Director, Recruiting and Candidate Experience

Chess.com is the world’s leading online chess platform, serving over 200 million players globally with products, content, and tools for learning and play. This role leads the global recruiting function, owning hiring strategy and candidate experience at scale. The Director ensures equitable, data-informed, and human-centered hiring practices that support Chess.com’s mission-driven culture and growth across a fully remote organization.

The Director, Recruiting and Candidate Experience is responsible for leading and scaling the global recruiting function at Chess.com. This role owns the end-to-end hiring lifecycle, ensuring a high-quality, respectful, and consistent candidate experience while supporting the company’s long-term growth and mission. The position balances strategic leadership with hands-on execution and partners closely with executives and department leaders across a fully remote organization.

Responsibilities:
- Lead recruiting strategy and execution across a globally distributed workforce.
- Design and implement a multi-year talent acquisition strategy aligned with business goals.
- Own hiring outcomes, balancing speed, quality, and long-term talent health.
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing recruiting team.
- Architect and continuously improve recruiting infrastructure and processes.
- Use recruiting analytics to inform decisions, improve outcomes, and scale responsibly.

Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in talent acquisition, including 4+ years in leadership roles.
- Proven experience recruiting for remote and globally distributed teams.
- Strong background hiring for tech or gaming roles in competitive markets.
- Expertise in recruitment technology stacks, sourcing tools, and analytics.
- Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership and stakeholders.
- Experience designing equitable, fair, and inclusive hiring practices.

Benefits:
- Fully remote, global work environment.
- Opportunity to shape recruiting at scale for a mission-driven company.
- High autonomy with direct executive partnership.
- Collaborative, people-first company culture.

This role offers the opportunity to define how a world-class global team is built while delivering an exceptional candidate experience.