About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead hiring across the business as the company's initial talent acquisition professional, covering sourcing through offer. Establish the tools and processes needed for hiring, and fill both technical and non-technical openings as headcount expands.
What you'll do
- Build the recruiting toolset and workflows from scratch, including an applicant tracking system, sourcing tools and outreach sequences.
- Turn passive candidates into first conversations through targeted, personalized outreach, especially for engineering and sales openings.
- Screen candidates carefully so hiring managers meet only those who meet a high bar.
- Work closely with senior leadership to calibrate candidate profiles, gather feedback and keep candidates moving quickly through the pipeline.
- Shape how the company presents itself to prospective hires through written content, storytelling and messaging.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Around five or more years in recruiting, ideally across both agency and in-house settings.
- A strong record of hiring engineers and other technical talent.
- Experience recruiting for early-stage startups that had little name recognition.
- Full-cycle experience running searches independently across technical and non-technical roles, without a larger recruiting team for support.
- Daily use of AI tools for sourcing, outreach, research and operations.
- Experience selecting recruiting tools and setting up or migrating an applicant tracking system.
- Ability to collaborate across functions and adapt to different working styles.
- Ability to work US business hours.
- US work authorization.
Bonus points
- A degree is preferred, though strong experience can substitute.
- Experience promoting an employer through blogs, publications or podcasts.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 220,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- Remote (US)
- Full-time
Skills Required
- Around five or more years of recruiting experience
- Experience hiring engineers and other technical talent
- Experience recruiting for early-stage startups with limited name recognition
- Independent full-cycle recruiting experience across technical and non-technical roles
- Daily use of AI tools for sourcing, outreach, research, and operations
- Experience selecting recruiting tools and setting up or migrating an applicant tracking system
- Ability to collaborate across functions and adapt to different working styles
- Ability to work US business hours
- US work authorization
- Degree
- Experience promoting an employer through blogs, publications, or podcasts
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
