Recruiter

To apply for the Recruiter role at Kaizen Labs, you should have over 5 years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience. You must excel in closing senior technical talent in a startup environment and possess strong project management and stakeholder management skills. Knowledge of modern recruiting tools is also a plus.

The Recruiter at Kaizen Labs will lead full-cycle recruiting for various departments, focusing on technical roles. Responsibilities include managing high-volume sourcing campaigns, partnering with hiring managers, overseeing candidate closing, and designing scalable recruiting processes.

The Recruiter position at Kaizen Labs is a hybrid role. Candidates are expected to work from our New York City headquarters three days a week, specifically Tuesday through Thursday.

Kaizen Labs offers a comprehensive benefits package for the Recruiter role, including Platinum PPO health care with premium coverage for dental and vision, unlimited PTO, competitive equity grants, and an employer-sponsored 401k plan.

At Kaizen Labs, the work culture is vibrant and collaborative, focusing on innovation and community impact. We work hard but also believe in having fun along the way, ensuring that our team members enjoy their journey with us.

Success for the Recruiter position at Kaizen Labs is defined by the ability to build robust candidate pipelines, maintain high-quality candidate experiences, and effectively close senior technical talent while managing multiple searches simultaneously.

The Recruiter at Kaizen Labs will primarily focus on technical roles such as engineering, product, and design. Additionally, the role may involve hiring for other departments as needed.

When responding, emphasize your experience with high-volume outbound sourcing campaigns, techniques you've used to engage potential candidates, and any specific tools or platforms that have helped in your sourcing strategy.

Highlight your methods for maintaining communication with candidates, obtaining feedback, and refining processes based on candidate experiences and insights. Mention any tools you have used for tracking and improving these experiences.

Share a specific example of a hiring strategy that led to filling hard-to-fill positions. Discuss challenges faced and the results achieved, including time to hire and candidate quality.

Discuss your approach to initial meetings with hiring managers, setting clear expectations, and how you gather detailed requirements for roles, ensuring alignment throughout the hiring process.

Talk about key recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill, quality of hire, candidate satisfaction scores, and how you utilize these metrics to make data-driven decisions in your recruiting efforts.

Outline any experiences where you were responsible for creating structured interview processes or documentation, highlighting specific challenges and how you overcame them to create efficient systems.

Describe your approach to negotiating offers, ensuring candidates understand the value proposition, and how you address any concerns they may have during the closing process.

Reflect on the qualities that resonate with you, such as adaptability, communication skills, and a proactive mindset. Provide examples of how these traits have benefited your past recruitment efforts.

Share the resources or networks you engage with, such as industry publications, webinars, or professional groups that help you stay informed about the latest trends in recruitment and technology.

Articulate your passion for government technology and community impact, and express how your skills align well with Kaizen Labs' mission and culture, showcasing your excitement for the role.