Lead Technical Recruiter

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Lead Technical Recruiter

Role Description: As the Lead Technical Recruiter focused on engineering, product, and design hiring, you will identify and attract top talent that aligns with our growth objectives and culture. You bring a deep understanding of the hiring journey and naturally guide and inspire those around you, helping the team achieve ambitious recruiting outcomes. While not seeking formal leadership, you’ll play a key role in refining sourcing strategies and driving excellence in hiring processes. Energized by the fast pace of a startup, you’ll contribute directly to scaling the team and shaping our long-term success.

Responsibilities:
In this role, you will drive the following outcomes:

Full-Cycle Recruitment for Key Roles:

• Own the full-cycle recruitment process for senior and specialized technical positions, from job posting and sourcing to offer negotiation and onboarding.

• Ensure that 80% of roles are filled within the target time-to-hire (e.g., 60 days for senior roles), while maintaining a high quality of hire.

• Collaborate with hiring managers to define role requirements, develop tailored sourcing strategies, and provide regular updates on candidate progress.

High-Quality Candidate Pipeline Development:

• Consistently build and maintain a strong pipeline of high-caliber candidates through proactive sourcing (LinkedIn, networking, referrals, and job boards).

• Ensure that 60% of sourced candidates meet the initial qualifications and move to the interview stage.

• Develop and implement innovative sourcing strategies to attract top talent, reducing dependency on external agencies.

Candidate Experience & Engagement:

• Provide an exceptional candidate experience, ensuring clear communication and timely feedback throughout the recruitment process.

• Achieve a 90% positive feedback rate from candidates on the overall hiring experience.

• Build strong relationships with passive candidates, creating a talent pool for future hiring needs, and maintain engagement for long-term opportunities.

Hiring Metrics & Reporting:

• Track and report on key recruiting metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, interview-to-offer ratios, cost-per-hire) to identify trends and optimize processes.

• Meet or exceed recruitment KPIs, including a time-to-fill target of 45 days for mid-level roles and 60 days for senior roles.

• Provide actionable insights to improve hiring processes and outcomes based on data-driven analysis.

• Take the lead in sharing best data practices, coaching team members on sourcing strategies and hiring processes, and fostering a collaborative environment to help the team achieve ambitious hiring goals.

Strategic Partnership with Hiring Managers:

• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, offering insights and recommendations to align recruitment efforts with business needs.

• Conduct regular consultations with hiring teams to review role requirements, market conditions, and candidate profiles.

• Drive continuous improvement in hiring processes by introducing best practices, interview training, and feedback mechanisms for hiring managers.

Qualifications/Competencies/Skills:
To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• Talent Sourcing & Networking:

  • Strong ability to proactively source and attract top-tier engineering talent through various channels (LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, networking).

• Relationship Building & Stakeholder Management:

  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with both candidates and internal stakeholders, including hiring managers and department leads.

• Technical & Market Understanding:

  • Deep understanding of engineering roles, including key skills and industry trends, to effectively assess and communicate with candidates.

• Interviewing & Assessment:

  • Expertise in conducting interviews, assessing candidate fit, and using behavioral and technical evaluation techniques to ensure alignment with role requirements.

• Data-Driven Decision Making:

  • Use recruitment metrics and company growth experience to identify key data trends at each stage, improving hiring strategies. Guide the team through talent reporting, providing insights and fostering collaboration as a supportive, hands-on leader.

Required vs. Preferred Experience:

Required Experience:

• 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a focus on engineering positions.

• Proven track record of successfully filling roles in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

• Strong experience in sourcing, screening, and assessing candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and other sourcing tools.

• Experience collaborating with hiring managers to understand role requirements and build targeted recruiting strategies.

• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and CRM tools (e.g., Greenhouse, Lever, Workday).

Preferred Experience:

• 9+ years of recruiting experience with a focus on technical hiring within the tech, SaaS, or engineering sectors.

• Experience recruiting for niche or hard-to-fill positions, especially within senior or highly technical roles.

• Deep understanding and familiarity with technical stacks (e.g., programming languages, cloud technologies) for engineering hiring.

• Strong network within the engineering community and ability to tap into passive talent pipelines.

• Previous experience using data to inform recruitment strategies, such as tracking conversion rates, source effectiveness, and time-to-hire metrics.

• Previous experience as a leader of a talent acquisition team through large growth and team scale.

Our Benefits: We are proud to offer generous benefits, such as unlimited PTO, 100% employer covered health insurance, a wellness stipend, a 401(k) match, and vision/dental insurance.

Our Values:

• Educators are Magic:  Educators are the most important ingredient in the educational process - they are the magic, not the AI. Trust them, empower them, and put them at the center of leading change in service of students and families.

• Joy and Magic: Bring joy and magic into every learning experience - push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.

• Community:  Foster community that supports one another during a time of rapid technological change. Listen to them and serve their needs.

• Innovation:  The education system is outdated and in need of innovation and change - AI is an opportunity to bring equity, access, and serve the individual needs of students better than we ever have before.

• Responsibility: Put responsibility and safety at the forefront of the technological change that AI is bringing to education.

• Diversity: Diversity of thought, perspectives, and backgrounds helps us serve the wide audience of educators and students around the world.

• Excellence:  Educators and students deserve the best - and we strive for the highest quality in everything we do.