Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

PowerSchool Group LLC•Dallas, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

PowerSchool is a global leader in cloud-based K-12 education technology, dedicated to helping schools operate more effectively and improve outcomes for educators, students, and families. The Talent Acquisition team at PowerSchool is responsible for connecting exceptional people to meaningful work, aiming to set the standard in EdTech for innovation, service, experience, and inclusion. This role is more than just recruiting; it involves serving as a trusted business advisor, a talent market expert, and an advocate for a strong candidate experience. The Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant will lead full life-cycle recruiting across multiple functions, assisting leaders in defining success, identifying necessary capabilities, and developing recruiting strategies to find the right talent.

Requirements

5+ years of full life-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate, staffing, or search environment.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Experience managing multiple concurrent requisitions across different functions or levels.
Demonstrated success developing proactive sourcing strategies for active and passive candidates.
Experience using behavioral interviewing techniques and translating evidence into candidate recommendations.
Experience advising hiring leaders throughout the recruiting and selection process.
Experience using an applicant tracking system and sourcing technologies.
Ability to travel approximately 5% to 10% for business needs.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting in SaaS, technology, EdTech, or another complex professional environment.
Staffing or executive search experience.
Workday Recruiting experience.
Experience using AI-enabled recruiting or sourcing tools.
PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or comparable certification.

Responsibilities

Partner with hiring leaders to understand business goals, team needs, and the outcomes each hire must deliver.
Build recruiting strategies using market insight, sourcing data, compensation context, and candidate evidence.
Manage multiple searches while maintaining responsiveness, quality, accuracy, and a strong candidate experience.
Proactively identify and engage active and passive candidates through professional networks, sourcing platforms, referrals, events, and AI-enabled tools.
Conduct structured, behavioral interviews to assess skills, experience, competencies, motivation, and readiness for the role.
Provide clear candidate recommendations and respectfully challenge assumptions when the evidence, market, or business need suggests a different approach.
Build long-term relationships and talent communities across PowerSchool and the EdTech market.
Continuously improve recruiting practices, tools, processes, and experiences.