Director, Global Talent Acquisition

GiveDirectly has delivered more than $1B in cash directly to 2+ million people living in poverty across 15 countries since 2011. We believe cash transfers are one of the most scalable, cost-effective, and dignified forms of aid, with the research to back it up. Our work has been covered by The Economist, NPR, TED, and The Washington Post. We are one of Time100’s Most Influential Companies of 2026.

Our culture is candid, analytical, and non-hierarchical. We support high ownership and real professional growth. Curious about what it’s really like to work here? Read our values and hear from the people who do. If they resonate, this could be a great fit!

Job Type: Full-time

Reports to: Head of People

Level: Director

Travel Requirement: Must be able to travel ~3-4 times per year to one of our countries of operation for team retreats and oversight.

Location: This role is fully remote but will directly manage team members working East Africa Time. You must overlap with East Africa Time by at least 3 hours. As an example, 6PM East Africa Time is 11AM US Eastern time in the summer and 10AM in the winter. In practice, if you are in the Eastern US timezone, that means being regularly available for 8AM meetings and some 7AM ones. We know people have commitments like school drop-offs, so you’re encouraged to set a schedule that works for you—as long as there’s sufficient overlap with the team. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visas in the U.S. or U.K. at this time.

About this role

GiveDirectly is at an inflection point. We’ve grown significantly over the past several years and are now positioned for a step-change in scale, with ambitions that would require a fundamentally different recruiting capability than what most organizations have built. Talent is a board-level priority, and this role exists to lead that build.

The Director, Global Talent Acquisition will manage a team of managers and IC recruiters and coordinators based primarily in East Africa. This is a builder’s role: you’ll be accountable for the team’s results and for developing the people delivering them, with your primary focus on building the machinery, including a proactive sourcing engine, workforce planning capabilities, hiring manager enablement, and the systems and data foundation the org needs to scale.

GiveDirectly operates across more than 10 countries, with the majority of our staff based in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recruiting effectively into and across a globally-distributed, Africa-centered workforce is the core of this role, not a secondary consideration. We need someone who has built and scaled global recruiting functions, cultivated global talent networks, and understands what it takes to attract exceptional candidates into a remote-first, mission-driven organization operating across multiple continents. Candidates with experience exclusively in US-based recruiting contexts are unlikely to be a strong fit.

What you’ll do:

Team Leadership and Development

• Manage and coach the team (currently two managers, five ICs) to develop as true business partners
• Build a team culture of accountability, proactive ownership, and continuous improvement
• Create clarity on roles, workload, and capacity across the team
• Manage the transition of external contractor support as internal team capacity grows

Recruiting Operations and Quality

• Personally advise, as needed, on the most complex, senior, and high-stakes searches (Director+, technical, or time-sensitive roles)
• Own Greenhouse: configuration, data quality, reporting, and AI tooling — and lead the team’s thoughtful integration of AI t…