About the Role
Voltus is hiring a Technical Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting for our Engineering and Product teams. This is a builder's role: you'll partner directly with engineering leadership to define hiring needs, build sourcing pipelines from scratch, and run a rigorous, fast-moving interview process. We're not looking for someone who waits for inbound applicants to come to us. We need someone who goes and finds the right people.
You'll work closely with our VP of Engineering and engineering leadership to fill roles ranging from generalist backend engineers to highly specialized positions in optimization and control systems, and you'll help us build a stronger, more diverse pipeline as we scale.
Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering and product roles, from intake through offer, with autonomy to run your own process
Build and execute outbound sourcing strategies rather than relying on inbound volume; proactively source top talent from other companies, not just from those with direct energy industry backgrounds
Partner directly with hiring managers and leadership across engineering and product to build clear, well-scoped job specs, and hold the line on that bar throughout the process
Move quickly and decisively once a strong candidate is identified; keep momentum through the process without unnecessary delay
Build sourcing strategies that specifically expand candidate diversity, including piloting relationships with specialized talent networks
Assess technical and product candidates for role-relevant thinking and problem-solving ability, not just resume pattern-matching to industry experience
Bring a point of view on where domain (energy/cleantech) experience genuinely matters for a role versus where transferable skill is enough
Act as a strategic partner to engineering and product leadership on hiring strategy, not just an order-taker executing reqs as they come in
Proven full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally from an agency, search firm, or high-growth environment where you operated with ownership over your own book of business
Strong, demonstrated outbound sourcing skill; comfortable building pipelines without relying on inbound applicant flow
- Experience sourcing through technical-specific channels like GitHub, Stack Overflow, or developer communities is a plus
A direct, assertive communication style; comfortable pushing back on hiring managers, challenging unclear specs, and holding firm to hiring criteria even under internal pressure
Comfort operating in ambiguity, in a company still defining what "great" looks like for its talent function
Experience recruiting for both technical (engineering) and product roles is a plus; we're open to strong generalist technical recruiters who can flex across both
No specific energy, cleantech, or utilities background required; what matters more is the ability to evaluate technical fit and think through hiring like the hiring manager would
What We're Looking For
Skills Required
- Proven full-cycle technical recruiting experience
- Strong outbound sourcing experience and ability to build pipelines without relying on inbound applicants
- Direct, assertive communication style with the ability to challenge hiring managers and unclear specifications
- Ability to operate comfortably in ambiguity
- Ability to evaluate technical fit and assess role-relevant problem-solving ability
- Experience recruiting for engineering and product roles
- Agency, search firm, or high-growth company recruiting experience with ownership of a book of business
What We Do
Voltus aims to be the distributed energy platform that fulfills the promise of the energy transition. Voltus represents the “potential of us” to better manage energy through simple, cost and risk-free programs for distributed energy resources. Our commercial and industrial customers generate cash by allowing us to maximize the value of their operational flexibility in energy markets. What’s more, there are significant community benefits that accompany working with Voltus – a cleaner, more reliable energy future and dollars invested back into your business.
