Manager, Talent Acquisition Programs

. Design, lead, and scale national Talent Acquisition programs supporting early career hiring and workforce priorities .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, lead, and scale national Talent Acquisition programs supporting early career hiring and workforce priorities
Develop program roadmaps, success measures, timelines, and stakeholder alignment plans
Improve candidate journeys across early career, conference, and engagement channels from awareness to hire
Build and manage the early career talent engine, including College of Veterinary Medicine engagement, technician training, externship pathways, and entry-level hiring pipelines
Partner with Medicine, DVM Engagement, Marketing, field leadership, and Talent Acquisition stakeholders
Create scalable programming connecting prospective veterinarians and technicians with AmeriVet hospitals, mentors, learning opportunities, and career pathways
Track top-of-funnel activity, engagement, application flow, offer acceptance, and conversion outcomes
Develop and lead a national conference engagement strategy and employer brand activation
Define conference messaging, booth experiences, collateral, lead capture, follow-up campaigns, and post-event nurture
Create tools, playbooks, and repeatable processes for consistent program execution
Own reporting and analytics for early career and conference channels
Define KPIs, establish baselines, monitor progress, analyze trends, and recommend investments
Prepare leadership insights connecting program activity to hiring goals, brand awareness, engagement, and return on investment
Operate as a strategic program leader with no direct reports

What you’ll need

5+ years of campus recruiting, early career programs, university relations, employer branding, or related program management experience
Experience building or scaling early career, internship, externship, student engagement, technician training, or workforce pipeline programs
Strong strategic planning, project management, and cross-functional stakeholder management skills
Ability to partner with clinical, business, marketing, and talent acquisition leaders to design and execute high-impact programs
Experience developing employer brand or candidate engagement strategies supporting awareness, attraction, and conversion
Expertise using data, reporting, and funnel metrics to evaluate program performance and inform decisions
Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and relationship-building skills
Veterinary, healthcare, higher education, or national conference strategy experience preferred
Ability to travel up to 30–40%

Comp & perks