisition Strategy
- Define and execute a multi-year talent acquisition roadmap aligned to business priorities, workforce planning, and financial constraints.
- Ensure recruiting capabilities support critical skill areas, leadership succession, and evolving workforce needs.
- Lead change effectively through periods of organizational, regulatory, and market volatility.
Operational Excellence & Governance
- Oversee recruiting delivery, executive recruiting, early career programs, employer brand, and TA operations
- Ensure strong controls, audit readiness, and compliance with employment regulations and internal policies.
- Leverage data, capacity modeling, and demand forecasting to manage tradeoffs between speed, cost, and quality.
Executive Business Partnerships
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on talent market dynamics, hiring strategies, and workforce risks.
- Partner closely with HR Business Partners and business leaders to manage demand, prioritize roles, and set expectations.
- Directly manages select key senior executive searches.
Technology, Data, and Process
- Fully leverage Workday Recruiting and adjacent technologies to drive efficiency, transparency, and decision quality.
- Improve reporting, analytics, and insights related to hiring outcomes, time to fill, quality of hire, and candidate experience.
- Continuously refine recruiting processes to reduce friction for candidates and hiring leaders.
- In a responsible manner, research and leverage AI-enabled recruiting technologies to enhance sourcing, screening, and recruiting analytics.
Leadership and Team Development
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing leadership team across recruiting, operations, and brand.
- Establish clear roles, accountability, and decision rights across the function.
- Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
Success Measures
- Clear, credible talent acquisition strategy with defined priorities and execution roadmap.
- Improved predictability and transparency of recruiting capacity, cost, and outcomes aligned with overall workforce planning strategy.
- Strong executive, business leader, and Human Capital Consultant confidence in the TA function.
- Demonstrated progress in hiring critical roles efficiently while maintaining quality and compliance.
- Stable, engaged TA leadership team with clear operating rhythms and governance.
Candidate Qualifications:
- 15+ years of relevant experience with at least 7+ in a leadership capacity.
- Senior leadership experience (VP or equivalent) leading enterprise-wide talent acquisition or across a large business division or corporate area, ideally in a large, complex organization.
- Proven success operating in regulated, risk-aware, or highly scrutinized environments (e.g., financial services, government-adjacent, healthcare, defense).
- Experience leading executive recruiting and partnering directly with C-suite and senior executives.
- Demonstrated ability to manage cost, capacity, and delivery tradeoffs in constrained environments.
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The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.
Target Pay Range: $250,000-350,000
