Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job description

About Ontra

Ontra is the global leader in AI legal tech for private markets. Powered by industry-leading AI, data from 1M+ contracts, and a global network of legal professionals, Ontra’s private markets technology platform streamlines and optimizes critical legal and compliance workflows across the full fund lifecycle. Ontra’s purpose-built solutions automate contracts, streamline obligation management, digitize entity management, and surface insights. Trusted by more than 800 global GPs, investment banks, law firms, and advisors - including nine of the top ten PEI-ranked firms worldwide - Ontra helps firms focus on what’s important to them.

Our Culture

Ontra is a remote-first company that values the power of connection. We find innovative ways to stay connected, both virtually and in person. By promoting ownership, inspiring creativity, and championing collaboration, Ontra enables you to shape your impact and growth. Our commitment to innovation extends beyond our technology; it’s embedded in our culture, and AI plays a crucial role in everything we do.

Our culture is one where belonging is the cornerstone of every interaction, rooted in acceptance and respect for all. Our commitment to inclusion begins at the application process, ensuring a fair and equitable hiring experience that values the unique contributions you bring from day one.

About the Role

Ontra is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist, reporting to our Manager, Talent Partners, to join its growing Talent team!

For this job, we are currently only hiring candidates based in the United States, with a preference for candidates in ET or CT. For more information on where we employ, please see below.

We’re looking for someone excited to drive recruiting excellence in a high-growth, competitive environment. In this role, you will be the subject matter expert on your assigned roles and departments, integrating closely with your teams to understand their hiring needs, providing insight on market trends, and developing creative ways to attract and engage talent.

If you are someone who cares deeply about building meaningful relationships with hiring teams and candidates alike, and have experience hiring across departments at a scaling tech company, we’d love to get to know you!

What You’ll Do

• Full-Cycle Recruiting: Own candidate lifecycle and ensure a smooth, efficient and positive candidate experience from start to finish, including sourcing, screening, hiring team stakeholder management, negotiation, and closing; typical work load is 7-10 reqs from early career to Director-level hiring across three or more departments
• Relationship Management: Act as a partner, consultant, and adviser to our hiring managers by developing and driving recruiting strategies in highly competitive markets; build and maintain relationships with hiring managers to understand our vision, culture, and business in order to identify and hire talent that will thrive in our environment
• Pipeline Building: Independently drive active and long-term candidate pipeline; utilize sourcing with application review, re-engagement of previous candidates, LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, referral campaigns, and other methods to engage and attract top talent;  identify creative ways to reach target candidate audiences for your assigned roles
• Continuous Process Improvement: Partner with our Candidate Experience and Talent Programs teams to improve our processes and methods; stay up to date on market trends and candidate attraction strategies to support and inform recruiting strategies as well as contribute to larger projects to drive Talent team outcomes that support business goals

What You’ll Bring

• Experience: At least 3 years of recruiting experience within a transferable recruiting environment and industry; background hiring a variety of roles within Product and Customer Success a strong plus
• Global Exposure: Experience working on a global, remotely distributed team; familiarity with UK and Hong Kong hiring markets preferred
• Tech Savvy: Working knowledge of and a desire to learn new recruiting technologies and tools (e.g., Greenhouse or similar ATS, Gem, BrightHire, LinkedIn Recruiter, Handshake, and GSuite)
• Communication: Ability to effectively connect, engage, and communicate with stakeholders across the business as well as candidates at the most senior levels
• Creative: Ability to think strategically, intuitively solve problems, and adapt quickly to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing needs and priorities
• People Oriented: Excited about a role that’s all about connecting with others and building relationships throughout the hiring process, as well as partnering effectively with peers and leaders within the broader People team
• Competitive & Goal-Motivated: Driven by deadlines and energized by meeting and exceeding targets; you have a bias toward action and are excited by the opportunity to build something

Pay Transparency Ontra takes individual candidate location, experience, and skills into consideration when determining compensation. The base pay range is listed below. Additionally, all positions are eligible for unit-based equity grants.

Some positions may be eligible for additional compensation, such as commission or other variable compensation structures, which is not included in the below base pay range.

If you are selected to participate in our interview process, your Talent Acquisition Partner will share more details about the total compensation package for the role.

Base Pay Range

$83,300—$116,600 USD

Hiring Locations We currently hire exclusively in the locations listed below. Select jobs may have more specific location requirements due to business needs.

United States Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington

APAC Hong Kong

EMEA United Kingdom

Benefits Snapshot

• Remote-first working policy, with office hubs in SF, NYC, Santa Barbara, and London
• Twice yearly team offsites for in-person collaboration
• Paid flexible time off policy
• Paid parental leave and benefits
• Employer-supported retirement contributions, varying by country
• Monthly phone and internet reimbursement
• Company-sponsored LinkedIn Learning accounts, department budgets for professional development, and robust onboarding program
• Various options for medical, dental, and vision insurance

Travel Occasional travel is required for Ontra employees, including typically at least twice per year to attend team and larger group off-sites for in-person collaboration. For some roles, additional travel may be required based on the requirements of the role and business need.

Inclusivity Ontra is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Ontra will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].

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Note on Employment Verification: All employees hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in their particular location.

Note to External Agencies: We are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/CVs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to Ontra will NOT be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in place.

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