Accela

Principal – Talent Acquisition, Strategy

Accela

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $165,000 - $185,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Partner with the CHRO and executive team to align talent acquisition strategy with business priorities, growth plans, and evolving capability needs.
  • Identify and anticipate talent shifts across the company (e.g., skills adjacency, emerging roles, declining capabilities) using workforce data, market insights, and business context.
  • Actively shape build vs. buy vs. borrow decisions by integrating recruiting, internal mobility, and workforce planning perspectives.
  • Serve as a thought partner to HR Business Partners and functional leaders to inform org design, succession planning, and transformation initiatives.
  • Review and improve the hiring process, and provide regular recruiting updates to executives.
  • Lead the adoption and responsible use of AI and automation across the talent acquisition lifecycle (sourcing, screening, insights, forecasting, and candidate experience).
  • Use AI-driven tools and analytics to improve speed, quality of hire, talent matching, and equity outcomes.
  • Translate recruiting and workforce data into clear, executive-ready insights and recommendations.
  • Build strong partnerships across HR (People Analytics, Total Rewards, L&D, HRBPs) to develop a holistic understanding of internal talent supply and demand.
  • Establish external partnerships and benchmarks to monitor labor market trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging skills.
  • Ensure recruiting strategy reflects both near-term hiring needs and longer-term capability shifts.
  • Have strong business acumen and consulting skills – this is an individual contributor role that will rely on strong partnerships with HR Ops, external vendors and internal leaders.
  • Set clear priorities, metrics, and operating rhythms to ensure scalable, efficient, and candidate-centric hiring.
  • Own TA governance, vendor strategy, and technology/AI roadmap.
  • Have a high standard of work product delivery and output to stakeholders.

Requirements

  • 7-10+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition or Workforce Strategy, including leadership of enterprise-level programs
  • Proven experience leveraging AI, analytics, and labor market insights in recruiting or workforce planning
  • Strong consulting and executive communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to partner across HR and business leadership to influence strategy
  • Experience operating in a remote or distributed organization strongly preferred
Benefits
  • Flexible time off
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Family planning benefits
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
  • Health savings account with company contributions
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life, accident, and disability coverage
  • Business travel insurance
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Other well-being benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
talent acquisitionworkforce strategyAIanalyticslabor market insightsrecruitingworkforce planningorg designsuccession planningcandidate experience
Soft Skills
business acumenconsulting skillsexecutive communicationpartnership buildinginfluencing strategyprioritizationmetrics settingoperating rhythmsadaptabilityproblem-solving