Talent Acquisition and Employee Engagement Manager

The role

You will own how Amira attracts, hires, keeps, and supports people. You will build a hiring engine for AI native talent, a retention strategy, and support employee operations.

What you will do

• Design and run end-to-end recruiting strategy
• Build pipelines for technical and sales roles
• Create structured interview processes and role scorecards
• Run the Predictive Index process
• Strengthen employer brand
• Deliver candidate experience
• Own the ATS, sourcing tools, and recruiting budget
• Drive inclusive hiring practices
• Build retention strategy and run culture surveys
• Manage the contractor and freelancer lifecycle

Required qualifications

• 5+ years in recruiting, talent acquisition, or people programs for Manager
• Experience hiring at a growing technology company, ideally SaaS, AI, or edtech
• Success recruiting technical talent and go-to-market roles
• Experience coordinating recruiters
• Experience working in an ATS and running behavioral assessments such as the Predictive Index
• Hands-on experience running engagement, recognition, onboarding, or retention programs
• Experience running culture surveys, performance review cycles, and company offsites
• Experience managing employer brand on platforms like Glassdoor
• Comfort with people data
• Working knowledge of U.S. employment law and multi-state compliance
• Clear, confident communication with hiring managers and leaders

Nice to have

• Experience in K-12 education, edtech, or a mission-driven organization
• Experience recruiting bilingual (English/Spanish) talent
• Familiarity with modern ATS and HRIS platforms (e.g., Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Rippling)
• Predictive Index certification
• SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR, or similar certification

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) with company matching
• Flexible time off
• Stock option ownership
• Cutting-edge work
• The opportunity to help children around the world reach their full potential

About the company

Amira accelerates reading outcomes by delivering the science of reading and neuroscience to every student. The company is a mission-driven team of reading scientists, AI engineers, educators, and business builders.