The Role
Lead the Bogotá recruitment team to execute high-volume BPO hiring at all levels. Mentor recruiters, drive strategy, monitor KPIs and budgets, maintain ATS and candidate pipelines, collaborate with stakeholders and recruitment marketing, handle HR matters with discretion, and promote company culture.
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Position Summary
Required Skills/Abilities:
We are seeking a seasoned Recruitment Lead to help direct our Bogota recruitment team. In this role, you will spearhead high-level strategic hiring initiatives across all levels, ensuring our recruitment practices closely align with the company's objectives.
Please note that proven leadership experience and a strong background in recruiting within the BPO industry are strict requirements for success in this role.
- Lead and mentor a team of Recruitment Specialists, fostering a collaborative, high-performance team culture through regular 1:1 coaching, skill-development sessions, and continuous feedback.
- Partner with the Recruitment Manager to drive departmental strategy, optimizing workflows to meet complex organizational objectives while maintaining peak team engagement.
- Execute data-driven leadership by monitoring KPIs, managing departmental budgets, and auditing recruitment trackers to ensure operational excellence.
- Maintain excellent collaboration and working relationships with support areas.
- Work with the Recruitment Marketing team to align business needs and ensure a healthy, consistent candidate pipeline.
- Manage multiple recruitment processes simultaneously and maintain accurate records for both Staff and Associate vacancies.
- Demonstrate exceptional discretion and sound judgment when handling HR affairs, including resolving disputes and interpreting organizational policies.
- Actively champion the Horatio culture and values within the team and ensure it is reflected in all professional interactions with team members, candidates and stakeholders.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Exceptional near-native English communication skills.
- Proven expertise in BPO recruitment, demonstrating a deep mastery of high-volume metrics and industry speed.
- Strategic leadership aptitude with the ability to scale operations and mentor professional recruiters.
- Demonstrated strategic leadership mindset to effectively support, scale, and optimize the team's recruitment efforts.
- Proven experience leading stakeholder meetings, presenting recruitment progress, and collaborating on target candidate profiles.
- Superior ability to deliver results under pressure within a fast-evolving work environment.
- Strong level of influence and negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated discretion, good judgment, and adaptability in various situations.
- A demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive working relationships.
- Proficient in utilizing diverse candidate sources and ATS.
- 5+ years of comprehensive experience in recruitment or talent acquisition roles.
- 4+ years in dedicated leadership positions, specifically within the BPO sector.
- Professional in Psychology, Business Administration, or relevant fields.
- Experience recruiting staff and administrative roles, including manager and director-level positions.
This is an on-site role in Bogota.
Skills Required
- Near-native English communication skills
- Proven expertise in BPO recruitment and high-volume hiring
- 5+ years recruitment or talent acquisition experience
- 4+ years in leadership positions within the BPO sector
- Experience scaling operations and mentoring recruiters (strategic leadership)
- Proven experience leading stakeholder meetings and presenting recruitment progress
- Proficient in using diverse candidate sources and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
- Experience recruiting staff and administrative roles, including manager and director-level positions
- Professional degree in Psychology, Business Administration, or a relevant field
- Strong influence, negotiation, discretion, judgment, adaptability, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to deliver results under pressure in a fast-evolving environment
- On-site presence in Bogotá
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The Company
What We Do
Horatio is a tech-enabled customer support outsourcing firm providing customer experience services, including customer service, back office support, and tech support, to help brands scale without compromising quality.







