Sr. Talent Acquisition & Operations Partner (12 month contract, $65/hour, 40...

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to deliver a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Our proven learning platform offers free, high-quality supplemental learning content and practice that cover Pre-K - 12th grade and early college core academic subjects, focusing on math and science. We have over 155 million registered learners globally and are committed to improving learning outcomes for students worldwide, focusing on learners in historically under-resourced communities. OUR COMMUNITY Our students, teachers, and parents come from all walks of life, and so do we. Our team includes people from academia, traditional/non-traditional education, big tech companies, and tiny startups. We hire great people from diverse backgrounds and experiences because it makes our company stronger. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as necessary to achieve our mission and impact the communities we serve. We know that transforming education... starts in-house with learning about ourselves and our colleagues. We strive to be world-class in investing in our people and commit to developing you as a professional. THE ROLE Our People Operations (POps) team is looking for an experienced Sr. Talent Acquisition & Operations Partner to help recruit and onboard the right talent to support our organization’s mission. This person is self-motivated, results-orientated, a strong problem solver, and a true talent partner. You will: • Partner with hiring managers to strategize, plan, and launch new roles. • Promote our employer brand through interactions with candidates and their communities. • Partner in improving and maintaining an efficient and effective hiring process. • Build a strong diverse talent pipeline across multiple departments / functions and employment types (full-time, part-time, contractor, intern). • Manage full-cycle recruiting from establishing the job requisition, securing approvals, clarifying the role via intake with the hiring manager, sourcing, screening, interviewing, securing/closing the offer, dispositioning candidates, and closing the requisition. • Maintain & report on key recruiting metrics in order to inform recruiting and hiring strategy in partnership with HR Leadership. • Provide a positive candidate and new hire experience and manage the new hire onboarding process. WHAT YOU BRING • Motivated by the Khan Academy mission “to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere” • 5+ years of corporate recruiting experience across multiple disciplines • Passion for delighting hiring managers and candidates • Demonstrated ability to generate enthusiasm about opportunities to prospective candidates • A team player with demonstrated collaboration skills • Proven cross-cultural competency skills demonstrating self-awareness, awareness of others, and the ability to adopt inclusive perspectives, attitudes, and behaviors to drive inclusion and belonging throughout the organization • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to coach, advise and influence outcomes • Proven ability to understand organizational issues and manage change • Solid knowledge of candidate sourcing techniques • Excellent project management skills; the ability to organize, set and manage priorities and meet competing deadlines • Experience working with an ATS (applicant tracking system) and LinkedIn recruiter • Strong process-orientation, organization, and follow-up skills • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. MORE ABOUT US The People Operations Team mission is to “foster a high-performance, inclusive culture and great place to work that enables employees to deliver their best work toward attaining Khan Academy’s mission while fulfilling their personal aspirations and career ambitions.” Our motto is Valuing People - Maximizing Potential! For further exploration: • Sal’s TED talk from 2011 • Sal’s TED talk from 2015 • Sal’s TED talk from 2023 • Our team: http://www.khanacademy.org/about/the-team OUR COMPANY VALUES Live & breathe learners We deeply understand and empathize with our users. We leverage user insights, research, and experience to build content, products, services, and experiences that our users trust and love. Our success is defined by the success of our learners and educators. Take a stand As a company, we have conviction in our aspirational point of view of how education will evolve, and we aren’t afraid to take bold bets to invent the future we want to see. The work we do is in service to moving towards that point of view. However, we also listen, learn and flex in the face of new data, and commit to evolving this point of view as the industry and our users evolve. Embrace diverse perspectives We are a diverse community. We seek out and embrace a diversity of voices, perspectives and life experiences leading to stronger, more inclusive teams and better outcomes. As individuals, we are committed to bringing up tough topics and leaning into different points of view with curiosity. We actively listen, learn and collaborate to gain a shared understanding. When a decision is made, we commit to moving forward as a united team. Work responsibly and sustainably We understand that achieving our audacious mission is a marathon, so we set realistic timelines and we focus on delivery that also links to the bigger picture. As a non-profit, we are supported by the generosity of donors as well as strategic partners, and understand our responsibility to our finite resources. We spend every dollar as though it were our own. We are responsible for the impact we have on the world and to each other. We ensure our team and company stay healthy and financially sustainable. Bring out the joy We are committed to making learning a joyful process. This informs what we build for our users and the culture we co-create with our teammates, partners and donors. Cultivate learning mindset We believe in the power of growth for learners and for ourselves. We constantly learn and teach to improve our offerings, ourselves, and our organization. We learn from our mistakes and aren’t afraid to fail. We don't let past failures or successes stop us from taking future bold action and achieving our goals. Deliver wow We insist on high standards and deliver delightful, effective end-to-end experiences that our users can rely on. We choose to focus on fewer things — each of which aligns to our ambitious vision — so we can deliver high-quality experiences that accelerate positive measurable learning with our strategic partners. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to applyShow full descriptionCollapse