Principal Talent Acquisition Consultant - GTM

Lead full-cycle hiring outcomes for PowerSchool’s Go-To-Market (Sales) organization by partnering with leaders, shaping strategy, and enhancing the candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CRO, executive team, and hiring leaders to align on business objectives, team needs, and the impact each hire must deliver; advise on market compensation, talent availability, and strategic recruitment.
• Develop recruiting strategies informed by market insight, sourcing data, compensation context, and candidate evidence.
• Own multiple concurrent searches while maintaining responsiveness, hiring quality, accuracy, and a strong candidate experience.
• Proactively source and engage active and passive candidates through professional networks, sourcing platforms, referrals, events, and AI-enabled tools.
• Run structured, behavioral interviews to evaluate skills, experience, competencies, motivation, and role readiness.
• Deliver clear candidate recommendations and challenge assumptions when evidence, market conditions, or business needs indicate a different approach.
• Build long-term talent relationships and talent communities across PowerSchool and the EdTech market.
• Continuously improve recruiting practices, tools, processes, and candidate experiences.

Requirements

• 8 to 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with strong emphasis on commercial or GTM recruiting in edtech, start-up, or scaling sales environments.
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent requisitions across different functions or levels.
• Proven success building consultative relationships across all levels in a sales organization.
• Experience using behavioral interviewing methods and translating evidence into candidate recommendations.
• Experience advising hiring leaders throughout the recruiting and selection process.
• Experience with an applicant tracking system and sourcing technologies.
• Ability to travel approximately 10% to 15% for business needs.
• Experience recruiting for GTM (go-to-market; sales) teams in SaaS, technology, EdTech, or other complex professional environments.
• Experience in staffing or executive search.
• Workday Recruiting experience.
• Experience using AI-enabled recruiting or sourcing tools.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or comparable certification.
• Ability to translate business needs into recruiting strategy and advise leaders with confidence and credibility.
• Ability to build relationships across levels and functions and use market insight and evidence to improve hiring decisions.
• Proactive mindset to create talent pipelines before urgent needs arise.
• Judgment to balance ownership and urgency while maintaining a customer- and candidate-focused experience.

Technologies

• Applicant tracking system
• Sourcing technologies
• AI-enabled tools
• Workday Recruiting
• AI-enabled recruiting or sourcing tools

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life and disability coverage
• 401(k)
• Parental leave
• Discretionary Time Off
• Wellness programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Additional voluntary benefits

Location and Travel

• Hybrid role based in the Plano, TX corporate office.
• Regular onsite presence expected based on team and business needs.
• Occasional travel of approximately 10% to 5% may be required.

Compensation

Actual compensation may vary based on relevant skills and experience, education, certifications, internal equity, pay ranges, and market data.

EEO Commitment

• PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
• If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding the recruiting process, email [email protected].