Program Partner - Talent Acquisition Process Management (San Jose)
Jun 5, 2026 San Jose
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- Size: 10,000+ employees
- Industry: Technology: Consumer Internet
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Responsibilities
About the Team:
The Talent Acquisition Process Management team plays a critical role in building a scalable, compliant, and high-quality hiring ecosystem.
We focus on:
- Hiring Process Excellence: Defining process and governance standards and enhancing candidate experience.
- Interview Evaluation: Strengthening assessment frameworks and interviewer enablement.
- Hiring Compliance: Establishing clear policies and operational rigor to ensure adherence to company standards and regulatory requirements across markets.
Our goal is to enable hiring teams to operate with clarity and precision - while continuously improving how we hire.
Responsibilities:
This role is highly cross-functional and execution-oriented, with a strong focus on operational excellence, compliance workflows, and scalable process implementation across the recruiting lifecycle.
As a Program Partner, you will:
- Own and drive end-to-end implementation of recruiting process and operational programs, with a strong focus on compliance-related initiatives and globally scalable solutions where applicable.
- Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, Employment Legal, Systems, HR Operations, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate requirements into practical and scalable workflows.
- Lead operational readiness for new process rollouts, including governance, documentation, communications, and change management.
- Identify recurring operational pain points and escalations, and drive durable improvements through process changes, automation, or workflow enhancements.
- Monitor operational health signals and recurring themes to proactively surface risks and improve workflow usability, reliability, and scalability.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification(s):
- 2+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition operations, program/process management, or related roles.
- Strong understanding of recruiting workflows and operational dependencies across the hiring lifecycle.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional operational initiatives from problem definition through implementation.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and operational problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualification(s):
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks or hiring-related regulatory requirements across different countries.
- Experience working in a regional or global environment.
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $76000 - $151200 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
About the Team:
The Talent Acquisition Process Management team plays a critical role in building a scalable, compliant, and high-quality hiring ecosystem.
We focus on:
- Hiring Process Excellence: Defining process and governance standards and enhancing candidate experience.
- Interview Evaluation: Strengthening assessment frameworks and interviewer enablement.
- Hiring Compliance: Establishing clear policies and operational rigor to ensure adherence to company standards and regulatory requirements across markets.
Our goal is to enable hiring teams to operate with clarity and precision - while continuously improving how we hire.
Responsibilities:
This role is highly cross-functional and execution-oriented, with a strong focus on operational excellence, compliance workflows, and scalable process implementation across the recruiting lifecycle.
As a Program Partner, you will:
- Own and drive end-to-end implementation of recruiting process and operational programs, with a strong focus on compliance-related initiatives and globally scalable solutions where applicable.
- Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, Employment Legal, Systems, HR Operations, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate requirements into practical and scalable workflows.
- Lead operational readiness for new process rollouts, including governance, documentation, communications, and change management.
- Identify recurring operational pain points and escalations, and drive durable improvements through process changes, automation, or workflow enhancements.
- Monitor operational health signals and recurring themes to proactively surface risks and improve workflow usability, reliability, and scalability.
Minimum Qualification(s):
- 2+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition operations, program/process management, or related roles.
- Strong understanding of recruiting workflows and operational dependencies across the hiring lifecycle.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional operational initiatives from problem definition through implementation.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and operational problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualification(s):
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks or hiring-related regulatory requirements across different countries.
- Experience working in a regional or global environment.
About the Team:
The Talent Acquisition Process Management team plays a critical role in building a scalable, compliant, and high-quality hiring ecosystem.
We focus on:
- Hiring Process Excellence: Defining process and governance standards and enhancing candidate experience.
- Interview Evaluation: Strengthening assessment frameworks and interviewer enablement.
- Hiring Compliance: Establishing clear policies and operational rigor to ensure adherence to company standards and regulatory requirements across markets.
Our goal is to enable hiring teams to operate with clarity and precision - while continuously improving how we hire.
Responsibilities:
This role is highly cross-functional and execution-oriented, with a strong focus on operational excellence, compliance workflows, and scalable process implementation across the recruiting lifecycle.
As a Program Partner, you will:
- Own and drive end-to-end implementation of recruiting process and operational programs, with a strong focus on compliance-related initiatives and globally scalable solutions where applicable.
- Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, Employment Legal, Systems, HR Operations, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate requirements into practical and scalable workflows.
- Lead operational readiness for new process rollouts, including governance, documentation, communications, and change management.
- Identify recurring operational pain points and escalations, and drive durable improvements through process changes, automation, or workflow enhancements.
- Monitor operational health signals and recurring themes to proactively surface risks and improve workflow usability, reliability, and scalability.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification(s):
- 2+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition operations, program/process management, or related roles.
- Strong understanding of recruiting workflows and operational dependencies across the hiring lifecycle.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional operational initiatives from problem definition through implementation.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and operational problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualification(s):
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks or hiring-related regulatory requirements across different countries.
- Experience working in a regional or global environment.
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $76000 - $151200 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
Responsibilities
ResponsibilitiesAbout the Team:
The Talent Acquisition Process Management team plays a critical role in building a scalable, compliant, and high-quality hiring ecosystem.
We focus on:
- Hiring Process Excellence: Defining process and governance standards and enhancing candidate experience.
- Interview Evaluation: Strengthening assessment frameworks and interviewer enablement.
- Hiring Compliance: Establishing clear policies and operational rigor to ensure adherence to company standards and regulatory requirements across markets.
Our goal is to enable hiring teams to operate with clarity and precision - while continuously improving how we hire.
Responsibilities:
This role is highly cross-functional and execution-oriented, with a strong focus on operational excellence, compliance workflows, and scalable process implementation across the recruiting lifecycle.
As a Program Partner, you will:
- Own and drive end-to-end implementation of recruiting process and operational programs, with a strong focus on compliance-related initiatives and globally scalable solutions where applicable.
- Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, Employment Legal, Systems, HR Operations, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate requirements into practical and scalable workflows.
- Lead operational readiness for new process rollouts, including governance, documentation, communications, and change management.
- Identify recurring operational pain points and escalations, and drive durable improvements through process changes, automation, or workflow enhancements.
- Monitor operational health signals and recurring themes to proactively surface risks and improve workflow usability, reliability, and scalability.
Qualifications
QualificationsMinimum Qualification(s):
- 2+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition operations, program/process management, or related roles.
- Strong understanding of recruiting workflows and operational dependencies across the hiring lifecycle.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional operational initiatives from problem definition through implementation.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and operational problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualification(s):
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks or hiring-related regulatory requirements across different countries.
- Experience working in a regional or global environment.
Additional Information
- Salary: $76,000 – $151,200
- Posted: Jun 5, 2026