Ultimate Medical Academy
Vice President, Talent Acquisition
Job Summary
The Vice President of Talent Acquisition oversees the strategic development and execution of recruitment efforts across multiple educational brands, leading a team focused on high-volume and executive hiring. The role involves designing sourcing strategies, managing vendor relations, optimizing recruitment processes, and ensuring compliance, while collaborating with organizational leaders to meet business needs. Candidates should have extensive experience in recruiting, team management, and technology systems like ATS. The position emphasizes leadership, strategy, and fostering a positive, inclusive work environment.
Required Skills
Benefits
Job Description
UMA is a nonprofit healthcare educational institution with a national presence. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida and founded in 1994, UMA offers content-rich, interactive online programs as well as hands-on training at our Clearwater, Florida campus.
- Medical (including prescription), Dental, Vision (UMA subsidized)
- FSA/HSA (Depending on Medical Plan chosen)
- $50,000 Life Insurance (UMA paid)
- Additional Voluntary Life Insurance (Team Member paid)
- Employee Assistance Program – EAP (UMA paid)
- Long Term Disability (UMA paid)
- Short Term Disability (Team Member paid)
- Supplemental Insurance such as Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital (Team Member Paid)
- Paid Time Off – 15 days accrued in year 1, 9 holidays, and 1 day of Volunteering Time Off
- 401k (eligible upon completion of 90 days of employment and must be at least 21 years of age)
- Pet Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection
Purpose of the Position:
The Vice President, Talent Acquisition is responsible for the strategic development and execution of talent recruitment across our portfolio of schools and brands, including Ultimate Medical Academy, American Institute, Nasium Training and Global Education Group.
This role leads efforts to attract, recruit, and hire high-potential team members who align with our values and mission. Partnering closely with business leaders, the Vice President oversees full-cycle hiring for all open positions — internal and external — and ensures a seamless pre-boarding experience for new hires.
What you’ll do:
- Design and execute recruiting strategy: Lead a team of recruiters, leaders and support staff with a strong culture of accountability and high performance. Analyze goals, activities and outcomes to inform action plans at the team and individual level. Build active and passive talent pipelines nationwide, explore innovative sourcing methods and oversee UMA’s Employee Referral Program. Manage the recruiting database for sourcing and tracking. Support UMA’s goal of a geographically diverse workforce while complying with state and local hiring regulations. Ensure access to a wide range of third-party staffing vendors for supplemental recruiting needs.
- Budget management: Oversee Talent Acquisition departmental expenses and investments to ensure appropriate allocation of people and technology resources.
- Workforce planning and cross-functional partnership: Partner with leaders across the organization to analyze business needs and hiring trends. Stay informed on open and upcoming requisitions, year-over-year trends, hiring forecasts and market fluctuations. Collaborate with People Operations Business Partners to assess departmental team structures and hiring plans. Serve as the primary source of data-informed insights for all Talent Acquisition decisions. Provide consultative guidance and partner with department leaders to strengthen teams through improved candidate profiles and retention strategies.
- Manage technology and process optimization: Oversee the selection, implementation, and optimization of recruiting tools, systems, and workflows. Identify opportunities to streamline and automate the talent acquisition process, improve candidate experience and increase recruiter efficiency. Partner with People Operations/HRIS, IT and vendors as needed to maintain system health and data integrity.
- Lead with care: Lead and coach team members, fostering a culture of wellness, recognition and engagement. Meet regularly with team in one-on-one and group settings to provide feedback and cultivate/maintain a positive work culture.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Career Level Expectations:
- Manage a single job family for the organization for a line of business which typically includes at least one department/team that has a material impact on business results.
- Establish and implement strategies that have short- to mid-term impact on business results (3 years or less).
- Problems faced are frequently complex and require broad-based solutions that impact multiple areas of the organization.
- Requires ability to negotiate and compromise, and ability to communicate and influence senior executive leadership.
- Requires ability to solve problems cross-functionally with and without shared goals.
- Desire for growth and professional development.
Required Skills/Experience:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 15 years’ experience in recruiting, agency staffing, or talent acquisition.
- 10 years' experience with high-volume contact center recruiting.
- 5 years’ experience with executive-level recruiting.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of contacts, including outside vendors and senior management.
- Proven track record of project completion, multi-tasking, and the ability to handle a high-pressure environment with significant timeline pressures.
- Able to professionally communicate fluently in verbal and written English.
- Able to contribute to a diverse and inclusive work environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Experience in Applicant Tracking Systems.
- Proficient in MS Office (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Preferred Requirements:
- Master’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience with remote recruiting and/or education/campus-based recruiting.
- Strong/advanced proficiency in any of the above required skills/experience.
Compliance:
- Demonstrate knowledge of and carefully follow all applicable federal and state compliance requirements and regulations including those prescribed by the U.S. Department of Education, accrediting agencies, state regulations, and internal policies and procedures.
- Effectively communicate compliance requirements to other staff as appropriate and quickly escalate any compliance concerns to the Compliance department.
Work Environment/Physical Demands:
- This is a remote position.
- Home office set up, quiet place to work, and ability to hard wire into high-speed internet connection.
- May require setup of computer equipment, accommodation consideration available upon request.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, as needed.
Anticipated starting salary is based on experience and qualifications.
OUR VALUES
Our institutional values are shaped and validated by our team members. They describe how we strive to operate and are the standards of behavior we look to embody.
ACT WITH INTEGRITY
We operate honestly and ethically in an industry-compliant fashion. We are fair and trustworthy in our interactions with all we serve. Our team members, at all levels, lead by example and strive to do the right thing for our students and for each other. We are disciplined professionals who strive to be straightforward and dependable.
CHAMPION STUDENT OUTCOMES
We live by a strong commitment to our students and are passionate about preparing them for meaningful careers. We are deeply dedicated to ensuring students’ educational and career success. We excel at building our students’ confidence and empowering them to reach their full potential.
COMMIT TO TEAM MEMBER SUCCESS
We are committed to our team members’ success and to each other’s success. We strive to create an environment that attracts and retains the best talent while offering continuous learning, professional development and career growth opportunities. We recognize and reward our team members for their contributions to the organization and to our students.
PURSUE RESULTS WITH PURPOSE
We pursue results with a sense of urgency and purpose. We take responsibility for achieving ambitious, measurable results and hold each other accountable. We think strategically and critically, greet new ideas and challenges openly, and look for innovative solutions to challenges.
HAVE FUN. BUILD ENERGY
Enjoying what we do is central to achieving our goals. Building energy, having fun, being optimistic and creating a positive working environment are all critical to our success and that of our students. We strive to be inspired and to inspire others. We consistently show appreciation and celebrate our successes, both large and small.
WORK AS ONE
We believe that diverse, inclusive teams produce breakthrough results. We strive to build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues from all types of backgrounds by showing respect and humility when interacting with each other and resolving conflicts in a constructive manner. By working together, we win together - as one - ensuring that the goals of the company are the focal point of our efforts.
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