Senior Technical Recruiter

You + Helix

Helix is a place where innovators and doers gather in order to drive significant progress in population genomics. We have come together to work at the intersection of clinical care, research, and genomics.  

If you’re excited by the idea of making a meaningful impact and joining a team where we pride ourselves on driving innovation through fostering an environment with an emphasis on empowering one another to grow, Helix might be the place for you!

Helix + The World

Helix is the leading population genomics and viral surveillance company. Helix enables health systems, public health organizations and life science companies to accelerate the integration of genomic data into patient care and public health decision making.

We are continuing to scale our world-class team to support our dedication to empowering every person to improve their life through DNA. 

Helix + Transparency

At Helix, we value transparency. You will find the expected compensation, interview process, what to anticipate during onboarding, and your first 90 days listed in the job description for all Helix roles.

What’s Special About This Role?

Helix is seeking a dynamic and motivated Senior Technical Recruiter for our CDMX location. In this role, you’ll be a key player in our global talent acquisition strategy, partnering closely with engineering, product teams and beyond to build impactful, mission-driven teams. You bring a robust network, a proven record in full-cycle recruitment, and the storytelling skills to connect Helix’s mission with candidates in a meaningful way. Your work will go beyond hiring—you’ll help shape the future of our team and drive our success on a global scale. Ready to redefine tech recruitment at Helix? Join us on this exciting journey!

As a Senior Technical Recruiter for Helix, you will:

• Lead our full-cycle recruiting process, prioritizing strong hiring manager partnerships and exceptional candidate experience.
• Strategize creative sourcing approaches, including research, referrals, events, and campaigns, to build and nurture diverse talent pipelines.
• Screen candidates for both cultural and technical fit in engineering and cloud-based roles.
• Provide an excellent interview experience, championing Helix’s commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Access (IDEA).
• Track and report pipeline, performance, and priority data, ensuring transparent stakeholder communication.
• Facilitate live sourcing sessions, aligning with your team on recruitment strategy.
• Engage passive candidates, representing Helix’s values and mission authentically and powerfully.

About You:

• Your experience spans a wide range of technical domains, with an eagerness to lean into new areas, such as bioinformatics, life sciences, and informatics.
• Proven success in fast-paced environments with strong offer-to-close ratios and a track record of scaling technical teams.
• Experience using equity as a lever in offer negotiations, attracting top-tier talent in  competitive markets.
• Deep experience recruiting software engineers in cloud environments.
• Skilled in building trust and effective partnerships with hiring managers, using a consultative and data-driven approach.
• Proficient in managing complex recruiting processes while maintaining attention to detail and operational excellence.
• 5+ years of recruitment experience, with a strong network of engineering talent in CDMX.
• Passionate about mission-driven work and connecting candidates to Helix’s purpose in a meaningful way.

Pluses:

• Experience with Employer Branding.
• Regional Lead experience.
• Start-up experience

 Expected Interview Process:

1) Recruiter Screen 2) Manager Screen/Tech Screen 3) Onsite  4) Offer 

Expected Pay For This Role:

There are 2 distinct parts to your Helix offer: 1) Base Salary  2) Annual Bonus 

Expected Helix Annual Base: $875,000 - $1,100,000 MXN

Expected Helix Discretionary Annual Bonus: 10% of your annual salary

The salary range above is our reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role across your region. Actual starting pay will be based on non-discriminatory job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about your specific work location salary range during the hiring process. 

Aside from working alongside brilliant, dedicated, passionate, down-to-earth, curious, warm, and thoughtful people, we also provide great benefits through our employer of record.

Office Location:

Our office is located at the WeWork - Varsovia, Mexico City 

• We gather intentionally in our office space once per week to work on things like pair programming/live collaboration, skillshare sessions, social segments, team lunches, and volunteering opportunities.

What To Expect During Your Onboarding Week:

We want to make sure your first week is spent learning the foundations. You will be invited to live orientation sessions and spend time with your hiring manager developing your individual roadmap to success. This experience will include sessions that cover your benefits, security & privacy training, an introduction to the OKR framework used at Helix and our communication tools and norms. 

What To Expect During Your First 90 days:

First 30 days:  you’ll spend time learning the Helix way, completing training and onboarding for your roles, and getting introduced to your team and relevant stakeholders. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of our customers, our products, the impact we make in the lives of our communities, and how to thrive at Helix through participation in Helix U.  

Day 30 - 60: you’ll spend time contributing to projects, deeply familiarizing yourself with team and company processes, and developing a deeper understanding of Helix’s products, services and capabilities.

Day 60 - 90: you’ll build your OKRs with your manager, start to take ownership of projects and initiatives on your team, and begin to demonstrate your impact on the Helix mission. 

Helix is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws