Principal Talent Acquisition Partner

Position Title: Principal Talent Acquisition Partner, Leadership Recruiting
Compensation: Target base salary of $75,000–$80,000, with total potential compensation of up to $100,000, including eligible incentives and sign-on bonus.
Location: Fully Remote

ACES MISSION: Hiring exceptional leaders is critical to ACES’ continued growth and our mission of elevating the standards in the treatment of autism. The Principal Talent Acquisition Partner serves as a strategic recruiting partner focused on attracting, hiring, and onboarding executive, Director-level, and key clinical leadership talent.

JOB SUMMARY: The Principal Talent Acquisition Partner is a senior individual contributor specializing in leadership and corporate recruitment. This role owns full-cycle recruiting for Director-level positions, Clinical Directors (CDs), Regional Directors (RDs), and other specialized leadership roles.

This position partners closely with senior leaders, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, and IT to deliver a high-touch candidate and onboarding experience. The Principal Talent Acquisition Partner also provides administrative recruiting coverage and supports strategic Talent Acquisition projects and process improvements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership Recruiting

• Own full-cycle recruitment for Director-level, CD, RD, and other assigned positions.

• Develop targeted sourcing strategies and proactively identify and engage passive leadership talent.

• Assess candidates for experience, leadership capabilities, business impact, and alignment with position requirements.

• Build and maintain pipelines for recurring and anticipated leadership needs.

• Manage sensitive and confidential searches with professionalism and discretion.

• Guide candidates through the interview, offer, and preboarding process while delivering a high-touch candidate experience.

Onboarding & New Hire Experience

• Partner with HR, IT, hiring leaders, and other internal teams to coordinate a smooth transition from accepted offer through onboarding.

• Coordinate first-day readiness, onboarding communication, technology/equipment needs, and key onboarding activities for assigned hires.

• Facilitate new hire orientation for assigned leadership and administrative staff.

• Partner with hiring leaders to ensure onboarding plans are established for incoming new hires.

• Identify opportunities to improve the onboarding experience.

Strategic Hiring Partnership

• Partner directly with executives and hiring managers to understand talent needs and develop effective search strategies.

• Lead intake discussions and advise hiring leaders on candidate profiles, talent availability, compensation expectations, and recruiting challenges.

• Provide consistent updates on search progress, candidate pipelines, and recommended next steps.

• Support effective and consistent leadership interview and selection practices.

Talent Acquisition Team & Project Support

• Provide recruiting coverage for administrative and Support Team positions as business needs require.

• Partner with the administrative recruiter and Talent Acquisition Leadership on recruiting projects, process improvements, and strategic initiatives.

• Support compensation and talent-market research for leadership and specialized positions.

• Contribute to hiring manager resources, interview training, sourcing initiatives, and other Talent Acquisition projects.

*List of responsibilities is not meant to be exhaustive. ACES can modify this job description/responsibilities at any time and in its sole discretion.