Senior Talent Programs Lead — TA & PX

HR Jobs; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Temporary benefits after 60 days

Job summary

SHIELD AI in San Diego, CA, is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead Talent Acquisition (TA) programs and priority People Experience (PX) initiatives onsite. You will coordinate complex programs, optimize recruiting operations, and design scalable processes to improve hiring experiences.

You’ll partner with TA, PX, and stakeholders to turn priorities into practical roadmaps, tracking progress and driving adoption of new tools and workflows.

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading complex programs within TA/HR or related environments.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong program governance, risk and dependency management, and measurement.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, execute, and launch complex TA programs and PX initiatives.
• Define scope, milestones, timelines, risks, resources, and success metrics.
• Translate hiring priorities into actionable roadmaps and operating models.
• Maintain integrated plans, monitor progress, and manage issues and dependencies.
• Drive alignment across recruiters, coordinators, sourcers, and IT teams.

Skills

Program management

Project management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR / related field

Tools

ATS

Recruiting technology

PX Systems

Job description

SHIELD AI in San Diego, CA, is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead Talent Acquisition (TA) programs and priority People Experience (PX) initiatives onsite. You will coordinate complex programs, optimize recruiting operations, and design scalable processes to improve hiring experiences.

You’ll partner with TA, PX, and stakeholders to turn priorities into practical roadmaps, tracking progress and driving adoption of new tools and workflows.