Company Overview: At Praetorian, we are bringing together the world's brightest minds in pursuit of solving the cybersecurity problem by reducing the friction of security and enabling the next wave of technological innovation. From projects that range from cryptocurrency exchanges to autonomous vehicles and from medical device platforms to space telescopes, we use a first principles approach and leverage both expertise and engineering to help secure our customers.
Position Overview: Recruiting talent is one of the most important roles throughout the entire organization. Hiring here is not just essential at Praetorian -- it’s vital to our future and as we enter into this hyper growth time, we need a trusted partner who can help create a consistent, enjoyable experience for candidates and hiring stakeholders alike.
This is a unique opportunity that plays a key role in helping to build the recruiting program, hiring exceptional talent and elevating the candidate experience.
Career opportunity:
- Join an industry with massive socio, economic, and political importance in the 21st century
- Partner and learn from a fun and experienced talent team
- Work alongside some of the best and the brightest minds in the security industry
- Leave an indelible mark on a company where individual input has real impact
- Be recognized, internally and publicly, for your contributions in a high profile position
Core responsibilities:
- Identify and recruit the top 5% of talent through creative sourcing techniques
- Own the candidate experience throughout the process, manage candidate pipeline and Praetorian's interview process start to finish
- Oversee candidate target searches, job postings, and career fairs
- Create and execute against a proactive recruiting strategy
- Negotiate final offers to close candidates who have multiple competitive offers
- Collaborate with the People Operations team that will help provide valuable ground support
- Partner closely with hiring managers to achieve the best results possible
- Implement diversity and inclusion recruitment best practices
- Assist and support strategic recruiting initiatives
- Travel approximately 10% for seasonal career events
Desired qualifications:
- Full-cycle recruiting experience in a start-up setting
- A minimum of 2-3 years of experience in technical recruiting in a cyber-focused, hyper-growth company
- Experience delivering significant impact as an individual contributor
- Experience closing candidates and negotiating compensation packages
- Experience using Greenhouse as your ATS
Desired behaviors:
- Data-first mentality
- Excited to helping people find a place where they can do their best work
- Ability to maintain high levels of resiliency and tenacity while courting the very best talent
- Relentless restlessness to improve the recruiting process at Praetorian
- Personable individual who enjoys working in a team-oriented environment
- Comfort dealing with ambiguity in an environment where we build the plane as we fly it
- Ability to self-direct work and truly own the position in a hyper-growth environment
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Equity Incentive Plan, offering ownership stakes in the company
- Continuous learning opportunities through our internal Learning & Development (L&D) program, including training, certifications, and conferences to support your career growth
- Recognition and rewards for speaking engagements at industry events and conferences
- Comprehensive health and dental insurance coverage
- Immediate 401(k) matching
- Paid maternity and paternity leave
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
We are committed to an inclusive and diverse Praetorian. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected status.
What We Do
As a collective of highly technical engineers and developers offering deep security expertise, Praetorian solves the toughest challenges faced by today’s leading organizations across an ever-evolving digital threat landscape. Our solutions enable clients to find, fix, stop, and ultimately solve cybersecurity problems across their entire enterprise and product portfolios. As trusted advisors, Praetorian helps organizations minimize overall information security risk across digital assets so they can focus on what's important—their core business.
