This is not a remote position, and it will require one day a week in our downtown Chicago office.

Who we are:

Elevate K-12 is changing the way classrooms work through live, online, real-time instruction to K-12 schools. We bring live high quality teaching through our platform to schools in zip codes that cannot find a high quality teacher. Our few main focuses are to give students the highest quality instruction and access to classes they couldn't have before and thus get them ready for the world of the future and to give instructors, especially women, work opportunities from home, irrespective of zip codes. We are the new way to the classroom!

What we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Unlimited PTO & 12 Company Paid Holidays
• Strong High-Performance Based Culture with High Growth Potential
• Team Focused Culture - Team Events, Outings, Happy Hours & Recognition
• Full Benefits - Medical, Dental & Vision / 401k Plan
• Our Team of Elevaters are: Problem Solvers, Passionate, Motivated, Thirsty for Knowledge & Mission Driven

Who you are:

Are you driven by a desire to build a data and process driven hiring machine? Does process improvement and enhancement excite you? As the Director of Recruitment, you will work along side team members to innovate and grow recruitment strategies that strengthen our ability to attract, assess, and select talent across all levels of our "Teach With Elevate K-12" partner hiring. You will operationalize strategies that scale our hiring efforts in a streamlined way.

What you will be doing:

• Operationalize our hiring process by breaking down steps, streamlining bottlenecks and making it as predictable as possible
• Adding technology to speed up the recruiting process
• Drive operational and process excellence by continuously evaluating and re-imagining talent attraction and acquisition processes, especially with an eye towards towards high-volume recruiting
• Consult with HR and business leaders to develop and implement functional specific recruiting strategies and programs that drive impact in achieving business results
• Direct large-scale and high-volume recruitment projects in a manner that ensures the effective selection of high quality, diverse new hires
• Creates sourcing best practices and methods and establish/maintain relationships with external organizations to aggressively pursue untapped sources of candidates
• Develops innovative candidate sourcing strategies and best path forward based on market data and analytics
• Manages and cultivates talent pipelines for hard to fill positions based on trend analysis and criteria such as function and geography
• Establish and work with a team of recruiters to ensure they are hitting KPI's
• Develop and manage analytics to translate future Instruction deliverables into effective workforce planning and hiring
• Ensure an engaging and positive candidate experience at scale
• Oversee pipeline development for Instructors utilizing social media and other creative sources
• Oversee partnerships that drive Instructor quality for hiring
• Manages team of recruiters
• Develops and presents data analytics on pipelines and strategies for hiring

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in Talent Acquisition
• Proven success with high-volume recruitment
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate strong relationships, influence others at all levels, and drive change in a complex matrixed environment
• Thought leadership, abreast of industry trends and dynamics impacting Talent Acquisition
• Demonstrated project and people leadership
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, conflict management, administration, reasoning and decision-making skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Our story:

Elevate K-12 is tasked with an important mission: change the way K-12 classrooms and teaching work. Our organization is a radically open-minded company that is scaling fast. We are a team focused on high performance, dynamism and embodying a collaborative culture at all levels. Our teammates are able to have open, honest discussions that drive us toward our mission. Elevate K-12 is in a stage of hyper growth that will continue to open up new challenges and opportunities for our team.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender (including gender identity, gender expression, change of sex, and transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request.