American Arbitration Association · 16 hours ago
Vice President, Panel Recruitment & Development
The American Arbitration Association is a global leader in alternative dispute resolution, and they are seeking a senior-level talent leader to help shape the future of their arbitration and mediation rosters. This role involves sourcing, recruiting, and onboarding exceptional arbitrators and mediators while partnering closely with senior executives and regional teams to ensure high standards of expertise and diversity in their panel.
Association
Responsibilities
Design and execute a national recruitment strategy aligned with AAA-ICDR’s strategic priorities and projected caseload demand
Lead the assessment and vetting of panel applicants, ensuring alignment with AAA-ICDR standards, ethics, subject-matter expertise, and quality benchmarks
Build segmented talent pipelines for priority audiences, including retired and near-retirement judges, senior advocates, subject-matter experts in emerging practice areas, and full-time neutrals
Cultivate partnerships with legal and professional organizations, academia, industry leaders, and strategic partners to expand and diversify the panel
Collaborate with regional business development teams to design and promote events, webinars, and outreach campaigns
Partner with Marketing to elevate AAA-ICDR’s panel brand and promote individual panelists
Maintain deep knowledge of AAA-ICDR rules, qualification standards, and best practices; support continuous refinement to reflect market and technology trends
Track and analyze key recruitment and panel performance KPIs; use data insights to guide strategy and continuous improvement
Ensure accurate documentation and reporting in Salesforce, ATS, PRISM, and related systems
Support the design and delivery of standardized onboarding, orientation, and continuing education for panelists
Contribute to engagement, recognition, and feedback programs that strengthen panel satisfaction and long-term affiliation
Represent AAA-ICDR at industry conferences, forums, and speaking engagements focused on ADR and legal talent
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in law, business, or a related field required
Minimum of 7 years of experience in legal, ADR, or professional services talent recruitment (or equivalent)
Strong understanding of arbitration, mediation, and ADR industry trends
Exceptional relationship-building, communication, and presentation skills
Demonstrated ability to identify, evaluate, and recruit senior professional talent
Data-driven mindset with experience using analytics to guide strategy
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and CRM/ATS systems
Ability to travel domestically (~20%)
Strategic Thinking
Business Acumen
Fostering Innovation
Leadership
Persuasive & Executive Communication
Results Orientation
Influencing & Stakeholder Engagement
Analytical Thinking
Preferred
JD or advanced degree strongly preferred
Company
American Arbitration Association
AAA offers ADR services and products to enterprises of all sizes and industries.
Funding
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