Job description
Job Title: Recruiter
Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. client business hours (with flexibility for candidate availability and interview scheduling)
About the Role:
Our client is seeking a Recruiter to lead the end-to-end hiring process. This role is responsible for sourcing, screening, and presenting top candidates, while managing client relationships and ensuring a world-class candidate experience. The Recruiter is both a strategic advisor and hands-on executor, balancing pipeline generation, process management, and stakeholder communication.
Responsibilities:
Role Intake & Strategy:
- Meet with hiring managers to clarify role requirements, success profiles, and timelines.
- Draft compelling job descriptions and posting strategies aligned with market conditions.
Sourcing & Outreach:
- Build candidate pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Glassdoor, niche job boards, and Boolean search.
- Engage passive candidates through direct outreach and talent mapping.
- Maintain active presence in talent communities relevant to the industry.
Screening & Assessment:
- Conduct structured phone/video interviews to assess skills, cultural fit, and career goals.
- Use behavioral and competency-based questions to evaluate alignment.
- Administer skills assessments or case studies where required.
Candidate Experience:
- Manage communication throughout the process — from outreach to offer.
- Provide timely feedback and ensure candidates feel respected and informed.
- Serve as the brand ambassador for the client company.
Interview & Selection Support:
- Coordinate interviews, prepare candidates, and gather hiring team feedback.
- Facilitate debriefs with managers to align on decisions.
- Maintain structured evaluation notes in the ATS.
Offer Management & Onboarding:
- Draft and present offers, negotiate terms, and secure candidate acceptance.
- Support onboarding processes to ensure smooth transitions.
Reporting & Analytics:
- Track and report on time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, source effectiveness, and pipeline health.
- Present weekly/monthly recruitment dashboards to leadership.
Process & Relationship Management:
- Partner with HR and hiring managers to refine processes and improve hiring efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with labor and data privacy laws.
What Makes You a Perfect Fit:
- Excellent communicator and relationship builder.
- Skilled at balancing speed, quality, and candidate experience.
- Organized, metrics-driven, and able to manage multiple requisitions simultaneously.
- Trusted advisor to hiring managers, with a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
Required Experience & Skills (Minimum):
- 2+ years in recruiting, talent acquisition, or staffing.
- Proficiency with ATS platforms (Greenhouse, Lever, JazzHR, iCIMS).
- Experience sourcing through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and Boolean searches.
- Strong interview and candidate assessment skills.
Ideal Experience & Skills:
- Agency or high-volume recruiting background.
- Industry exposure in SaaS, finance, professional services, or property management.
- Knowledge of employment law and compliance requirements.
- Experience managing a team of recruiters or scaling a TA function.
What Does a Typical Day Look Like?
A Recruiter’s day revolves around keeping hiring pipelines full, candidates engaged, and clients aligned. You will:
- Start the day sourcing candidates for active roles using LinkedIn Recruiter and other platforms.
- Screen candidates, conducting phone or video interviews and entering structured notes into the ATS.
- Coordinate interviews, aligning schedules between candidates and hiring teams.
- Provide client updates on pipeline health, challenges, and market feedback.
- Maintain candidate experience by sending timely communications, prepping candidates, and ensuring smooth interview logistics.
- End the day by updating dashboards on pipeline metrics and following up with hiring managers.
In essence: you ensure clients get the right candidates quickly, hiring managers stay confident in the process, and candidates feel respected and supported throughout their journey.
Key Metrics for Success (KPIs):
- Time-to-fill within client benchmarks.
- Candidate quality — % advancing past first-round interviews.
- Candidate satisfaction/experience scores.
- Hiring manager satisfaction with pipeline and process.
- 100% compliance in ATS records and reporting.
Interview Process:
- Initial Phone Screen
- Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
- Practical Task (e.g., build a Boolean search string and source 5 candidates for a sample role)
- Client Interview
- Offer & Background Verification
