Head of Talent Discovery at MongoDB in Austin, TX

The Role The Talent Discovery team is MongoDB’s strategic center of excellence for high-priority hiring. Functioning as a global "SWAT" unit, the team provides both specialized sourcing and full-lifecycle support for the company’s most critical roles. As the function’s Senior Manager, you will lead this high-impact team through its next evolution, driving a sophisticated talent engine designed to solve complex hiring challenges across every department. In this role, you will bridge the gap between high-level business objectives and tactical excellence. Leading a global team across the U.S., EMEA, and India, you will serve as a manager of managers, empower your broader team to navigate ambiguity and pivot quickly to meet the needs of a scaling business. You will remain a strategic "player-coach" who stays close to the craft while optimizing the function. By leveraging data to elevate performance and serving as a consultant to MongoDB’s executive leadership, you will ensure we are positioned to meet our ambitious hiring goals across all areas of our global business. In this role, you will: Define and execute the long-term roadmap for Talent Discovery, leveraging historical data and evolving business objectives to maximize team productivity and organizational impact Refine and monitor key performance indicators to sustain a high-bar for hiring success. Utilize deep analytics to inform resourcing needs, identify hiring trends, and drive data-backed decision-making Cultivate a high-performance, global culture that balances rigorous delivery with psychological safety, ensuring an inclusive environment where team members can learn, grow and thrive Serve as a consultant to the Recruiting Leadership Team (RLT), providing the delivery projections, market intelligence, and talent mapping necessary to shape MongoDB’s global hiring roadmap Advance our global sourcing capabilities through the adoption of cutting-edge tools and AI. You will serve as a functional expert, ensuring the team remains competitive by driving training initiatives that elevate our collective sourcing craft Cultivate cross-functional partnerships to synchronize Talent Discovery’s workflow with MongoDB’s global business priorities. You will be responsible for ensuring the team is strategically deployed to tackle the company’s most essential talent gaps, maximizing both impact and ROI Our ideal candidate will have: Experience & Leadership: 10+ years of progressive recruiting experience, including 4+ years of direct people management in a high-growth technology environment Strategic Breadth: Proven success leading sourcing or full-lifecycle teams focused on technical talent; additional experience overseeing Sales or GTM (Go-To-Market) functions is highly desirable Change Leadership: A demonstrated ability to guide teams through organizational evolution and ambiguity, with the agility to redefine workflows and maintain high performance during periods of transition Data Fluency: Mastery of talent analytics; the ability to move beyond surface-level metrics to perform deep-dive analyses that justify resource allocation and drive strategic pivots Executive Influence: Strong executive presence and the confidence to challenge the status quo. You possess exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of producing high-quality deliverables for C-suite leadership Operational Excellence: Expert-level knowledge of top talent sourcing tools and a passion for staying at the forefront of passive outreach strategies, including leveraging AI to innovate talent pipelining workflows A Global Mindset: Experience leading or partnering with international teams; you possess the cultural intelligence required to lead a highly global team and navigate new employment markets A "Builder" Mentality: You thrive in environments where you are expected to architect the playbook rather than follow one. You have a keen eye for identifying system bottlenecks and a proven track record of optimizing processes to drive efficiency and hiring velocity About MongoDB MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified database platform, the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. With offices worldwide and over 60,000 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software. Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB. To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world! MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter. MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Req ID #1273403646 MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates. MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is: $104,000—$204,000 USD