Talent Advisory & Delivery Associate
As a Talent Advisory & Delivery Associate, the individual will help build the teams that move DraftKings forward by delivering thoughtful, high-quality recruiting experiences. The role involves managing searches from intake through hire, partnering with hiring leaders and colleagues to understand their needs, engage strong talent, and keep hiring moving.
As the associate grows in the role, they will deepen their understanding of the business, talent markets, and recruiting insights while building the skills to strengthen how DraftKings attracts and hires talent.
- Build an understanding of the teams supported, including their priorities, talent needs, and competitive landscape, and use that context to inform the recruiting approach.
- Manage searches from intake through hire, translating hiring needs into clear search plans, identifying and engaging talent, and keeping stakeholders informed throughout the process.
- Build and maintain pipelines of qualified talent through proactive sourcing, research, and relationship-building for current and future hiring needs.
- Use talent-market information, pipeline data, and candidate feedback to identify trends and share relevant insights with hiring leaders and Talent Advisory & Delivery teammates.
- Create clear, responsive, and thoughtful experiences for candidates and hiring teams through consistent communication, preparation, and follow-through.
- Use AI and recruiting technology to support research, talent mapping, sourcing, communication, and day-to-day workflows while recognising where human judgment and connection matter most.
- Partner with Talent Advisory & Delivery, People Teams, and business teams to share information, solve challenges, and keep hiring priorities moving forward.
- Maintain accurate recruiting data, monitor search and pipeline progress, and identify opportunities to improve how work is organised and delivered.
- Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)
- At least 2 years of recruiting experience in a high-growth, agency, consulting, or similarly fast-moving environment (required)
- Experience supporting full-cycle searches, ideally for technology, technical, or analytics roles, with exposure to proactive sourcing and talent pipeline development (required)
- Ability to understand hiring needs, organise a search approach, and use business context, recruiting data, and market information to inform work (required)
- Strong research and sourcing skills, with curiosity about talent markets, competitors, and new ways to identify and engage prospective candidates (required)
- Ability to build productive relationships with hiring leaders and candidates through thoughtful questions, clear communication, and consistent follow-through (required)
- Comfort using recruiting technology and applicant tracking systems, with an interest in learning and experimenting with AI-enabled recruiting tools (required)
- Workday experience (nice-to-have)
- Strong organisation, curiosity, and adaptability, with the ability to manage competing priorities, learn from feedback, and deliver a thoughtful candidate and stakeholder experience (required)
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans
- Wellbeing program including free therapy sessions with Lyra, the Calm App, and virtual yoga classes
- 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and workplace lactation support
- Partnership with Care.com for backup childcare
- Family planning support including adoption, surrogacy, and fertility treatments
- Flexible PTO for US employees
- Pet insurance
- Gym membership reimbursement
- Financial planning support including 401(k) matching and Origin Financial
- Commuter benefits
- Tuition reimbursement program
DraftKings Inc. is a leading American digital sports entertainment and gaming company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2012, it started in daily fantasy sports and has grown into one of the largest US online sportsbook and iGaming operators. The company offers mobile sports betting, online casino and daily fantasy contests across regulated North American markets. DraftKings is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange and employs several thousand people.