Professional Talent Stream Director

Maximus is looking for a Professional Talent Stream Director who sees beyond today's hiring needs and has a vision to build what comes next.

The Professional Talent Stream Director will lead scalable talent acquisition delivery for Maximus’ corporate and shared services functions. This leader will ensure the organization has the professional talent pipelines, recruiter capability, and stakeholder advisory support needed to meet current hiring demand and future workforce priorities.

This role oversees recruiting execution for HR, Finance, IT, Legal, Contracts, Program Support, early career, Veteran, and international professional talent pipelines. The Director will lead through Senior Managers and Managers, build high-performing recruiting teams, and partner closely with business leaders and cross-functional Talent Acquisition teams to support both pre- and post-award hiring aligned to company growth.

The ideal candidate is a strategic, data-informed talent acquisition leader who brings operational discipline, stakeholder credibility, and a strong people leadership orientation. This leader will help advance professional recruiting toward a more consultative, agile, and AI-enabled operating model while maintaining focus on candidate experience, compliance, and delivery excellence.

• Execute talent acquisition strategy for assigned talent stream in alignment with enterprise TA governance and direction.

• Lead recruiting delivery against hiring demand, pipeline health, hiring velocity, candidate experience, quality-of-hire, and workforce readiness goals.

• Lead and develop Senior Managers, Managers, and recruiting teams; drive performance, capability building, succession planning, and accountability.

• Serve as a talent advisor to business and operational leaders, communicating labor market realities, hiring risks, pipeline insights, and workforce readiness considerations.

• Partner cross-functionally to support pre-award planning, bid readiness, hiring ramp feasibility (as needed), post-award execution, and ongoing program delivery.

• Improve recruiting processes, systems, workflows, and operating models to enhance performance, scalability, compliance, candidate experience, and delivery consistency.

• Use recruiting data, market intelligence, candidate flow, supply constraints, and operational insights to guide decision-making and strengthen hiring outcomes.

• Advance recruiting teams toward a consultative, data-informed, and AI-enabled talent advisory model with appropriate human oversight and fair, compliant practices.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Lead execution of the Professional Talent Stream strategy, ensuring delivery against hiring demand, pipeline health, quality of slate, stakeholder satisfaction, candidate experience, and process efficiency goals.

• Provide leadership for recruiting delivery across professional talent segments and enterprise programs, including corporate functions, shared services, early career, Veteran, and international professional hiring.

• Provide operational leadership for early career, Campus, Veteran, and international professional hiring programs, ensuring program execution is aligned to enterprise priorities and business needs.

• Coordinate with Global TA partners to support country-specific hiring needs, align on local recruiting requirements, and ensure clear ownership of execution where professional talent demand spans geographies.

• Lead, coach, and develop Senior Managers and Managers accountable for recruiting delivery, performance, succession planning, leadership effectiveness, and recruiter capability.

• Build a high-performing, accountable, and collaborative recruiting…