Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition and Development
Illustrative Mathematics
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $92,000 - $104,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Cloud
About the role
- Manage the full talent acquisition process, including sourcing, interviewing, selection, and onboarding, while upholding equitable and inclusive hiring practices.
- Build strong, diverse candidate pipelines through targeted sourcing strategies, networking, partnerships, and proactive outreach.
- Partner with hiring managers to design position descriptions and recruitment strategies that align with organizational priorities and industry best practices.
- Track, analyze, and report on recruitment and talent metrics and activities using HRIS and project management tools to identify trends and recommend improvements.
- Develop and maintain structured position descriptions, interview guides, performance tasks, and communication templates to ensure consistency, compliance, and equity.
- Continuously enhance the new employee onboarding experience to ensure it reflects IM’s mission, values, and commitment to strong organizational culture.
- Stay current on employment laws, recruitment compliance requirements, and talent acquisition best practices to ensure IM’s processes remain up to date.
- Manage the professional development stipend program by processing requests, supporting employees in finding relevant opportunities, and sharing usage trends.
- Develop, launch, and maintain IM’s internship and apprenticeship experiences.
- Conduct research, prepare communications and presentations, and analyze survey data (e.g., onboarding, IMployee Experience Survey, Manager Needs Assessment, feedback surveys).
- Support organization-wide learning initiatives—including Learning Days, Quarterly Celebrations, and the IMployee Professional Learning Community—by managing logistics, communications, and participant engagement.
- Support a cohesive people strategy by integrating talent acquisition, organizational development, and Employee Success operations.
- Develop, refine, and implement recruitment and organizational development processes that meet operational requirements and deliver key outcomes.
- Manage and maintain onboarding project plans in partnership with administrative teams across IM.
- Build strong working relationships across departments to ensure alignment and smooth collaboration on talent acquisition and organizational development priorities.
- Communicate clearly and proactively with internal partners to support shared understanding of timelines and deliverables, adjusting as priorities shift.
- Participate in and support cross-functional projects that strengthen collaboration and reduce operational silos (e.g., IMployee Retreat, Quarterly Celebrations).
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in multi-state recruiting or talent acquisition.
- Experience recruiting in nonprofit, K-12 education, or technical environments.
- Extensive knowledge with applicant tracking systems (ATS), HRIS platforms, and recruitment technologies.
- Strong organizational skills, excellent attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to seeking, receiving, and incorporating feedback to foster growth.
- Must reside in and be legally authorized to work in the USA.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Certification(s) in talent acquisition, human resources, or learning and development is preferred.
- Experience recruiting in an EdTech environment is preferred.
- Experience working with Rippling ATS is preferred.
- Experience supporting organizational development strategies or initiatives is preferred.
- Experience working in a fully remote environment is preferred.
- Strong proficiency with cloud-based tools and systems, particularly Google Workspace, Asana, Notion, Zoom, and Slack.
Benefits
- Fully remote work environment.
- Flexible work schedules within our Monday-Friday work week.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Closed for 10 company-recognized holidays, plus Winter Break.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
- Three medical insurance plans to choose from, plus dental and vision plans.
- Employer-paid Life & AD&D Insurance, and Voluntary Life & AD&D.
- Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance plans are available.
- 403(b) retirement plan with a matching employer contribution after 90 days of employment.
- Allowances for internet, phone, wellness, and professional development expenses.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
talent acquisitionrecruitingsourcinginterviewingselectiononboardingapplicant tracking systemsHRIS platformsrecruitment technologiesorganizational development
Soft skills
organizational skillsattention to detailability to manage multiple prioritiescommitment to feedbackcommunicationcollaborationproactive engagementrelationship buildingadaptabilityproblem-solving
Certifications
talent acquisition certificationhuman resources certificationlearning and development certification