Associate Director, Talent Acquisition & Operations

Braven • Newark, NJ

1d • $59,500 - $86,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

Braven is seeking an Associate Director, Talent Acquisition and Operations to join their People Team. This critical role will ensure a seamless, equitable, and high-quality employee experience throughout the entire talent lifecycle. The Associate Director will utilize operational excellence, data-driven strategies, and people-focused problem-solving to support hiring managers, candidates, and employees. Additionally, this role will manage a select number of recruitment searches, overseeing the full-cycle recruitment process from sourcing to offer.

Requirements

• At least 3 - 5 years of experience in talent operations, HR operations, recruiting operations, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience supporting hiring processes and partnering with hiring managers in a fast-paced or growing organization.

Nice To Haves

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and operate effectively in ambiguity.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills, with a strong focus on process improvement and operational excellence.
• Exceptional interpersonal and customer service skills, including the ability to communicate clearly and empathetically with candidates, employees, and leaders.
• High level of comfort using tools such as Google Suite, HRIS and ATS platforms (e.g., Workable, Workday), Slack, Jira, or similar systems.
• Proficiency in leveraging, implementing, and optimizing leading technology tools, including proven experience leading change management processes.
• Alignment with and exemplification of Braven’s core values and mission.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple roles, recruiters, and workflows simultaneously without losing track of details.
• Demonstrated commitment to building strong and welcoming cultures that help to develop others.
• Exemplification of Braven’s core values.
• Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and has prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain documentation, SOPs, and knowledge-sharing resources for consistent, scalable talent operations.
• Own the interview coordination process, ensuring speed, consistency, accuracy, and a world-class candidate experience.
• Support compliance efforts, audits, and reporting in partnership with People Operations, Finance, and Legal.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to streamline processes and deliver operational excellence across the talent lifecycle.
• Identify gaps, inefficiencies, or risks in people processes and proactively propose solutions to the Director Talent Acquisitions while comfortable building from zero and energized by the absence of existing playbooks.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for the recruitment technology ecosystem (e.g., Workday and Workable) managing configurations, integrations, troubleshooting, and user support.
• Approach broken processes with curiosity while mapping, diagnosing, and fixing inefficiencies with a systems-thinking mindset.
• Drive innovation in recruitment technology by identifying opportunities to simplify workflows, integrate new tech and AI, and enhance overall efficiency.
• Build dashboards, analyze KPIs, and co-translate recruiting data into actionable recommendations that inform strategic decisions.
• Manage a small portfolio of searches, supporting end-to-end hiring processes including job setup, interview logistics, candidate communications, and offer coordination.
• Ensure data accuracy, process consistency, and timely movement of candidates within the Applicant Tracking System.
• Deliver an equitable, candidate-centered hiring experience that reflects Braven's values.
• Co-lead enablement sessions on interview best practices and hiring processes, earning trust and building strong relationships with hiring managers across functions.

Benefits

• Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and week-long shutdowns in July and the end of the calendar year (this is a minimum of 19 days per year)
• $25,000 in lifetime Carrot benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health
• Match of your 401K contribution up to 5% of your base annual salary, starting your first full month
• Coverage of 85% of health insurance premium for employee and dependents
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• A one-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff

What This Job Offers

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