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Business Partner Recruitment & Activation Manager, Teamship
College Board - GST
Location:
- This is a remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). All CB employees are required to occasionally travel to meet in person for business purposes.
Role Type:
- This is a full-time position
About College Board
College Board is a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization that aims to clear a path for all students to own their futures. We focus on expanding access to higher education and helping students develop the skills they need for college and career readiness. We serve 7 million students annually– a reach unparalleled in a fragmented sector.
At a moment when AI is transforming education and work, College Board is investing in work-based learning as a critical pathway for students to build durable skills — collaboration, communication, and problem solving — that technology cannot replace.
College Board acquired District C and its flagship program, Teamship, its first programmatic acquisition in over 20 years (learn more here). This acquisition reflects College Board’s commitment to exploring bold ideas that bridge K–12, higher education, and career, complementing time-tested programs like AP and SAT.
We are building a team to scale the Teamship program so more students have access to high-quality work-based learning.
About Teamship
Teamship is a work-based learning program where teams of students solve real problems for real businesses. Teamship provides a high-impact reimagined internship experience that builds the durable skills students need, employers value, and that power today's economy. Key offerings of the program:
- Hands-on learning with employers and experiences that build the skills technology can’t replace
- World-class professional learning to support educators
- Employer partnership model that makes it simpler to engage with high schools
- Better access for more students with program delivery through schools
To learn more, listen to an interview with the Co-founder and Teamship team leader, Dan Gonzalez, on The Education Equation podcast with College Board President, Jeremy Singer (recorded before the acquisition).
About the Opportunity
As we grow, we are building a dynamic and mission-aligned team to help us expand our network of business partners, the amazing companies and individuals who volunteer five hours to provide valuable work-based learning experiences to students and pose a real business problem for them to solve.
We’re looking for an Business Partner Recruitment & Activation Manager, Teamship to join our growing team. You’ll own the end-to-end process of recruiting, engaging, and supporting business partners and ensuring 100% match rate and delivery of this program, while evolving the systems that will drive quality and efficiency at scale.
In this role, you will:
Build and convert a strong business partner pipeline (40%)
- Build and manage a pipeline of prospective business partners aligned to Teamship’s program needs
- Recruit and convert partners from initial outreach through confirmed participation using clear, compelling messaging
- Build trust and excitement with diverse business leaders so partners are motivated, prepared, and eager to participate
- Drive timely, professional communication that keeps momentum high and reduces friction throughout the process
Deliver high-quality matches between businesses and programs (50%)
- Create strong matches between business partners and Teamship programs that result in high-quality experiences for students and ensures every spot is filled prior to program launch
- Ensure partners are onboarded, scheduled, and supported to enable smooth program delivery and a positive experience for all stakeholders
- Work with businesses to scope challenges for student teams, ensuring clarity and authenticity
- Maintain accurate systems, tools, and workflows to keep matching organized, efficient, and scalable as volume grows
Strengthen operations and support the program’s scalability (10%)
- Support improvements to systems, workflows, and resources that increase efficiency and impact
- Surface insights from partner engagement that help improve outreach and stakeholder experiences
- Contribute as a reliable, proactive teammate in a fast-moving environment, stepping in where needed to support iterations and strong program delivery
About You
We’re looking for someone who takes ownership, moves work forward with urgency, and enjoys figuring things out. This role is a good fit if you love working with people, thrive on staying organized amid ambiguity, and take real satisfaction in seeing things through to completion. Additionally, we are looking for someone who
- Has 3 to 7 years of experience in recruitment, business partner outreach, or activation work
- Is comfortable in an individual contributor role Is confident managing a regional case load autonomously as an individual contributor
-
How You Operate
- You have a get-it-done mindset and strong sense of ownership; when something needs to happen, you take responsibility for driving it forward from start to finish.
- You bring a bias toward action, urgency, and results, with the ability to stay calm and focused when outcomes depend on factors outside your direct control.
- You enjoy fast-paced, ambiguous environments and can flexibly reprioritize to adjust as needs evolve.
- You have strong organizational and project management skills, including follow-through, clear communication, and proactive coordination.
- You get satisfaction from checking items off the list.
How You Communicate
- You have a natural ability to connect with people and move them into action, engaging a wide range of audiences from small businesses to senior leaders to educators.
- You build trust quickly, communicate clearly, and know how to tailor your message to the audience in real time.
- You’re confident talking to new people and energized by external outreach, with excitement about serving as an ambassador for Teamship and its mission.
How You Problem Solve
- You bring a creative, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving and enjoy finding another path when the obvious one is blocked.
- You’re intrinsically motivated by solving the puzzle, making the right match, and seeing meaningful outcomes through, even when the work gets complex or barriers pop up.
- You can think strategically about what needs to happen next while also executing at the task level, rolling up your sleeves and pitching in when needed.
How You Like to Work
- You have a deep belief in young people, a strong connection to student impact, and genuine excitement about work that expands educational access and opportunity.
- You enjoy being in a supportive environment that celebrates wins and values genuine collaboration.
- You work well in a remote (or hybrid) environment, and you’re willing to travel on behalf of College Board three to five times per year.
All roles at College Board require:
- A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
- Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
- Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
- A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.
- A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.
- A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success
- Authorization to work in the United States
About Our Process
- Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
- While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.
What We Offer
At College Board, we offer more than a paycheck: we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We’re a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.
A Thoughtful Approach to Compensation
- The hiring range for this role is $56,000 - $95,000, and does not vary outside this range.
- Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board.
- We aim to make our best offer upfront, rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data.
- We adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live.
You’ll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it’s like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process. Check out our careers page for more.
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Business Partner Recruitment & Activation Manager, Teamship
College Board - GST
Location:
- This is a remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). All CB employees are required to occasionally travel to meet in person for business purposes.
Role Type:
- This is a full-time position
About College Board
College Board is a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization that aims to clear a path for all students to own their futures. We focus on expanding access to higher education and helping students develop the skills they need for college and career readiness. We serve 7 million students annually– a reach unparalleled in a fragmented sector.
At a moment when AI is transforming education and work, College Board is investing in work-based learning as a critical pathway for students to build durable skills — collaboration, communication, and problem solving — that technology cannot replace.
College Board acquired District C and its flagship program, Teamship, its first programmatic acquisition in over 20 years (learn more here). This acquisition reflects College Board’s commitment to exploring bold ideas that bridge K–12, higher education, and career, complementing time-tested programs like AP and SAT.
We are building a team to scale the Teamship program so more students have access to high-quality work-based learning.
About Teamship
Teamship is a work-based learning program where teams of students solve real problems for real businesses. Teamship provides a high-impact reimagined internship experience that builds the durable skills students need, employers value, and that power today's economy. Key offerings of the program:
- Hands-on learning with employers and experiences that build the skills technology can’t replace
- World-class professional learning to support educators
- Employer partnership model that makes it simpler to engage with high schools
- Better access for more students with program delivery through schools
To learn more, listen to an interview with the Co-founder and Teamship team leader, Dan Gonzalez, on The Education Equation podcast with College Board President, Jeremy Singer (recorded before the acquisition).
About the Opportunity
As we grow, we are building a dynamic and mission-aligned team to help us expand our network of business partners, the amazing companies and individuals who volunteer five hours to provide valuable work-based learning experiences to students and pose a real business problem for them to solve.
We’re looking for an Business Partner Recruitment & Activation Manager, Teamship to join our growing team. You’ll own the end-to-end process of recruiting, engaging, and supporting business partners and ensuring 100% match rate and delivery of this program, while evolving the systems that will drive quality and efficiency at scale.
In this role, you will:
Build and convert a strong business partner pipeline (40%)
- Build and manage a pipeline of prospective business partners aligned to Teamship’s program needs
- Recruit and convert partners from initial outreach through confirmed participation using clear, compelling messaging
- Build trust and excitement with diverse business leaders so partners are motivated, prepared, and eager to participate
- Drive timely, professional communication that keeps momentum high and reduces friction throughout the process
Deliver high-quality matches between businesses and programs (50%)
- Create strong matches between business partners and Teamship programs that result in high-quality experiences for students and ensures every spot is filled prior to program launch
- Ensure partners are onboarded, scheduled, and supported to enable smooth program delivery and a positive experience for all stakeholders
- Work with businesses to scope challenges for student teams, ensuring clarity and authenticity
- Maintain accurate systems, tools, and workflows to keep matching organized, efficient, and scalable as volume grows
Strengthen operations and support the program’s scalability (10%)
- Support improvements to systems, workflows, and resources that increase efficiency and impact
- Surface insights from partner engagement that help improve outreach and stakeholder experiences
- Contribute as a reliable, proactive teammate in a fast-moving environment, stepping in where needed to support iterations and strong program delivery
About You
We’re looking for someone who takes ownership, moves work forward with urgency, and enjoys figuring things out. This role is a good fit if you love working with people, thrive on staying organized amid ambiguity, and take real satisfaction in seeing things through to completion. Additionally, we are looking for someone who
- Has 3 to 7 years of experience in recruitment, business partner outreach, or activation work
- Is comfortable in an individual contributor role Is confident managing a regional case load autonomously as an individual contributor
-
How You Operate
- You have a get-it-done mindset and strong sense of ownership; when something needs to happen, you take responsibility for driving it forward from start to finish.
- You bring a bias toward action, urgency, and results, with the ability to stay calm and focused when outcomes depend on factors outside your direct control.
- You enjoy fast-paced, ambiguous environments and can flexibly reprioritize to adjust as needs evolve.
- You have strong organizational and project management skills, including follow-through, clear communication, and proactive coordination.
- You get satisfaction from checking items off the list.
How You Communicate
- You have a natural ability to connect with people and move them into action, engaging a wide range of audiences from small businesses to senior leaders to educators.
- You build trust quickly, communicate clearly, and know how to tailor your message to the audience in real time.
- You’re confident talking to new people and energized by external outreach, with excitement about serving as an ambassador for Teamship and its mission.
How You Problem Solve
- You bring a creative, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving and enjoy finding another path when the obvious one is blocked.
- You’re intrinsically motivated by solving the puzzle, making the right match, and seeing meaningful outcomes through, even when the work gets complex or barriers pop up.
- You can think strategically about what needs to happen next while also executing at the task level, rolling up your sleeves and pitching in when needed.
How You Like to Work
- You have a deep belief in young people, a strong connection to student impact, and genuine excitement about work that expands educational access and opportunity.
- You enjoy being in a supportive environment that celebrates wins and values genuine collaboration.
- You work well in a remote (or hybrid) environment, and you’re willing to travel on behalf of College Board three to five times per year.
All roles at College Board require:
- A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
- Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
- Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
- A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.
- A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.
- A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success
- Authorization to work in the United States
About Our Process
- Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
- While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.
What We Offer
At College Board, we offer more than a paycheck: we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We’re a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.
A Thoughtful Approach to Compensation
- The hiring range for this role is $56,000 - $95,000, and does not vary outside this range.
- Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board.
- We aim to make our best offer upfront, rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data.
- We adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live.
You’ll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it’s like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process. Check out our careers page for more.
#LI-ND1
#LI-REMOTE
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Law & Legal Services
- Technology & Software
- Construction & Real Estate
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in principal talent acquisition partner jobs.
- 7 or more years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate or agency setting
- Demonstrated experience managing executive and senior-level searches independently
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and sourcing tools
- Strong ability to partner with senior business leaders on headcount and hiring strategy
- Experience building and improving recruiting processes, frameworks, or hiring programs
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or a related field
Tips for Your Principal Talent Acquisition Partner Job Search
Quantify pipeline and hiring outcomes
Your resume should show concrete results from your recruiting work, like time-to-fill improvements, offer acceptance rates, or the number of requisitions you managed simultaneously. Principal-level roles require proof you've owned high-volume or complex hiring independently.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists principal talent acquisition partner openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Tailor your resume to each sector
Principal talent acquisition partner roles in healthcare prioritize clinical recruiting experience, while tech roles weight sourcing strategy and ATS proficiency more heavily. Swap your summary and bullet emphasis to mirror the industry language in each job posting you target.
Demonstrate stakeholder influence, not just execution
At the principal level, hiring managers expect you to have shaped recruiting strategy alongside business leaders, not just filled requisitions. Highlight examples where you advised on headcount planning, leveling decisions, or offer strategy rather than simply moving candidates through a pipeline.
Prepare a data-driven case study for interviews
Many interview processes for this role include a presentation round where you walk through a past hiring challenge and how you solved it. Build a concise example that covers the problem, your approach, the tools you used, and the measurable outcome before your first screening call.
Negotiate scope before negotiating comp
Before discussing compensation in an offer conversation, clarify the reporting structure, the size of the team you'll support, and whether the role owns employer branding or sits purely on sourcing and selection. Scope differences between principal roles at different companies affect your leverage and your day-to-day work significantly.
Principal Talent Acquisition Partner Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most principal talent acquisition partners?
The companies hiring the most principal talent acquisition partners right now include EAB, WilmerHale, and Owner, with the largest share of openings in Texas, New York, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is highest in organizations with large or rapidly scaling engineering, clinical, or operations functions.
How many principal talent acquisition partner jobs are remote?
About 74% of principal talent acquisition partner openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the broadly distributed nature of recruiting work. Sub-specializations like executive search and technical recruiting tend to have the highest share of remote-eligible postings, while roles tied to campus or frontline hiring more often require on-site presence.
How do you become a principal talent acquisition partner?
Most principal talent acquisition partners reach the role by first building several years of full-cycle recruiting experience, then taking on complex or high-visibility searches, then demonstrating the ability to influence hiring strategy rather than just execute it. Moving into a senior recruiter or lead recruiter role, delivering consistently on hard-to-fill positions, and building credibility with business leaders are the typical steps before a principal title becomes available to you.
Can you get a principal talent acquisition partner job with limited experience?
Getting a principal talent acquisition partner role with limited experience is difficult because the title signals ownership of strategy, not just execution. The most realistic path is to build depth in one specialization, like technical or clinical recruiting, deliver measurable results at a senior recruiter level, and move into a principal role at a company that is growing fast enough to promote from within rather than hire externally at that level.
What does the principal talent acquisition partner interview process look like?
The interview process for a principal talent acquisition partner role typically includes an initial recruiter screen focused on your background and specialization, a hiring manager conversation about your strategic approach and past scope, a panel round with cross-functional stakeholders you would support, and a final presentation where you walk through a past hiring challenge or propose a recruiting strategy for a hypothetical scenario. References and a brief leadership conversation sometimes follow the panel stage.
Where can I find and apply to principal talent acquisition partner jobs?
You can find and apply to principal talent acquisition partner jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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