Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Success Academy Charter Schools•New York, NY

1d•$230,000 - $275,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Success Academy is a growing network of public charter schools in New York and Florida, dedicated to providing children with a rigorous, whole-child education. They are seeking a results-obsessed Senior Director, Talent Acquisition to manage the day-to-day operations of their recruiting organization, excluding Academic Teacher recruitment and TA Enablement (Operations & Systems). The role requires leading TA like a high-performing sales organization, with a focus on daily activity targets, pipeline management, and coaching to metrics. This is a hands-on, high-energy operating role based out of their NYC Financial District office, with a hybrid work schedule (on-site Tuesday-Thursday, remote Monday-Friday). The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in similar high-volume, metrics-intensive environments and a passion for the organization's mission.

Requirements

10+ years in recruiting / talent acquisition.
4+ years leading recruiters through managers in a high-volume, metrics-intensive environment.
Track record leading a high-velocity recruiting engine in a search firm, staffing/recruiting agency (senior leadership over a producing team), or a fast-paced, technology-forward, high-growth (small-to-mid-sized) company running high-volume recruiting.
Demonstrated ability to manage recruiting like a sales floor, including activity metrics, pipeline and conversion discipline, quotas, and daily coaching.
Hands-on experience across the full recruiting lifecycle, from sourcing through close.
Proven ability to build and scale teams, including standing up new teams, markets, or functions in a fast-growth setting.
Fluency with a modern recruiting tech stack (Greenhouse strongly preferred; GEM, BrightHire, or similar).
Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to live locally to the NYC area and commit to the required commute.

Nice To Haves

Experience with GEM, BrightHire, or similar recruiting technology.

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day leadership, execution, and results across non-instructional, corporate, and arts & athletics recruiting functions.
Represent the talent acquisition function when the Head of Talent Acquisition is unavailable.
Manage recruiting teams as a high-performing sales organization, setting daily and weekly activity targets, monitoring pipeline, conversion, and quality-of-hire metrics in real-time.
Coach Leads and recruiters to achieve hiring targets.
Lead, hire, and develop a bench of recruiting Leads and managers, setting a high performance bar, providing direct feedback, and addressing performance issues.
Forecast hiring demand, set capacity, headcount, and coverage plans, and reallocate resources to meet aggressive volume goals.
Partner with TA leadership to build the Florida TA Team and operations.
Optimize and streamline the end-to-end recruiting process to enhance candidate experience, reduce time-to-hire, and improve quality of hire.
Manage vendor and agency relationships and work towards reducing agency reliance.
Partner with TA leadership and the TA strategy/operations function to translate enterprise plans into weekly results.
Build strong relationships with school and corporate hiring managers, People partners, and senior leaders to align on needs and deliver on hiring goals.
Lead several recruiting teams, approximately 20+ recruiters and managers through 3-5 Leads, covering non-instructional, corporate/executive, and arts & athletics roles.
Partner with TA leadership to build the Florida TA Team and operations.