Director of Human Resources & Talent Acquisition , Bay Area
Remote · Oakland, California, United States
Job Summary
Director of HR & Talent Acquisition for Aspire Public Schools in the Bay Area overseeing HR leadership for a portfolio of schools. Leads full lifecycle recruitment, workforce planning, employee relations, investigations, performance management, policy development, and retention initiatives. Builds diverse candidate pipelines, partners with universities and community organizations, and analyzes workforce data to inform hiring decisions. Responsible for ensuring legal compliance, guiding school leaders on workplace matters, and fostering an equitable, high-performing culture. Requires strong knowledge of California employment law, experience in K-12 education preferred, and demonstrated ability to lead recruitment and HR programs in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication, collaboration, data literacy, and ability to work remotely as per Aspire’s remote work policy.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a director capacity within talent or hiring
- 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, or related fields
- 3+ years of leadership experience managing people, programs, and organizational initiatives
- Demonstrated experience conducting workplace investigations and/or resolving complex employee relations matters
- Experience leading recruitment strategies, workforce planning, and retention initiatives
- Experience supporting K–12 education organizations strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to lead recruitment function in a fast paced, customer centric environment
- Experience in education sector recruitment
- Demonstrated commitment to people-first strategies and approaches
- Self-driven with superior organizational skills, integrity and great follow through; able to lead multiple projects and still meet all deadlines
- Ability to think strategically and tactically
- Strong verbal, written communication and presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills; proven experience working and collaborating well with various levels
- Very proficient in Microsoft Outlook/Word/Excel/ PowerPoint
- Ability to educate others and build trust
- Deep knowledge of California employment law, employee relations practices, and talent acquisition strategies
- Strong investigation, conflict resolution, and mediation skills
- Ability to build relationships quickly. Understand and use relationships to drive effective collaboration with peers and stakeholders
- Comfort working with data, conducting analysis, seeking insights and making inferences from data to drive future planning
- Curious, innovative, creative and constantly looking for ways to improve
- Exemplifies Aspire values and high levels of integrity and humility, and interest in Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior
Additional Requirements
- Authorized to work in the United States
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