Recruiter Jobs at Optimism

The recruiting team is tasked with building a great team through the acquisition of the best talent possible. The recruiting team is passionate about making a big impact on Optimism through the prioritization of a first class candidate experience and creative candidate closing strategies. We need someone who can build process and acts as a true thought partner to our team leaders, and someone who knows how to source for highly niche, technical roles. You will drive the development of recruiting plans that expand our talent pools and ensures there’s a diverse range of candidates for both short-term and long-term efforts.

• Work closely with hiring partners to understand their needs in order to identify the right talent and ensure goals are met
• Manage full cycle recruiting for multiple searches, creating innovative sourcing strategies and engagement to bring the best talent across a variety of roles
• Track goals, metrics and performance data of the hiring cycle while regularly communicating updates to recruiting, hiring partners and the leaderships team
• Partner closely with hiring partners as subject matter expert in the technical requirements, interview processes and hiring decisions
• Engage passive candidates and understand their underlying motivations, while providing detailed information on the position requirements and company mission

• 4+ years in-house recruiting experience working at a start up and/or fast growing company
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven ability to take initiative and build strong productive relationships
• The ability to independently manage multiple competing demands and to constantly re-prioritize
• Self-motivated and driven; you look for solutions and impact while navigating with a high sense of urgency within in fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Proven track record of success building strategies for the identification and hiring an of inclusive & diverse candidate pool
• Self-starting, scrappy and resourceful work ethic requiring minimal to no guidance
• Deep subject matter expertise in handling complex equity offerings and coaching candidates through those offerings