Black Spectacles helps architects thrive in their careers through effective, high-quality digital education and career development.
We are a remote, founder-led company building a small, high-performing organization. Our growth depends on consistently hiring the right people into the right roles—not simply adding headcount.
Black Spectacles is hiring a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager to own and operate the system we use to attract, evaluate, select, and close exceptional talent.
We have already developed a rigorous, evidence-based hiring philosophy and process. We need an experienced talent acquisition leader who believes in what we have built, can take full ownership of running it, and can use deeper expertise to make it stronger.
This is a hands-on functional-owner role. You will personally source, engage, screen, evaluate, and close candidates while managing the entire recruiting process.
You must be able to take the football and run with it—without disregarding the standards, systems, and judgment that already exist.
Own and continuously improve Black Spectacles’ talent acquisition system so the company can consistently hire the right people without relying on the CEO to manage recruiting day to day.
Personally build strong candidate pipelines for leadership, specialized, and hard-to-fill roles through:
Recruiting is a sales function. You must be able to communicate the opportunity compellingly, establish trust with strong candidates, and help them understand why Black Spectacles may be the right next step in their careers.
Own and operate our existing hiring system, including:
You will ensure the process is followed, searches move forward, hiring managers fulfill their responsibilities, and decisions are supported by evidence.
Help determine whether candidates are not merely qualified, but right for the role, manager, company stage, and future we are building.
You should recognize when:
Respect and understand the system that already exists before changing it.
We expect you to bring expertise the company does not yet have, identify meaningful gaps, and recommend improvements. We do not expect you to replace our hiring philosophy with a generic or personally preferred process.
Build relationships with potential candidates before positions become urgent so Black Spectacles does not begin every important search from zero.
Help managers:
Black Spectacles uses a structured, evidence-based hiring process.
Our core principles are:
We do not rely primarily on charisma, hypothetical interview answers, likability, or urgency to make hiring decisions.
The right person will be genuinely aligned with this approach—not merely willing to tolerate it.
Black Spectacles is actively using AI to improve candidate research, interview preparation, assessment synthesis, documentation, and hiring decisions.
You will help us advance these workflows while ensuring that final judgment remains human, rigorous, and evidence-based.
Within your first 90 days, you will:
Within six months, you will:
By the end of the first year, you will:
You are:
You do not confuse ownership with unilateral control. You know how to take responsibility, exercise judgment, collaborate on consequential decisions, and move the work forward without executive babysitting.
This is not an HR generalist, recruiting coordinator, or advisory-only role.
It is also not a role for someone who expects to immediately delegate sourcing, prefers to operate without constraints, or intends to replace our established hiring philosophy with their own process.
This role reports directly to the CEO.
The Senior Talent Acquisition Manager owns the day-to-day operation, application, measurement, and improvement of the hiring system.
The CEO retains governance over the company’s hiring philosophy, talent bar, assessment approach, major changes to the system, and final decisions for critical roles.
The expected base salary range is $145,000 to $180,000, depending on experience and fit. The position is also eligible for Black Spectacles’ companywide performance-based bonus program.
Black Spectacles is a fully remote company. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
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Benefits
Black Spectacles provides the resources to help educate and inspire architects to thrive in their careers. We’re the first NCARB approved test prep provider for all 6 divisions of the ARE 5.0.
With an entire digital catalog of ARE test prep materials, Black Spectacles is the first to offer a guarantee that you’ll pass the ARE using our resources.
We’re lucky to say we work at an award-winning place that offers autonomy, but with friends to lean on when a little direction is needed. A place small enough to see the difference you make, but big enough to grow in your career. We’re honored to say we’re a Great Place to Work-Certified organization. We got there by following these core values:
*Encourage & take calculated risks
*World-class in everything we do
*Make it safe to share ideas
*Take care of your people
Benefits of working at Black Spectacles:
Black Spectacles has implemented a "Work From Wherever" policy indefinitely and we're actively hiring remotely. At Black Spectacles, you'll find unmatched freedom to do world-class work, and ability to shape the direction of the company. If you're the kind of person who takes the bull by the horns, you can be sure that you through your work, you'll feel the impact you’re having in the company- on a daily basis. You'll be driven to excel in your work, receive the resources you need to achieve it, and the freedom to have no one in your way. Black Spectacles is a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company and ranked #11 in Education on the INC. 5000 America’s Fastest Growing Company List in 2019.
