About the Role
The Talent Acquisition Specialist will lead hiring efforts across departments, ensuring alignment with company objectives and culture. This role combines strategic planning, hands-on recruitment, and data analysis to improve outcomes and candidate engagement.
Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle recruitment for technical and non-technical roles
- Develop sourcing strategies to attract diverse, high-quality candidates
- Partner with hiring managers to understand team needs and hiring goals
- Conduct candidate screening, interviews, and reference checks
- Maintain accurate records in the applicant tracking system
- Improve time-to-hire and quality-of-hire metrics through process optimization
- Support onboarding coordination for new team members
- Represent the organization at career events and industry meetups
- Build talent pipelines for critical and future roles
- Use data to assess and refine recruitment strategies
- Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies
- Foster relationships with universities, bootcamps, and professional networks
- Create job descriptions in collaboration with department leads
- Evaluate recruitment channels for effectiveness and ROI
- Promote inclusive hiring practices across all stages
- Collaborate with HR on workforce planning initiatives
- Deliver regular reporting on hiring metrics to stakeholders
- Advocate for candidate experience improvements
- Stay current on industry trends and talent market dynamics
- Support diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives in hiring
Nice to Have
- Experience in AI, machine learning, or software development recruitment
- Certification in human resources or talent acquisition
- Prior work in startups or high-growth companies
- Familiarity with equity compensation and technical compensation structures
- Background in employer branding initiatives
Compensation
Competitive salary and benefits package
Work Arrangement
Hybrid work model with flexibility based on role and location
Team
Collaborative team environment focused on innovation and operational efficiency
Our Hiring Philosophy
We believe hiring is a shared responsibility between recruiters and teams. Candidates should feel respected and informed at every stage. We prioritize transparency, fairness, and long-term fit over speed alone.
What Success Looks Like
In the first 90 days, you'll onboard with key stakeholders, understand current hiring challenges, and begin managing active roles. By six months, you'll have improved key hiring metrics and built trusted relationships with at least three core teams.
Available for qualified candidates requiring work authorization
