Head of Talent

Join NewsBreak as the Head of Talent, where you will own and scale our talent acquisition function. This hands-on leadership role requires experience in building recruiting teams and operating as a strategic partner to the CEO and executive team. You will lead critical and senior searches, develop our talent acquisition strategy, and build and mentor the talent acquisition team. Additionally, you will act as a trusted advisor on org design and workforce planning, and manage relationships with external agencies and job boards.

• Own and scale the talent acquisition function end-to-end, translating company growth and headcount plans into a clear hiring roadmap.
• Build, lead, and mentor the talent acquisition team, hiring, coaching, and developing Talent Partners, recruiters, sourcers, and coordinators as the team scales.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and executive team on org design, workforce planning, leveling, and succession planning, bringing market insight and data to the table.

• Demonstrated success recruiting for technical organizations (engineering, AI/ML, or product) at scale
• Experience building or significantly scaling a recruiting function, including process, tooling, and team structure
• Track record operating as a strategic partner to founders/C-suite executives, with strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills
• 10+ years of experience in talent acquisition/recruiting, including 4+ years leading and scaling a recruiting team, ideally at a high-growth technology company in Silicon Valley
• Data-driven approach to recruiting, comfortable using metrics and AI-powered recruiting tools to drive decisions
• Experience with cross-border or U.S.–China talent pipelines
• Experience in media, content, news-tech, or consumer internet companies
• Experience recruiting for AI/frontier AI or LLM-focused teams
• Mandarin/English bilingual proficiency