Talent Acquisition Programs & Strategy Manager

ID.me•McLean, VA

8h•$166,565 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

ID.me is seeking a strategic and programmatic Talent Acquisition Programs & Strategy Manager to design, launch, and scale high-impact talent programs that strengthen our long-term hiring strategy and pipeline. This role will have a primary focus on university recruiting, including campus strategy, internship programs, and new graduate hiring, while also supporting an early-in-career rotational program, targeted hiring initiatives such as veteran hiring, and scalable, AI-enabled recruiting workflows. This is a high-visibility opportunity for a builder who can translate strategy into repeatable programs, measurable outcomes, and strong candidate experiences. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in university and early-career recruiting, strong program management skills, and the ability to partner cross-functionally to build programs that support long-term business growth.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in talent acquisition, recruiting operations, or a related talent programs role.
Demonstrated experience building and scaling university recruiting, internship, and early-career hiring programs from strategy through execution.
Experience developing structured recruiting processes and managing programs with multiple stakeholders, timelines, and operational dependencies.
Familiarity with early-career development models, including internships, new graduate hiring, and rotational or leadership development programs.
Hands-on experience using AI or automation tools within recruiting workflows, with sound judgment about where automation adds value and where human decision-making is essential.
Strong program management capabilities, including stakeholder management, process design, documentation, change management, and operational execution.
Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to define metrics, synthesize insights, and present recommendations to leaders.
Ability to work effectively across cross-functional partners and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience building or managing an early-career rotational program, leadership development program, or similarly structured talent initiative.
Experience partnering with employer brand or talent marketing teams on campus recruiting strategies and targeted outreach campaigns.
Experience supporting high-volume or operational hiring environments.
Familiarity with immigration-related recruiting workflows and recruiting operations reporting or dashboarding.

Responsibilities

Lead the strategy, design, and execution of ID.me’s university recruiting programs, including target school strategy, campus engagement, sourcing plans, interview processes, offer-to-start conversion, and long-term relationship management.
Build and operationalize a scalable internship program with a structured recruiting timeline, defined summer experience, manager enablement, and return-offer process.
Develop and launch a new graduate hiring program with clear candidate profiles, assessment criteria, recruiting playbooks, and success metrics.
Support the design and evolution of an early-in-career rotational program that creates development pathways for emerging talent and aligns participant experience with long-term business needs.
Lead and support targeted hiring programs, including veteran hiring and other strategic talent initiatives, by developing focused sourcing strategies, partnership approaches, and candidate engagement plans aligned to business needs.
Partner with business leaders, People Operations, Legal, and other stakeholders to align workforce planning, program goals, onboarding continuity, and operational readiness.
Partner with Talent Marketing and other internal teams to strengthen employer brand presence at target universities through events, campaigns, content, and candidate engagement strategies.
Implement AI-enabled recruiting workflows across sourcing, candidate nurture, screening support, scheduling, and reporting, while maintaining responsible practices and appropriate human oversight.
Define and track program metrics such as pipeline health, conversion rates, hiring velocity, return-offer rates, time-to-productivity, and program ROI; use insights to improve outcomes and inform decisions.
Provide support for broader strategic talent initiatives, including recruiter enablement, talent marketing alignment, and recruiting-side immigration coordination.
Contribute to operational excellence across recruiting programs through documentation, stakeholder communication, process design, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

comprehensive medical, dental, vision
health savings account
flexible spending accounts (medical, limited purpose, dependent care, commuter benefit accounts)
basic and voluntary life and AD&D insurance
401(k) with company match
parental leave
ability to participate in unlimited paid time off subject to the terms and conditions of the PTO policy, including 8 company wide holidays
short and long-term disability insurance
accident and critical illness insurance
referral bonus policy
employee assistance program
pet insurance
travel assistant program
wellbeing and childcare discounts
benefit advocates
learning and development benefit