The Role
Lead technical sourcing and full-cycle recruiting for infrastructure and cloud roles. Source passive and active candidates, coordinate interviews, manage ATS postings, perform reference checks, maintain candidate databases, and coach junior recruiters while partnering with hiring managers to fill roles efficiently.
Summary Generated by Built In
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.
We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
Technical Recruiter
We are seeking a Technical Corporate Recruiter to help drive and expand our recruiting efforts. This person will work directly within the Recruiting team, collaborate with hiring managers in building their project teams, and be responsible for running a well-organized, efficient and successful recruiting process.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide a strong focus on sourcing passive and active candidates through networking, complex internet searches, research, and telephone calls for current and prospective needs
- Perform search functions including database mining, job board searches, functional Web site searches, direct sourcing, and cold calling to assist with passive/active candidate development
- Recruit on technical roles like Network Architect, Storage Administrators, Virtualization Engineers, Private/Public Cloud and Automation/Orchestration.
- Work closely with Recruiting team and hiring managers to identify new avenues to attract talent
- Interface with candidates and hiring managers to schedule interviews, office visits, recruiting events, etc; Collect and distribute interview feedback; facilitate candidate review sessions
- Post approved positions on applicant tracking system, job boards & social media sites; filter through incoming resumes and determine whether candidate is a fit for positions
- Maintain compliance and sourced candidate information to help ensure that the internal research database is updated regularly
- Assist with performing reference checks by contacting candidates’ prior managers and/or peers
- Source, maintain and update competitive intelligence data
- Perform direct follow-up on referrals to identify qualified candidates
- Maintain compliance and sourced candidate information to help ensure that the internal research database is updated regularly
- Participate in special projects/tasks as assigned
Qualifications
- 2-5 years work experience in candidate research/recruitment at the professional services and/or search firm level with an emphasis on information technology and/or consulting; agency recruiters welcome
- Experience with Hardware/Software recruitment (Developers, Network / Storage / Virtualization Engineers, Infrastructure Architects, Pre-Sales)
- Strong command of Boolean search, natural language search, social media, job board search
- Excellent and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail and accuracy in work; Excellent organizational skills with an ability to coordinate multiple projects and programs
- Demonstrated success sourcing in a highly aggressive and competitive market; Solid direct sourcing and cold calling experience; Confident at quickly adapting to a changing work environment and priorities
- Ability to work productively both independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrated leadership skills. Will be accountable for running the recruiting process and coaching junior recruiters
- High sense of urgency and strong follow-through is essential; Must have the ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple search requests based on resource needs
- Ability to complete work projects with speed and accuracy, often under pressure and/or short deadlines
- Experience with Lever is a plus
- Experience using an applicant tracking system
The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
Why AHEAD:
Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.
Use of AI:
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, assessing responses, or to capture recordings and create transcriptions or summaries during interviews. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.
If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please refer to the Candidate Privacy Notice or contact us at [email protected].
You may opt-out of the review or analysis of your application and resume by AI tools by using the General Application. Please include the role you wish to apply for in the Additional Information field. You may also choose to opt-out of recording and transcription at any time, including after joining an interview. Candidates will not be penalized for choosing to opt-out.
Skills Required
- 2-5 years experience in candidate research/recruitment at professional services or search firm level focused on IT/consulting
- Experience recruiting Hardware/Software roles (Developers, Network/Storage/Virtualization Engineers, Infrastructure Architects, Pre-Sales)
- Strong command of Boolean search, natural language search, social media, and job board search techniques
- Experience using an applicant tracking system (experience with Lever a plus)
- Demonstrated success sourcing in aggressive and competitive markets, including direct sourcing and cold calling
- Excellent written and verbal communication, strong attention to detail, and strong organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrated leadership skills; accountable for running recruiting process and coaching junior recruiters
- High sense of urgency, strong follow-through, and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
AHEAD Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AHEAD and has not been reviewed or approved by AHEAD.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) contributions are matched dollar-for-dollar on the first $5,000 each year, with matching made each pay period and immediate 100% vesting. This structure signals above-standard employer support for retirement savings.
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Affordable Benefits — Medical options include low employee premiums for PPO and HDHP plans, and the HDHP adds employer HSA funding plus a dollar-for-dollar HSA match up to stated amounts. Dental and vision plans list very low per-paycheck costs, helping keep overall healthcare spend manageable.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — No-cost telemedicine (including virtual mental health when enrolled), free Calm access for the employee and dependents, and an EAP with counseling are included. Company-paid life and disability plus voluntary protections (legal/ID, pet insurance) and other extras round out a comprehensive set of supports.
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The Company
What We Do
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together cloud infrastructure, intelligent operations, and modern applications, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
