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Success Academy Charter Schools

Lead, TA Operations

New York, NY

Thanks for your interest in Success Academy! Running the largest, fastest-growing, and highest-performing network of public charter schools in New York City takes a village - families, children, teachers, staff and faculty, advocates and supporters alike. We would love to welcome you to our community! We work tirelessly every day to ensure each child in NYC has access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status. When you join SA, you play a part in giving every student who walks through the doors of one of our 53 schools in NYC a fair shot at reaching his or her potential.

Job Description

As the fastest growing, highest-performing charter school network in New York State, Success Academy is reimagining K-12 public education. Nationally recognized for our innovative, whole-child school model and outstanding academic results, Success Academy educators are empowering children from all backgrounds with the knowledge, skills, and self-belief to succeed in college and in life. We now need a results-driven Lead, TA Operations to join our Talent Acquisition team.

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The Lead, Talent Acquisition Operations will lead the efforts in optimizing and evolving TA systems, tools, programs and processes. This person will provide day-to-day operational guidance and hands-on support to the Talent Acquisition Team and other internal business partners to increase TA operational efficiency and productivity. They will be responsible for equipping the TA team with the most effective tools to approach the hiring process and track recruiting metrics to identify the best strategies and areas of improvement. This person will partner with several cross-functional partners and will report to the Head of Talent Acquisition.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Managing TA tools, systems, reporting, vendor relationships and external partner organizations
  • Lead and support special recruiting projects and initiatives to ensure business needs and client deliverables are met
  • Drive the creation of relevant analytics and reporting for individual business needs, quarterly business reviews, etc.
  • Collaborate with Talent Acquisition partners and facilitate interactions on key performance indicators, service level agreements, and troubleshooting issues across the recruiting ecosystem.
  • Author and ensure all TA standard operational procedure (SOP) documents are up-to-date and are kept readily available for stakeholders.
  • Responsible for the communication and adherence to TA compliance requirements and ensures focus on reporting, auditing, and escalation of any known issues.
  • Focus on the maximization and organization of the candidate journey from first touch to day one.
  • Perform regularly scheduled process and system audits to ensure consistency and accuracy.

A successful applicant will have the following experiences and education:

Required Qualifications

  • Experience with training and change management
  • Proven experience managing complex projects/programs
  • Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications
  • 3+ years of management experience
  • Experience managing teams through change is highly preferred
  • Exceptional communication (written and verbal), presenting, influencing and negotiation skills
  • Strong project management, analytical and critical thinking skills
  • Experience presenting to key stakeholders and senior leadership is required
  • Proven ability to analyze information to find trends and diagnose problem areas
  • Experience with training and change management
  • Use critical thinking, identify opportunities to optimize, maintain, evolve, and ensure continuous improvement throughout all TA systems, tools, trainings, programs, and processes
  • Bachelor's degree.

A successful applicant will have the following traits:

Required Traits

  • Data-driven and comfortable translating business requirements into actionable insights via milestone mapping and measurable analytics.
  • Experience with Workday and leading ATS providers.
  • Experience managing vendor partnerships.
  • Experience with process improvement, documentation, and reporting within HR.
  • Background check management and oversight, and on-boarding within HR/Talent Acquisition.

To join our team, please upload a cover letter and resume that outlines your candidacy. Your cover letter should explain in detail your qualifications for the position. Resumes without cover letters will not be reviewed. (Note: While completing the online application your cover letter may be uploaded to the same screen where you will find the resume you uploaded earlier in the process.)

Success Academy Charter Schools is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.

Compensation Range
Annual Salary: $135,000.00 - $145,000.00
Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience.

Already an employee of Success Academies? Please go to your Okta Dashboard> Workday> Applications> Career to apply via our Internal Careers page.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.Learn more about our philosophy, benefits, and team at https://jobs.successacademies.org/working-here/.

Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment-based immigration sponsorship.

Client-provided location(s): New York, NY, USA
Job ID: SuccessAcademy-SUACUSR0021900EXTERNALENUS
Employment Type: Full Time

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