Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Talkspace is an online therapy company focused on expanding access to quality mental healthcare. The Technical Recruiter will own full-cycle recruiting for technical and specialized roles across Engineering, Data, Product, and AI/ML, while advising hiring managers, sourcing passive candidates, and closing talent. The role will also contribute to talent acquisition strategy, process improvements, workforce planning, and a positive candidate experience.
Responsibilities
- Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for technical and specialized roles, from intake through closing the finalist candidate and handing them off to the People Team for onboarding
- Recruit across functions including Engineering, Data, Product, and other disciplines
- Develop a strong understanding of each role, the business need behind it, and the capabilities required for someone to be successful
- Develop and execute thoughtful sourcing strategies, with a strong focus on identifying and engaging passive talent
- Build relationships with candidates throughout the process and ensure a thoughtful, responsive, and positive candidate experience
- Serve as a strategic lead throughout the search, partnering with recruiting and People Team colleagues on administrative and coordination needs where appropriate
- Bring expertise in technical functions and the external talent market to help leaders calibrate role scope, leveling, candidate profiles, and hiring expectations
- Provide perspective on talent availability, competitive hiring dynamics, compensation, and the feasibility of different hiring strategies
- Challenge assumptions and make recommendations when a role, profile, level, or search strategy may need to change based on the market
- Use your understanding of the talent market and organizational needs to help inform broader workforce planning and organizational design
- Build trusted relationships with hiring leaders and serve as a thought partner throughout the hiring process
- Take a proactive, research-driven approach to identifying talent, particularly for difficult-to-fill and highly competitive roles
- Map relevant talent markets, companies, teams, and candidate pools to identify where strong candidates are likely to be found
- Develop creative approaches to engaging passive candidates and building relationships with talent before they are actively looking
- Experiment with new sourcing channels, tools, outreach strategies, and approaches to improve candidate quality and engagement
- Communicate directly with hiring leaders up to C-Suite as well as cross functional partners in other departments, including but not limited to People Operations, Legal, Marketing, Engineering, Sales, Product, etc
- Serves as a strategic partner for executives
- Bring a collaborative and solutions-oriented approach to working with hiring teams and candidates
- Help create a recruiting environment that is thoughtful, high-performing, efficient, and scalable without losing the human element of recruiting
- Provide recruiting insights and recommendations to Talent Acquisition and senior leadership
- Use recruiting data and talent-market insights to improve candidate quality, sourcing effectiveness, hiring efficiency, and candidate experience
- Identify opportunities to improve how we attract, assess, and close talent
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Skills
- 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, in-house or agency
- Experience recruiting for technical roles, including Engineering, Data, Product, and AI/ML
- Proven experience sourcing passive candidates and filling hard-to-fill technical roles
- Experience partnering directly with hiring managers on intake, candidate profiles, sourcing strategy, timelines, and compensation
- Track record of meeting individual recruiting goals and managing a healthy recruiting funnel
- Experience using recruiting data and market feedback to adjust sourcing and hiring strategy
- Comfortable managing multiple searches and stakeholders while owning the process from intake through close
- Experience with recruiting tools and ATS platforms (Greenhouse a plus); able to quickly learn new systems
- Startup experience strongly preferred; comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision plans
- Pre-tax benefits: HSA/ FSA
- 401k Retirement Savings Program with matching up to 4%
- Voluntary benefits including disability, basic life or pet insurance, etc.
- Monthly Wellness Stipend to promote mental and physical self-care
- Flexible PTO and Remote First Environment
- Regular team events, including Wellness Workshops and Team Building Events
- Free access to Talkspace products for you and one household member, as well as access to a friends and family discount!
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