Associate Director, Talent Acquisition Operations

Leading Educators Careers

1d • $93,326 - $114,146 • Remote

About The Position

Imagine a role where precision, speed, and flawless execution directly power an organization's ability to build world-class teams. As Associate Director of Talent Acquisition Operations at Leading Educators, you'll be the operational backbone of our recruiting function—the person who ensures that every hiring process moves seamlessly from launch through offer acceptance. This isn't a behind-the-scenes administrative role; it's a strategic execution position that sits at the center of how we attract and onboard the talent that transforms education.
At Leading Educators, we partner with school systems to strengthen teaching and leadership practices, and every great partnership starts with great people. You'll manage the day-to-day mechanics that make recruiting flow: scheduling complex interviews across time zones, maintaining pristine documentation in our ATS, ensuring pre-hire compliance is flawless, and coordinating contractor logistics. You'll track dozens of moving pieces simultaneously, identify bottlenecks before they become problems, and maintain the kind of consistency that keeps candidates and hiring managers confident in our process.
This role demands someone who thrives in high-volume, high-precision environments—someone who sees operational excellence not as a nice-to-have but as a competitive advantage. You'll champion process improvements, leverage AI and technology to reduce manual work, and continuously innovate how we execute recruiting workflows. If you're energized by owning complex systems, delivering results with accuracy, and making a tangible impact on organizational success, this is your opportunity.

Requirements

• 5–7+ years of experience in HR operations, talent operations, workforce planning, or program operations roles managing complex operational systems
• Demonstrated experience executing workforce planning, staffing allocation, or talent operations within K-12 education or education-focused nonprofit organizations (strongly preferred)
• Proven ability to manage large operational cycles and maintain high levels of accuracy across multiple systems and processes
• Strong experience building operational dashboards, reports, or tracking systems that support leadership decision-making
• Demonstrated proficiency with applicant tracking systems and experience configuring workflows, stages, templates, and documentation standards
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present operational data and insights clearly to leadership
• Experience using AI and technology tools to improve operational workflows and internal process efficiency
• Ability to travel moderately, including national travel for organizational retreats, programming, and professional development
• Authorization to work for any employer in the United States

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience executing workforce planning, staffing allocation, or talent operations within K-12 education or education-focused nonprofit organizations

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day mechanics that make recruiting flow: scheduling complex interviews across time zones, maintaining pristine documentation in our ATS, ensuring pre-hire compliance is flawless, and coordinating contractor logistics.
• Track dozens of moving pieces simultaneously, identify bottlenecks before they become problems, and maintain the kind of consistency that keeps candidates and hiring managers confident in our process.
• Champion process improvements, leverage AI and technology to reduce manual work, and continuously innovate how we execute recruiting workflows.
• Design and optimize talent acquisition workflows and systems that enable organizations to scale recruiting and hiring operations while maintaining speed, quality, and candidate experience.
• Lead process improvement initiatives within talent acquisition that identify hiring bottlenecks, standardize recruiting practices, and implement solutions that reduce time-to-hire across multiple concurrent searches.
• Leverage data, analytics, and recruiting dashboards to surface talent acquisition insights, track hiring KPIs, and inform strategic staffing and workforce planning decisions at the leadership level.
• Integrate emerging technologies and AI tools into talent acquisition operations to drive recruitment efficiency, automate manual workflows, and create competitive advantages in attracting and onboarding talent.

Benefits

• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for individual employees.
• Additional premium costs are covered 60% by Leading Educators for partners and dependents on medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 4% matching 401k plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, childcare and commuter expenses
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Accrue 22 days of paid time off per year for the first three years of employment.
• Accrue five additional days of paid time off after the third and sixth year of employment.
• 22 additional paid days off for various holidays, including three floating holidays staff may use at their discretion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed