Director of Recruitment

Job Description

Who We Are
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities.
Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally.

The Role

The Director of Recruitment will oversee end-to-end recruitment execution across CAA, ensuring timely, high-quality hires that align with business goals. This role leads geographically dispersed recruiting teams, drives operational excellence, and partners closely with business and HR leaders to deliver a data-driven, scalable, and inclusive hiring strategy.

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and mentor recruiters, coordinators, and managers across regions.
• Own full life-cycle recruiting delivery for all business units, including Executive Search.
• Translate workforce plans into actionable recruitment strategies aligned with company growth.

Operational Excellence

• Optimize recruiting processes and service levels to ensure efficiency, speed, and quality of hire.
• Use Workday and other tools to track and report key hiring metrics.
• Partner with HR and Finance to forecast and deliver against hiring plans.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a strategic advisor to senior business and HR leaders.
• Ensure regular feedback loops with hiring managers to refine processes.
• Collaborate with the Recruitment COE on operations, sourcing, market intelligence, and branding.
• Align with Early Careers team to support consistent engagement across business groups.

Candidate Experience & Employer Brand

• Champion a world-class candidate experience throughout the hiring process.

Inclusion

• Embed inclusive practices into every stage of recruitment.
• Monitor pipeline diversity and collaborate with internal partners to support Inclusion goals.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in recruiting, including 4+ years in a senior leadership role managing a business-facing recruitment function.
• Proven success managing complex, multi-functional recruiting in large, matrixed organizations.
• Executive Search experience, including up to C-suite level.
• Expertise in sourcing, pipeline development, and process optimization.
• Proficient in ATS/CRM systems (e.g., Workday, Greenhouse, Lever).
• Strong analytical, communication, and executive influencing skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to building inclusive and high-performing teams.
• Experience managing global recruitment vendors at scale.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience scaling recruitment in mid-sized enterprises (1,000+ employees).
• Familiarity with international hiring regulations and multi-region recruitment.
• Strong understanding of global talent market trends, particularly in entertainment.
• Background in technology recruitment on a global scale.

Location

This is a hybrid role that may be based in our New York or Los Angeles office.
 

Compensation

The annual base salary for this position is in the range of $194,000 - $231,000. This position also is eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus. Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in the role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please speak with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee’s or their dependent’s reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The absence of a permanent address is not a bar to employment. The Company does not discriminate against individuals based on housing status, including the absence of a fixed address.The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.