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What We Do
At Leading Educators (LE), we know that excellent teaching is the most important driver of student success. The moment a student steps foot in the classroom, their opportunity to learn depends on how prepared their teacher is to translate complex content knowledge, standards, and their knowledge of that student into lessons that help them learn deeply and apply their thinking to the real world.
That’s a big lift, and it often happens alone. As a national nonprofit, we partner with school systems to overcome persistent instructional challenges, foster intentional collaboration and adult learning by design, and ignite new possibilities through systemic solutions at the intersection of teaching, talent, and technology.
We work shoulder-to-shoulder with educators at every level of the education system to strengthen their instructional and leadership practices, bring a vision for excellent instruction to life with consistency, and ensure every student reaches their full potential.
Through direct support, strategic advising, innovation pilots, and best-in-class research, we help educators work toward a future where every student is ready to thrive. Learn more about our work at leadingeducators.org.
Internal & External Candidate Application Deadline: 2/2/2026
Position
At Leading Educators, we're seeking a detail-oriented Associate Director of Talent Operations who will be the critical operational engine of our recruiting and contractor management processes. This role is the central hub of talent intake, responsible for managing the intricate workflows of recruiting, onboarding, and contractor operations across our organization.
Your day-to-day will involve meticulously managing our Talent Help Desk and shared Talent inbox, serving as the primary intake point for all recruiting and talent-related requests. You'll be the operational maestro who ensures every recruiting process runs smoothly, from initial candidate contact through final hiring and onboarding, while simultaneously managing our contractor operations with precision and care.
This position is uniquely positioned to transform our talent operations, with a specific mandate to embed AI-enabled workflows into our recruiting and operational processes. You'll be the strategic partner who not only manages current talent operations but actively designs and implements innovative approaches to streamline our talent acquisition and management systems.
Do you have expertise in…
- Comprehensive recruiting operations, including interview scheduling, candidate communication, and offer letter preparation
- Managing full-cycle contractor hiring logistics, including onboarding and offboarding processes
- Building and maintaining interview guides, scorecards, and workflows in applicant tracking systems
- Tracking and managing talent-related requests with exceptional follow-through and attention to detail
Do you enjoy…
- Coordinating complex multi-step processes with multiple stakeholders
- Using technology and AI tools to improve operational efficiency
- Maintaining meticulous records and creating clear, actionable tracking systems
- Working in high-volume, fast-paced environments with frequent context switching between recruiting, onboarding, performance management and contractor operations
If you've answered affirmatively to these questions and meet the following prerequisites, we urge you to seize this opportunity. This role calls for the following:
- 5-7+ years of proven experience in talent operations, recruiting operations, HR operations, or program/project coordination
- Advanced proficiency in applicant tracking systems, with expertise in Greenhouse preferred
- Demonstrated ability to project manage complex, multi-stakeholder workflows with clear timelines and dependencies
- Exceptional skills in managing pre-hire compliance processes, including background checks, I-9 verification, and employment documentation
- Proven track record of coordinating contractor and consultant operations, including comprehensive onboarding and offboarding workflows
- Expert-level experience managing shared inboxes, help desks, or centralized intake systems with a strong service-oriented approach
- Demonstrated ability to triage requests, prioritize work effectively, and escalate appropriately
- Strong analytical skills to build and maintain talent-related dashboards and performance management tracking
- Practitioner-level AI fluency, with the ability to identify and implement AI-enabled workflow improvements
Travel Requirements
- This is a remote position requires moderate travel
- National travel for org retreats, programming, job related travel, or professional development
- Outside of the above mentioned travel, this person will work from a home office that must be located anywhere within the U.S.
Questions? We’re here to help.
If you have questions about this role or about our hiring process at any point, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]. This inbox is monitored regularly, and we aim to respond within two business days. To ensure your question receives a thoughtful and timely response, we kindly ask that you refrain from emailing individual staff members or members of our HR team directly. The best way to connect with us is always through [email protected].
Why Work at Leading Educators?
Imagine being part of an organization where your ideas and perspectives are highly valued. At Leading Educators, we believe in fostering individual strengths, encouraging personal growth, and embracing innovative ideas. If you thrive in a remote working environment, with the added excitement of travel, we're the perfect fit for you. By joining us, you become part of a powerful community of peers nationwide. Regardless of your location, you possess the power to make a significant impact on both students and teachers who rely on us daily. Join Leading Educators and become an integral part of driving progress in education.
Learn About Our Mission & Values:
Mission: Leading Educators partners with school systems to sustain the teaching, leadership, and conditions for every student to succeed in school and in life.
Values:
- Build on strengths: We affirm and begin with the unique and collective talents, experiences, and wisdom of ourselves and others.
- Continuously learn: We develop ourselves and others. We apply new learning and deepened self-awareness to our relationships and practices.
- Prioritize people: We build trust and reflect on the impact of different perspectives and experiences.
- Champion success for all: We re-imagine structures, habits, and mindsets to ensure every learner has access to evidence-based learning opportunities.
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring
- We use artificial intelligence–enabled tools throughout our hiring process, from the moment a candidate applies through the offer stage, to support administrative tasks and the initial review of candidate materials. These tools help us organize, analyze, and surface relevant information efficiently, but they do not make hiring decisions.
- All candidate materials—including applications, resumes, assessments, and interview feedback—are reviewed and evaluated by people. All hiring decisions, including interview selection, advancement, and offers of employment, are made by humans.
- We use AI solely as a support tool to assist with early-stage reviews and process efficiency. We do not use AI in ways that discriminate based on protected characteristics, nor do we use ZIP codes or similar data to target or exclude protected groups. Our hiring practices are designed to be fair, consistent, and aligned with equal employment opportunity standards.
Benefits
- Compensation:
- If hired for this position, the base compensation range is $87,243 to $111,037 annually. New hires typically enter the range at a set comp ratio (e.g., 0.95 or 0.98), depending on the role. For this position, the salary entry point is $99,140. Candidates may move up the range based on additional years of relevant experience beyond the role’s minimum years of experience qualification.
- If you have more than 7 years of directly relevant experience, your starting salary may be adjusted higher within the range, up to a maximum starting salary of $104,239. This approach ensures that candidates with additional experience beyond the minimum are recognized in the initial salary offer.
- Benefits:
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for individual employees.
- Additional premium costs are covered 60% by Leading Educators for partners and dependents on medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 4% matching 401k plan, Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, childcare and commuter expenses, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Benefits are valued at or above $9,000 for employees.
- Time Off:
- First three years of employment, full time staff accrue 22 days a year.
- Five additional days are accrued after the third and sixth year of employment.
- Leading Educators also offer 16 additional paid days off for various holidays, including three floating holidays staff may use at their discretion.
Equal Opportunity Employment
Leading Educators is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
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