Futures start here. Where first steps, new friendships, and confident learners are born. At KinderCare Learning Companies, the first and only early childhood education provider recognized with theGallup Exceptional Workplace Award, we offer a variety of early education and child care options for families. Whether it's KinderCare Learning Centers, Champions, or Crème de la Crème, we build confidence for kids, families, and the future we share. And we want you to join us in shaping it—in neighborhoods, at work, and in schools nationwide.
At KinderCare Learning Companies, you'll use your skills and expertise to support the work (and fun) that happens in our sites and centers every day. From marketers and strategists to financial analysts and data engineers, and so much more, we're all passionate about crafting a world where children, families, and organizations can thrive.
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Program Manager to join our Talent Acquisition team. In this newly created role, you'll lead the design and implementation of our recruiting programs, including Contingent Worker and Immigration Sponsorship. You'll create roadmaps and processes and improve optimization while partnering with leaders across the enterprise to provide enhanced, cost-effective talent attraction programs while driving clarity and collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Create and implement processes and strategies for managing our Contingent Worker Program that enable our teams to attract and hire top talent, while ensuring alignment with business and compliance needs
- Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of contingent workers, including onboarding, vendor management, and offboarding
- Serve as the main point of contact for staffing agencies, hiring managers and key partners in HR, providing clear guidance on contingent workforce processes and guidelines
- Create resources, including manager guides and process documentation, to ensure consistency and clarity in managing contingent workers
- Maintain and optimize Workday processes, including worker profile management, and generate accurate reports to support workforce management
- Immigration Sponsorship Program Management: Work with leaders to understand business needs through assessment and analysis. Create processes, workflows, and reporting that drive clarity for our business leaders, HR, and finance around sponsorship timelines, expenses, and policies. Serve as the quarterback for partners across our corporate teams.
- Manage and lead all aspects of our Employee Referral Program.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of Program Management experience in an HR, Recruiting, or Talent environment. Prior recruiting experience preferred.
- Proven ability to collaborate with leaders across multiple teams and conduct needs assessments and analysis. Ability to provide and leverage data and insights, and recommend solutions.
- With significant agility, you thrive in ambiguous environments where you continually learn and adapt. You enjoy having a vision and the freedom and autonomy to deliver results, applying your creativity and innovation.
- Superior interpersonal, communication, presentation, planning and organizational skills required.
- You're curious, resourceful, and enjoy streamlining chaos into an organized process and are consultative in your approach.
- Excellent PowerPoint and Smartsheet skills with the ability to develop robust slides and dashboards, or the willingness to master these tools within the first 90 days in the role.
- Familiar with Applicant Tracking Systems, preferably Workday.
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Our benefits meet you where you are. We're here to help our employees navigate the integration of work and life:
- Know your whole family is supported with discounted child care benefits.
- Breathe easy with medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!).
- Feel supported in your mental health and personal growth with employee assistance programs.
- Feel great and thrive with access to health and wellness programs, paid time off and discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones.
- ... and much more.
We operate research-backed, accredited, and customizable programs in more than 2,000 sites and centers across 40 states and the District of Columbia. As we expand, we're matching the needs of more and more families, dynamic work environments, and diverse communities from coast to coast. Because we believe every family deserves access to high-quality child care, no matter who they are or where they live. Every day, you'll help bring this mission to life by building community and delivering exceptional experiences. And if you're anything like us, you'll come for the work, and stay for the people.
KinderCare Learning Companies is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.