Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

We're Rist Labs — a cofounding studio building ethical, AI-powered B2C products that matter. We partner with sharp founders and top talent to launch ventures that move fast, scale globally, and make a real difference.

We're looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist who gets a real kick out of hiring A-players - people who move the business forward and have a getting-things-done mindset. As a senior hire, you'll independently own end-to-end sourcing and hiring, taking full ownership of complex and hard-to-fill roles.

You'll be closing a wide range of vacancies across our products, for example: Product developer, Performance marketer, Motion designer, Creative Marketing Manager, Operations role, Growth roles.

Product you will work with:

Kodree - subscription platform for learning IT professions (web + mobile app). We are focused on English speaking geographies. 50% of users are from the US and UK, the remaining 50% is global traffic, with a focus on tier 1 countries. We have already found a monetization model and target persona, and also found a working funnel for attracting new users, which significantly reduced CAC.

Aligned - subscription-based AI Coach, trained on 1,000+ top books and expert insights - helping users achieve personal and professional goals faster with 24/7 coaching.

Your qualities and skills that will be valued:

• 5+ years of recruitment experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Proven track record of independently running up to 3 vacancies simultaneously end-to-end.

• Strong portfolio of successful hires on complex, senior, or hard-to-fill roles.

• Advanced command of sourcing tools (X-ray, Boolean search, etc.) and hiring platforms (LinkedIn, Djinni, DOU, etc.).

• Ability to build sourcing strategies and hiring processes from scratch, with minimal guidance.

• Excellent communication and networking skills.

• A getting-things-done approach with high ambition and a values-driven mindset toward recruitment.

• English level: Upper-Intermediate (B2) spoken.
  

Your additional advantages:

• Experience with international hiring.

• Experience hiring in a startup during a phase of rapid scaling.

• Experience hiring for English-speaking / tier 1 markets.
  

Your responsibilities will include:

• Hiring A-players who share our mission of building products that change people's lives.

• Owning sourcing strategies end-to-end and finding candidates using every resource available.

• Running pre-screen calls and cultural-fit interviews, and making independent assessment calls on candidates.

• Partnering closely with hiring teams and founders.

• Taking full ownership of complex and hard-to-fill senior roles.

• Improving hiring processes and automating routine tasks.

• Managing up to 3 vacancies in parallel while keeping a high quality bar.
  

What we offer:

• Paid tools: LinkedIn, Bluedot, TeamTailor, SalesQL, Claude.

• Remote or hybrid work format from our Kyiv office, which is a hub for teams of all products.

• Team: 1 Head of Talent Acquisition, 3 Recruiters, 1 Talent Sourcer.

• Freedom to build. No micromanagement. No politics. No fluff.

• Top-tier team. You'll work with proven operators, product thinkers, and creatives.

• Not one path. Yours. We support all kinds of growth: leadership, depth, and breadth, allowing you to choose how far and where to go.

• Paid vacation + sick leave.
  

Perks:

• We benchmark salaries globally. We want you to feel valued, and paid like it.

• English courses.

• Apple gear, because we don't believe in slow laptops or slow ambition.

• Company-paid lunches (because hungry brains don't build great stuff).
  

Recruitment process:

• Pre-screen questions.

• Interview with Head of Talent Acquisition (Google Meet) - 60 min

• Test assignment.

• Culture-fit interview with Co-founder Max and Head of Talent Acquisition Inna (Google Meet or at the Kyiv office) - 90 min

• Reference check (3 references from previous managers).

• Job Offer 🎁