Director of Talent Acquisition (Remote)

Pops ABA; Clifton (NJ); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pops ABA, a growing group delivering behavioral health and therapy services, is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead recruitment across Connect ABA + Therapy, POPS Therapeutics, and KidClan. The role requires strategic leadership, building scalable recruitment systems, and partnering with executives to fuel growth across healthcare, educational, and clinical teams.

You will shape long-term talent pipelines, improve time-to-fill, and enhance candidate experience while expanding into

Qualifications

• 7+ years of recruiting experience.
• 3+ years in recruiting leadership roles.
• Experience recruiting healthcare, therapy, behavioral health, educational, or school-based professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead talent acquisition across Connect ABA + Therapy, POPS Therapeutics, and KidClan.
• Develop recruitment strategies for clinical, educational, administrative, and leadership positions.
• Build candidate pipelines for difficult-to-fill roles.
• Create proactive sourcing strategies utilizing referrals, networking, direct outreach, universities, professional organizations, and job boards.
• Develop relationships with graduate programs, universities, and training programs.
• Establish recruiting metrics, dashboards, and workforce planning processes.
• Partner with leadership teams to forecast hiring needs and support organizational growth.
• Improve hiring workflows, recruiting systems, and candidate experience.
• Develop and oversee employee referral programs.
• Build employer branding initiatives to strengthen recruitment efforts.
• Analyze recruiting performance and continuously improve hiring outcomes.
• Support expansion into new locations, service lines, and markets.

Skills

Healthcare recruiting

Leadership

Talent pipelines

Relationship building

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

Recruiting analytics

Data-driven recruiting

Job description

Compensation: Highly Competitive Salary + Performance Incentives

About Us

We are a growing group of organizations dedicated to improving the lives of children and families through behavioral health, therapy, educational, and early intervention services.

Our organizations include:

Connect ABA + Therapy – ABA services for children and families

POPS Therapeutics – Clinic and community-based therapy services

KidClan – School-based and early intervention staffing and services

As we continue to expand, we are seeking an exceptional Director of Talent Acquisition to lead recruitment efforts across all three organizations.

Position Overview

This is a leadership role for an experienced talent acquisition professional who has successfully recruited healthcare, therapy, educational, and behavioral health professionals at scale.

The Director of Talent Acquisition will be responsible for developing and executing recruitment strategies, building long-term talent pipelines, improving hiring systems, managing recruiting initiatives, and ensuring all three organizations have the talent needed to support continued growth.

This individual will work directly with executive leadership and will play a critical role in the future growth of our organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all talent acquisition efforts across Connect ABA + Therapy, POPS Therapeutics, and KidClan
• Develop and execute recruitment strategies for clinical, educational, administrative, and leadership positions
• Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines for difficult-to-fill positions
• Create proactive sourcing strategies utilizing referrals, networking, direct outreach, universities, professional organizations, and job boards
• Develop relationships with graduate programs, universities, and training programs
• Establish recruiting metrics, dashboards, and workforce planning processes
• Partner with leadership teams to forecast hiring needs and support organizational growth
• Improve hiring workflows, recruiting systems, and candidate experience
• Develop and oversee employee referral programs
• Build employer branding initiatives to strengthen recruitment efforts
• Analyze recruiting performance and continuously improve hiring outcomes
• Support expansion into new locations, service lines, and markets

Positions Recruited

This role will oversee recruitment for positions including:

• Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs)
• Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs)
• Behavior Technicians (BTs)
• Occupational Therapists (OTs)
• Physical Therapists (PTs)
• Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs)
• School Psychologists
• Early Intervention Providers
• Clinical Directors
• Operations and Administrative Staff
• Additional educational and healthcare professionals

Qualifications

• 7+ years of recruiting experience
• 3+ years of recruitment leadership experience
• Demonstrated success recruiting healthcare, therapy, behavioral health, educational, or school-based professionals
• Experience recruiting BCBAs, therapists, school-based providers, or similar clinical professionals strongly preferred
• Proven ability to build talent pipelines and fill difficult positions
• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills
• Experience using recruiting systems, applicant tracking systems, and recruiting analytics
• Highly organized, results-driven, and self-motivated

What Success Looks Like

The successful candidate will:

• Build reliable talent pipelines across all service lines
• Reduce vacancy rates for key positions
• Improve time-to-fill and quality-of-hire metrics
• Strengthen employee referral programs
• Develop long-term university and community partnerships
• Create scalable recruiting systems that support continued growth

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to build and lead talent acquisition for multiple growing organizations while working directly with executive leadership. The right candidate will have significant influence over recruitment strategy, workforce planning, and long-term organizational growth.

If you are an experienced recruiting leader who enjoys building systems, solving hiring challenges, and helping organizations scale, we would love to hear from you.