Program Specialist, M&A

Responsibilities

• Coordinate across Corporate Development, Legal, People, and technical leadership to keep M&A recruiting processes moving.
• Educate deal sponsors and cross-functional partners on M&A recruiting, interviewing, and standard processes.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates, providing a warm, high-touch, discreet experience from initial conversation through start date.
• Manage scheduling logistics for acquisition-related hiring across time zones and multiple stakeholders.
• Maintain trackers, checklists, timelines, and playbooks for consistent acquisition coordination; identify process improvements.
• Handle confidential information and sensitive conversations with discretion.
• Use AI tools such as Claude in daily recruiting workflows.
• Support additional high-priority recruiting and operations projects.

Requirements

• 3+ years of program management, recruiting coordination, or high-volume scheduling experience.
• Experience creating, documenting, and educating others on evolving hiring approaches.
• Track record of delivering excellent candidate experiences and partnering closely with recruiters.
• Experience handling confidential or sensitive work requiring discretion, trust, and sound judgment.
• Strong organizational skills and comfort creating structure in ambiguous, fast-moving situations.
• Efficient use of AI tools; experience with Claude preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Compensation

• Annual salary: $120,640–$145,600 USD.