Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Thanks for your interest in Success Academy! Running a large, fast-growing, and high-performing network of public charter schools takes a village - families, children, teachers, staff and faculty, advocates, and supporters alike. We are growing fast in New York and expanding to Florida, and we would love to welcome you to our community! We work tirelessly every day to ensure children have 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 our doors a fair shot at reaching his or her potential.

We are looking for a results-obsessed

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition to run the day-to-day of our recruiting org outside the Academic Teacher and TA Enablement (Operations & Systems) engines. We run TA like a high-performing sales organization — daily activity targets, pipeline and conversion management, and relentless coaching to the number — and we are looking for a leader who has thrived in exactly that kind of environment. This is a hybrid position based out of our NYC Financial District office.

The schedule requires working on-site Tuesday through Thursday, with remote work on Monday and Friday. We are only accepting applications from candidates who live locally to the NYC area and can commit to that commute.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, who will continue to lead Academic Teacher recruitment, along with TA Enablement (Operations & Systems), the Senior Director, Talent Acquisition will lead all of Success Academy's non-instructional recruiting, corporate recruiting, and arts & athletics recruiting — and run it as one high-performing, metrics-driven operation. You lead through a bench of Leads and managers, hold your teams to hiring goals, and personally set the pace and energy of the floor.

This is a hands-on, high-energy operating role — not an advisory or process-design seat. The right person leads from the front, is energized by targets and metrics, and knows how to get discretionary effort out of a fast-moving team. You will inherit established teams and stand up new ones, growing the team as Success Academy grows.

What You Will Own

You will lead several recruiting teams — roughly 20+ recruiters and managers through a bench of 3–5 Leads — spanning:

Non-instructional recruiting — full-cycle recruiters who source and hire school operations, registrar, data, and other non-teaching roles.

Corporate/Executive recruiting — full-cycle recruiting for the corporate office.

Arts & athletics recruiting — specialized hiring for music, chess, dance, theater, and athletics roles - to name a few.

Florida expansion — partner with TA leadership to build the Florida TA Team and operations.

Key Responsibilities

Day-One Health & Wellness:

Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting your first day (SA covers 82% of our core medical plan), plus a free One Medical membership and confidential mental health support via EAP/Talkspace.

Financial Security:

403(b) retirement plan with a 3% employer match, up to $2,400/year in employer HSA contributions, employer-paid life/disability insurance, and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility.

Time to Recharge:

Generous paid time off, paid holidays, and paid parental leave.

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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.

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