Head of Talent & Recruiting (Private Household)
Atherton, CA
Full Time
Experienced
LOCATION: Remote with the ability to work onsite as needed (Atherton, CA, 94027)
JOB TYPE: Full-Time (40 hours/week), Hourly(Non-Exempt), occasional after-hours availability
COMPENSATION: $150K–$220K DOE + benefits
The Role
This is a senior, hands-on HR role with direct ownership of recruiting results for a private family estate.
Your primary responsibility is not HR administration —
it is delivering hiring outcomes under time pressure in a highly private, high-trust environment.
If your strength is mainly HR operations, compliance, or process — this role is likely not a fit.
What You Will Own
- End-to-end recruiting for 10+ hires annually
- Direct responsibility for time-to-fill, quality of hire, and long-term fit
- Hiring for key, high-trust household roles (e.g., executive support, service leadership, and operational staff)
- Defining role profiles, rejection standards, and hiring priorities
- Driving hiring decisions with speed, judgment, and accountability
- Knowing when to move fast — and when not to hire
- Onboarding and offboarding
- Core HR operations and employee relations
- Basic California compliance and risk awareness
- Coordinating with external partners as needed
- 5+ years HR and/or recruiting leadership experience
- Proven ownership of hiring outcomes (not just support)
- Experience in high-trust environments:
- Ability to clearly explain:
- High discretion, strong judgment, and independence
- Critical roles are filled quickly and correctly
- Vacancies don’t keep reopening
- Leadership doesn’t need to chase hiring decisions
If you cannot clearly articulate:
- what roles you can hire
- how quickly you can hire them
- and how you balance speed with judgment
this role is likely not the right fit.
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