Talent Acquisition Program Manager - Remote

Empower Pharmacy is a visionary healthcare company dedicated to making quality, affordable medication accessible to millions of patients nationwide. As the nation’s most advanced 503A compounding pharmacy and FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility, we’re redefining what’s possible in personalized medicine and pharmaceutical manufacturing. We’re proud to be recognized as one of Houston’s fastest-growing private companies and ranked #116 in Healthcare & Medical on the Inc. 5000 List for 2025. Our strength is built on four core values: People, Quality, Service, and Innovation. Guided by these principles, we’ve created a uniquely integrated healthcare platform powered by advanced technology, operational excellence, and a relentless commitment to patient care. From manufacturing and quality control to distribution and customer experience, our teams work together to raise industry standards, expand access to critical medications, and improve outcomes for patients and providers across the country. At Empower, joining our team means more than starting a new role. It means becoming part of a mission-driven organization that’s transforming healthcare at scale. We invest deeply in our people, encourage bold thinking, and create opportunities for growth, leadership, and innovation at every level. Your ideas matter here, your development is supported, and the work you do has a direct impact on the lives of millions. If you thrive in a fast-moving, purpose-driven environment where innovation, collaboration, and ambition come together, Empower Pharmacy is the place for you. Let’s transform healthcare together. POSITION SUMMARY   The  Talent Acquisition Program Manager drives strategic hiring initiatives that strengthen Empower’s ability to attract exceptional talent within a hyper-growth, highly regulated 503A and 503B environment. This role owns end-to-end execution of enterprise Talent Acquisition programs, including Early Careers, Always-On Pipelining, Competitive Hiring, and strategic initiatives, ensuring projects remain aligned, visible, and deliver measurable business outcomes. Success in this role is measured through operational and program-delivery metrics—milestone adherence, execution quality, and stakeholder satisfaction—rather than recruiting-volume metrics. Leveraging AI as a force multiplier, the position accelerates planning, reporting, decision-making, knowledge management, and operational efficiency while maintaining quality, compliance, and candidate experience. Success requires Talent Acquisition expertise , disciplined project management, exceptional stakeholder partnership, and continuous improvement. This opportunity is designed for P80–P90 talent demonstrating strategic thinking, execution rigor, learning agility, and unwavering accountability for delivering scalable recruiting programs that create sustainable organizational impact.   RESPONSIBILITIES   Program Leadership   Program Ownership: Own end-to-end planning and execution of strategic Talent Acquisition programs, such as e arly c areers, proactive p ipelining, c ompet itive intelligence , and other prioritized initiatives. Develop comprehensive project plans, manage milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables while leveraging AI-enabled planning, documentation, and reporting tools to improve execution speed, stakeholder visibility, decision quality, and overall program performance across multiple concurrent workstreams supporting business growth. Strategic Execution: Translate Talent Acquisition priorities into structured project roadmaps by defining objectives , timelines, success metrics, governance, and resource requirements. Balance competing priorities while proactively identifying risks, resolving issues, and utilizing AI-generated insights to strengthen planning accuracy, optimize resource allocation, improve execution consistency, and ensure projects deliver measurable business value aligned with organizational objectives and hiring strategies. Risk Management: Establish disciplined project governance by monitoring progress, identifying emerging risks, escalating issues appropriately, and implementing mitigation strategies before challenges impact hiring outcomes. Utilize AI-assisted reporting, predictive analysis, and operational dashboards to improve visibility, support informed decision-making, strengthen accountability, and ensure strategic Talent Acquisition programs remain on schedule, within scope, and positioned for long-term success. Talent Acquisition Expertise   Recruiting Partnership: Partner closely with recruiters, sourcers , Talent Acquisition leaders, and hiring managers to translate recruiting strategies into executable project plans that improve hiring outcomes. Apply practical expertise in sourcing, funnel management, candidate experience, employer branding, and workforce planning while leveraging AI tools to enhance planning, collaboration, documentation, and operational effectiveness without replacing sound recruiting judgment. Pipeline Strategy: Support strategic hiring programs by understanding the unique objectives , timelines, and success measures associated with campus recruiting, evergreen talent pipelines, and competitive hiring initiatives. Monitor funnel health, identify substantive recruiting risks beyond project schedules, leverage AI-driven insights to recognize trends, and recommend corrective actions that strengthen pipeline quality and hiring effectiveness. Program Excellence: Develop repeatable operating models, implementation plans, and recruiting playbooks that enable Talent Acquisition programs to scale consistently across business functions. Capture lessons learned, standardize best practices, and use AI-supported knowledge management to improve documentation quality, accelerate onboarding, preserve institutional knowledge, and continuously enhance execution across future hiring initiatives. Cross-Functional Collaboration