Founding Senior Recruiter

As a Founding Senior Recruiter at Kodex, you'll take the lead in the full-cycle recruitment process for technical positions, from identifying candidates to closing offers. This includes designing a multifaceted sourcing strategy to attract exceptional talent and optimizing recruitment processes to ensure they are scalable and high-performing. Additionally, you'll collaborate closely with engineering leadership and hiring managers, shaping hiring strategies, and delivering an exceptional candidate experience throughout the hiring journey.

The Founding Senior Recruiter plays a pivotal role in Kodex's growth by leading the charge in attracting and retaining top technical talent. The ability to design effective hiring strategies ensures that our engineering and product teams are well-staffed with skilled professionals. Your expertise in identifying diverse candidates and refining recruitment metrics aligns directly with our mission to build a strong foundation for the company's future.

At Kodex, the work environment is fast-paced and highly collaborative. As a remote-first company, you'll have the flexibility to work alongside industry leaders from anywhere while fostering innovation and teamwork. Kodex values diversity and inclusivity, promoting a culture that thrives on unique backgrounds and experiences, allowing recruiters to engage with a vast talent pool.

Kodex offers competitive compensation coupled with equity options for full-time positions. Beyond monetary compensation, employees enjoy flexible PTO, comprehensive health plans, and holidays. This suite of benefits underscores the company's commitment to attracting and retaining top talent while promoting a healthy work-life balance.

When answering, detail your past roles in the recruitment process emphasizing how you've effectively sourced, screened, and closed candidates. Share specific examples of successful hires and the strategies you utilized to engage candidates throughout the process.

Discuss various sourcing channels you've successfully employed, including social media, job boards, and networking events. Be prepared to talk about your creative approaches and any tools you've used to identify and reach potential candidates.

Explain your methods for maintaining clear communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process. Share examples of how you've solicited feedback and made adjustments to enhance the experience for candidates, ensuring they feel valued and informed.

Identify key performance indicators, such as time-to-fill, candidate quality, and offer acceptance rates. Detail how you've used these metrics to refine your sourcing strategies and improve overall recruitment processes in previous positions.

Share a specific story about a candidate you hired who positively impacted the organization. Discuss your approach, the challenges you faced, and the overall outcome to illustrate your recruitment capabilities.

Speak about your experience working with cross-functional teams. Provide examples of how you align the hiring needs of hiring managers with effective recruitment strategies, ensuring everyone is on the same page throughout the process.

Discuss the competitive landscape in the tech industry and how you plan to stand out with unique sourcing and engagement strategies. Emphasize your adaptability and understanding of various market trends that may affect recruitment.

Highlight techniques you've used to actively seek diverse candidates, such as engaging with underrepresented groups, attending relevant conferences, or implementing blind hiring practices. Illustrating your commitment to diversity will resonate with many organizations.

Discuss your experience in streamlining recruitment workflows, leveraging technology, and adopting data-driven strategies. Talk about instances when you successfully reduced recruitment cycles while maintaining candidate quality.

Share your enthusiasm for the company’s mission and how your background aligns with its goals. It's your chance to convey your passion for tech recruiting and how you see yourself contributing to Kodex’s growth and success.