Director of Talent Acquisition
Legora
People & HR
New York, NY, USA
USD 191,250-225k / year + Equity
Location
New York City
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
On-site
Department
CorporatePeople Enablement
Compensation
- $191,250 – $225,000 • Offers Equity
About Us
Legora is redefining how legal work gets done. Not built for lawyers, built with them. We work alongside the world’s best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.
Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision. By analysing thousands of documents in minutes and powering end-to-end workflows, we cut through complexity, teams can focus on what matters: judgment, strategy, and outcomes.
1,000+ customers across 50+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays. We’ve scaled to $100M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI and Graceview.
We partner with world-class performers: including Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Ludvig Åberg (and his caddie), and campaigns featuring Jude Law.
Joining Legora means three things.
We lean in: ownership over titles, outcomes over intentions.
We fight for excellence: high standards, direct, ego-free feedback.
We grow together: as a team and with our customers.
Mission before ego. Everyone contributes. No one coasts.
If you’re driven by impact, pace, and raising the bar. This is the place.
The Role
We are looking for a Director of Talent Acquisition to partner with our Go-to-Market organization. This is a high-impact, foundational role where you will partner closely with the CRO and his leadership team to help shape how the GTM organization scales globally. You will report to the VP of Talent, as part of the Talent leadership team.
This will be a role that combines strategic leadership, operational excellence and hands-on execution. You will build and lead a global team of high-performing recruiters, while partnering closely with key leaders across the entire business to deliver results.
What You'll Do
GTM Talent Strategy: Own the end-to-end recruitment strategy for the global GTM organization, including Sales, Engagement and Legal Engineering. Shape the direction of how we hire and who we hire.
Stakeholder Partnership: Serve as a strategic partner to the CRO and the global leadership team to align resources to our global hiring plan. Ensure regular reporting, market intelligence, compensation trends and organizational recommendations are delivered.
Team Leadership: Build a high-performing talent team to execute at pace, without sacrificing on quality. We’re building a world-class team and expect you to set the example.
Define & Enable Operational Excellence: Serve as the point person on key TA programs, such as implementing structured interviewing frameworks, leading interviewer excellence programs and TA enablement initiatives.
Market Expansion: Act as the TA point of contact for our market expansion efforts. Own the outcomes of our global hiring roadmap, ensuring that we’re executing in line with our ambitious plans.
Employer Branding: Partner closely with our Employer Branding team and GTM teams to ensure Legora is an employer of choice in each of our markets.
Cross-functional collaboration: Partner closely with the people leadership team, people business partners, total rewards and finance to enable seamless headcount planning and delivery of our hiring demands.
What You Bring
Leadership Experience: Proven track record in a senior Talent Acquisition role supporting high growth Sales organizations.
Strategic Thinking: Ability to build scalable, strategic processes and programs.
Business Acumen: Clear capability to turn business challenges into operational results.
Operational Excellence: High attention to detail, ability to translate ideas into results.
Builder's Mindset: You thrive in ambiguity and are eager to create the "Legora way" for the GTM teams.
Cross-Functional Influence: Demonstrated ability to drive operational cohesion and align priorities across Finance, Legal, and People teams.
What's In It For You
Global collaboration: Partner with teams and clients across Stockholm, New York, London, and Sydney.
Competitive package: Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success.
Meaningful work: Your efforts shape how thousands of lawyers use AI daily.
In-person environment: Union Square office designed for ambitious builders and company provided lunch daily.
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Benefits & Perks: We invest in our people with a comprehensive, thoughtfully designed benefits package:
Medical, Dental & VisionMultiple medical plan options via Aetna and Kaiser Permanente
HSA or Healthcare FSA (based on plan selection)
Dental plans via MetLife
Vision plans via Vision Care
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Family Support
Generous parental leave
Free access to Maven Clinic
Dependent Care FSA
Free One Medical membership for employees and dependents
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Additional Perks
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Life Insurance + STD/LTD
401(K) with generous company match
Unlimited PTO
Robust voluntary benefits, including identity protection (via Aura), legal coverage via MetLife, pet savings programs, and more
Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Compensation Range: $191,250 - $225,000