Senior People & Talent Lead

About Us

Burkland’s core purpose is to Accelerate Dreams. So often, turning dreams into reality helps change the world. We thrive at the forefront of this transformation. Startups desire our professionals — they are the best in the business. Startups seek our content — we are an industry thought leader. Startups trust our expertise, so founders can focus on their companies, products, and value-add. As a part of our demonstrated value, our clients raised over $4.1B just last year.

At Burkland, we lead with our Core Purpose. We do this for both our clients and our employees. We believe that leaning on our Core Values (Fresh Perspectives, Exponential Value, Empathy, Trusted Partner) will lead to happy clients and happy employees.

We are a remote-first company with over 170 incredible team members, more than 800 clients, and a commitment to Accelerating Dreams.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Talent + People Partner to lead our recruitment efforts and play a critical role in scaling our team. This individual will be responsible for sourcing, attracting, and hiring top-tier talent while partnering closely with the People team on strategic initiatives and programs..

Your Typical, Atypical, Day:

Talent Acquisition Strategy:

• Develop and execute innovative, scalable recruitment strategies to attract and hire

• diverse, high-performing talent across the organization.

• Partner closely with senior leaders to understand business objectives, workforce

• planning needs, and evolving talent priorities.

• Monitor industry and market trends—particularly within professional services—to ensure

• Burkland remains competitive in its approach to hiring.

• Use data to inform decisions and continuously improve the recruitment process.

• Build and strengthen Burkland’s employer brand, clearly articulating our culture, values,

• and employee experience to position us as an employer of choice.

  End-to-End Recruitment:

• Own the full-cycle recruitment process, including sourcing, interviewing and closing

• candidates.

• Craft compelling job descriptions and manage postings across various platforms.

• Build a robust talent pipeline for current and future hiring needs.

• Provide coaching and feedback to hiring managers and interview teams, including

• developing and leading “Interview Best Practices” training .

  Candidate Experience:

• Create a positive and engaging experience for all candidates, serving as the primary

• point of contact throughout the hiring and onboarding process.

• Champion Burkland’s employer brand by sharing our culture and values with candidates.

  Other People Team Responsibilities:

• Serve as DEIB lead and member of the DEIB Advocacy Leadership Team.

• Facilitate and expand employee engagement activities such as cultural events, coffee

• chats and lunch and learns, new hire buddy programs, and more.

About You:

• Minimum of 6+ years of experience in talent acquisition, including full-cycle recruitment.

• Proven ability to manage both high-volume as well as specialized or niche hiring in a

• fast-paced environment.

• Comfortable working in a fully remote environment, across multiple time zones.

• Strong knowledge of applicant tracking systems (ATS) and sourcing tools

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships

• across all levels of the organization.

• Demonstrated success in developing and executing diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring initiatives.

• Takes initiative and applies a proactive approach to talent acquisition needs

• Possesses a positive, solution-oriented disposition when navigating challenges.

What We Offer:

• Flexible work schedule to promote a healthy work-life balance.

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance for you and your dependents.

• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance to support you when you need it the most.

• Flexible PTO - Take time off from work when you need it.

• 401k with a company match to ensure you are ready for retirement.

• A generous home office expense reimbursement so you have the office you need to be

• productive.

• Forget the commute! We're a remote-first workplace, so you can work from your home

• office or from the beach if you’d like!

• We offer a collaborative, communicative culture, driven by our Core Purpose + Values.

We work with incredibly smart people who love to learn and share what they know. If this sounds like a team you'd like to be a part of, we'd love to hear from you.

Burkland Associates is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Burkland Associates is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or another legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request accommodation, please visit our careers page https://burklandassociates.com/careers/.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.