Senior Director of Recruitment

Senior Director Of Recruiting

Two powerhouse companies have joined forces to redefine excellence in sports, entertainment, and live events. Together, we combine unmatched expertise with a global reach, offering an end-to-end solution across all areas of venue operations and revenue generation for many of the world's most iconic brands and venues.

Legends brings a 360-degree, data-driven approach across planning, sales, partnerships, hospitality, and merchandise, working with top-tier clients to deliver exceptional experiences.

ASM Global, the world leader in venue management and live event production, oversees 400+ arenas, stadiums, convention/exhibition centers, and performing arts venues globally.

Our organization is committed to building an inclusive, innovative environment where differences drive solutions that benefit our team members, guests, and partners. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, and accountability, we create a workplace where everyone can succeed. Are you ready to be part of the team that is transforming live entertainment? Join us to make legends happen!

The Role

We are seeking a strategic and execution-focused Senior Director of Recruitment to lead the company's high-volume, enterprise-wide recruitment efforts. This role will be responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of talent acquisition across our North American Corporate and Venue operationsmanaging large-scale hiring initiatives, seasonal surges, and ongoing staffing needs at pace.

As a critical member of the HR leadership team, the Senior Director will drive the strategy, infrastructure, and delivery of recruitment operations to support Legends | ASM Global's continued growth. This leader will focus on building a scalable, agile recruiting engine that delivers high-quality talent quickly and efficiently, while enhancing the candidate experience and supporting the company's DEI goals.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to:

Strategic Leadership & Volume Hiring Execution

• Develop and lead a high-volume, enterprise-wide talent acquisition strategy aligned with Legends | ASM Global's business objectives and workforce planning needs.
• Design and scale processes to support the hiring of thousands of venue-based, front-line, seasonal, and operational employees annually.
• Build and manage a high-performing TA function (internal and vendor-supported) optimized for speed, cost-efficiency, and quality across diverse hiring tiers.
• Provide strategic oversight and leadership to a geographically dispersed team, fostering collaboration, creativity, teamwork, and accountability.
• Collaborate with workforce planning to proactively forecast staffing needs across multiple locations and peak periods (e.g., event season, grand openings).

Operational Excellence & Throughput Optimization

• Implement high-velocity recruitment models to support large-scale hiring events, job fairs, and mass onboarding cycles.
• Standardize processes for requisition volume management, scheduling, screening, and offer generation to improve throughput.
• Lead innovation in recruitment tools and platforms (e.g., Workday, AI screening, virtual hiring tools) to increase automation, consistency, and data insights.

Metrics, Compliance & Risk Management

• Define and track high-volume recruitment KPIs such as time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, funnel conversion rates, and new-hire retention.
• Ensure compliance across multi-jurisdictional hiring practices, including adherence to EEOC and local employment laws.
• Implement scalable documentation and process audits to ensure consistency and reduce risk.

Partnership & Brand Advocacy

• Partner with Venue GMs, HR Business Partners, and Operations Leaders to ensure recruiting solutions are aligned with regional and functional needs.
• Lead employer branding and marketing strategies to position Legends | ASM Global as a preferred employer for hourly, seasonal, and skilled operational talent.
• Partner with Human Resources to continuously improve the onboarding process.
• Develop strong relationships with colleges, local and national civic groups, and DEI organizations to develop local pipelines.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education And/Or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in high-volume talent acquisition, with at least 3 years in a leadership role managing large, distributed teams.
• Proven experience designing and executing scalable recruitment strategies in a high-growth, multi-location, and/or seasonal hiring environment (hospitality, entertainment, logistics, or retail industries preferred).

Skills And Abilities

• Expertise in high-volume, multi-site recruiting and managing rapid hiring cycles.
• Strong operational mindset with deep experience in recruiting process design, TA technology, and performance optimization.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and high requisition loads under tight deadlines.
• Experience leading TA transformation initiatives and implementing recruitment technology at scale (Workday, CRM, sourcing automation)
• Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and present to executive leadership.
• Data-driven decision maker with an ability to use metrics and dashboards to track volume hiring performance.
• Demonstrated commitment to DEI through inclusive hiring practices and community outreach.
• Ability to lead through change and ambiguity with a growth mindset.
• Experience in the live events, entertainment, hospitality, or sports industry (Preferred)
• LinkedIn Recruiter Certification or other sourcing-related credentials (Preferred)
• Experience working across both corporate and field operations or unionized environments (Preferred)

Compensation

Competitive salary range of $100,000 - $120,000 commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.

Working Conditions

Location: Corporate Headquarters (Remote open to candidates based in the Tri-State area and surrounding regions, including NY, NJ, PA, MD, etc.)

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

Legends & ASM Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.