Director of Talent Acquisition, Human Resources

Manages a team responsible for recruiting talent for human resources firms.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$271k

Mean

$282k

10th–90th pct

$206k–$374k

Observations

684

Confidence: 34% · based on 684 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Recruiting

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

59% require · 24% prefer

Master's Degree

18% require · 26% prefer

No College

7% require · 8% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of People, Human Resources+8.4%Human Resources Recruiting Coordinator-51.8%Human Resources People Operations Coordinator-55.6%Human Resources Recruiter-55.9%Human Resources People Operations Manager-51.9%

Common previous roles

Human Resources Recruiting Coordinator-107.6%Human Resources Recruiter-126.7%Human Resources People Operations Manager-107.9%Human Resources People Operations Coordinator-125.5%Director of People, Human Resources+7.8%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)4,010

Posting growth-13%

Median days to fill39 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)106,982

Projected growth2.6%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness55%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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