WHO WE ARE

The People Team is responsible for building and supporting a diverse team. We’re accountable to the full BARK team for ensuring an inclusive, dog-centric environment where everyone can do their best work. This includes recruiting, human resources, employee experience, payroll & benefits, people analytics, IT and more. We work collaboratively, efficiently, and humbly to ensure BARK as a whole is set up for success, whether that means keeping the cold brew keg full or navigating BARK through a global pandemic.  

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for an experienced talent and diversity executive who can lead our Recruiting organization through this next phase of BARK’s growth (and beyond!). The VP of Talent Acquisition and Diversity will partner with the Chief People Officer, senior leadership and Diversity & Inclusion groups to develop and execute a hiring strategy in alignment with our other business goals, while also managing a team of fast-paced, high performing, dog loving recruiters. The ideal candidate has a strong point of view on the strategy around building a diverse, top performing team and will lead BARK in continuing to raise the bar on what it means to be an inclusive and diverse workplace.

KEY DUTIES

• Lead, grow, and inspire a strong, diverse, team of technical and non-technical recruiters to successfully execute on high growth hiring plans. 
• Partner with senior leadership to understand current and anticipated business goals and translate those to team design, hiring needs, and strategy. 
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of BARK’s business, the market, and emerging trends. 
• Use market knowledge and talent mapping to make strategic recommendations on location growth (nationally and internationally). 
• Lead with data, analytics and insights to drive operational improvements to support our rapid growth.
• Enable hiring managers and the talent team to be involved, committed and accountable to ensuring a fair and equitable recruiting experience for all.
• Build, lead and maintain diversity specific sourcing practices across a range of programs/events. 
• Own and manage budget associated with Talent Acquisition (i.e. job boarding, agency spend, contractors, etc..) 
• Report on talent acquisition metrics to the management team on a weekly/monthly basis. 
• Develop and foster strong relationships with external community and professional groups locally, nationally and globally, focused on improving diversity representation and inclusive workplace cultures within corporations.

 EXPERIENCE :

• 8-12 years of experience within the recruiting field, working in a high growth environment. 
• 6+ years of hands on, full cycle recruiting experience, including creative sourcing strategies. 
• 5+ years leading recruiting teams, preferably across tech and non tech. 
• 3+  years leading and executing on diversity initiatives within Recruiting.
• Experience managing a budget and developing a strategy of in-house and agency based recruiting talent.
• Experience talent mapping different locations, both nationally and internationally. 

SKILLS

• Demonstrated awareness and understanding of multiple dimensions of identity including (but not limited to): race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, generational sexual orientation, ability, linguistic, professional, and other differences that make us unique.
• Demonstrated knowledge of proactive and innovative sourcing tactics, with focus on diversity. 
• Ability to build positive, productive relationships with hiring managers.
• Proficiency with ATS, CRM and other related platforms (Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter highly preferred).
• Must love dogs or at least be a professed enemy of squirrels.