About Lilac Solutions, Inc.
Lilac Solutions is a lithium extraction technology company focused on scaling lithium production for the electric vehicle era. Lilac solves the critical technology problems which today prevent development of the world’s largest lithium resources: low yields, high costs, slow start-up, poor reliability, and massive environmental impacts. Lilac’s technology represents such a step-change in performance and cost that it also unlocks the development of new unconventional lithium deposits with low lithium grades and high impurities, which have historically been impossible to produce. In 2021, Lilac raised $150M in Series B financing from investors including T. Rowe Price, Lowercarbon Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Sumitomo, BMW and SK Materials. Lilac is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Job Description
Lilac Solutions is looking for a Director of Talent to join our People team. In this impactful position you will be responsible for playing a critical role in developing and executing the Company's system-wide strategies in support of the full life cycle talent acquisition. You will lead our Talent team in sourcing, recruiting, and retaining top talent for our global hiring needs. We will also look to you to lead recruiting best practices and creative sourcing strategies by leveraging data, partnering with stakeholders, and driving towards our DE&I initiatives.
The Director of Talent will report to the VP of People and will work onsite in our Oakland, CA office. Occasional work from home flexibility will be available.
Responsibilities
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Manage Talent Team, including having direct reports
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Successfully delivers on all deadlines and flawlessly executes in a fast-paced environment
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Work with leadership to create recruitment benchmarks, goals, and KPIs
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Lead our global talent acquisition efforts by partnering with leadership and internal stakeholders for short and long term talent needs
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Partner with leadership to forecast headcount and talent strategy
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Lead the execution of an innovative, cost-effective talent plan and the creation and monitoring of associated programs, processes, and measurements to achieve strategic goals and talent objectives.
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Partner with finance teams to analyze market rates for talent and project ranges for short and long term needs
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Help scale Lilac Solutions globally
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Partnering with outside recruitment agencies for specific hiring needs
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Be lead point of contact for talent support vendors such as LinkedIn, Greenhouse, etc for contract negations, testing and implementation
Candidate Qualifications
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7+ years of experience working in talent acquisition with 3+ years in a leadership capacity
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Experience managing talent teams towards ambitious hiring goals
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Proven record of leveraging data to reach recruiting, DE&I goals, KPIs and benchmarks
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Understanding of workforce planning, talent mapping, and headcount forecasting
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Talent acquisition subject matter expert with experience developing and scaling talent teams
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Demonstrated ability to lead strategy for hiring demands, organizational planning, and strategic talent programs for international hiring needs
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Experience leveraging an ATS for candidate tracking, communication, and data analysis.
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Experience building recruitment team strategy and vision including:
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Passive candidate sourcing
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Referrals programs
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Internships, early career, and university engagement programs
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DE&I innovative
Preferred Skills
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Experience scaling global talent recruitment and operations
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Experience working with finance and compensation to create salary range recommendations for new and forecasted roles
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Working knowledge of Greenhouse, Rippling, or Gusto a plus
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Executive (C-Suite) recruitment experience
Compensation
- Salary range: $175K-$225K annually (commensurate with experience)
- Stock options
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- 401k with pre- and post-tax investing options
- Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
- Eight weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- Onsite Gym and Catered Lunch for Oakland Employees
- Monthly phone stipend
EEO Statement
Lilac Solutions is committed to providing a professional work environment free from discrimination and harassment, including discrimination and harassment based on a protected category, and an environment free from retaliation for participating in any protected activity. Lilac Solutions is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.
