Title: Recruiter (Technical Focus)

Location: Remote

Reporting Structure: Reports to the CEO and Founder

Company Description

Inspired by the innovation and hustle of the startup scene and our love for connecting with great people, HigherPeople was created to take a true 360 approach to hiring. We help companies succeed by finding best in class talent, upskilling top employees, and building strategies to retain all star teams. We are also a resource hub for the broader community.

We support job seekers as they navigate their next role, negotiate a new salary, or level up their skill set. From early stage startups to Fortune 500 companies, we partner with organizations of all sizes to meet the full spectrum of talent development needs.

HigherPeople officially launched in February 2022 and has grown into an exceptional team of seven who make the magic happen every day. We are proud to work with notable clients including Concept3D, Giga Energy, Galvanize, Toolio, Roboflow, and more. Our candidate NPS is 95 and we take pride in delivering an exceptional and human hiring experience!

The Role

We are seeking a Recruiter with a strong technical focus and agency style experience to support complex and evolving hiring needs across our client base. As a Talent Acquisition expert, you will own full lifecycle recruiting, partner closely with clients, and help shape thoughtful and effective hiring strategies.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast paced, dynamic, and global environment, is comfortable managing multiple searches at once, and is excited to strengthen and execute a more modern and human way to hire.

Responsibilities

• Execute full lifecycle recruitment including search strategy development, active sourcing, prescreening, interviewing, presenting candidates, and offer negotiation
• Work efficiently and autonomously to fill urgent roles while building pipelines for future hiring needs
• Partner closely with hiring managers and client teams to provide guidance across all aspects of the hiring process
• Successfully recruit for a wide range of roles including technical, non technical, and executive level positions
• Act as a true business partner to all stakeholders involved in the hiring process
• Maintain accurate and up to date records in Loxo and track key talent acquisition metrics such as time to fill
• Create a positive and transparent candidate experience for both selected and non selected candidates
• Embed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into every stage of the recruiting process
• Help build and strengthen the HigherPeople brand from the inside out

Job Requirements

• 3 or more years of experience as a full lifecycle recruiter with agency experience strongly preferred
• Proven experience recruiting for technical roles including engineering, product, or data positions
• Experience working in a fast moving and dynamic environment
• Advanced sourcing skills including LinkedIn and social sourcing techniques
• Strong ability to manage recruiting processes and stakeholder relationships with a high degree of autonomy
• Excellent critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and written and verbal communication
• Experience working with global and geographically distributed teams is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven success managing complex projects, prioritization, and reporting
• Strategic mindset with the ability to design and deliver effective talent acquisition strategies
• Passion for continuous improvement, simplification, and innovation
• Demonstrated experience attracting and developing talent
• Intellectual curiosity with the ability to identify trends and apply best practices
• Data driven decision making and comfort working with metrics
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence and bring others along
• High comfort level with ambiguity and new situations
• Proficiency with HR systems including HRIS and ATS platforms

What Excites You

• Goal Oriented: You enjoy working efficiently and consistently toward weekly goals while placing great candidates into meaningful roles
• Quick and Meaningful Connections: You can build trust quickly and make a strong impression in a short amount of time
• Process Driven: You enjoy structured workflows and checking things off your to do list using tools like Loxo, Slack, and Google Drive
• Innovating Hiring and the Future of Work: You are excited by the mission to help people build happier and more fulfilling careers and value working with aligned clients and candidates

Benefits

• Health care coverage including medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Professional development allowance
• Conference and event allowance
• 15 days of PTO, 8 sick days, and 11 company holidays
• Annual company offsite
• Coworking space stipend

**Title Flexibility

This role is open at the Recruiter level with a technical focus. Title may be adjusted to Senior Recruiter based on experience, scope, and demonstrated impact.