Principal Technical Recruiter

Klaviyo is seeking to hire a Principal Technical Recruiter to join our growing Talent Acquisition team! As part of this Team, you will have the chance to build relationships with some of the most talented people in the tech industry! You will have a direct impact in contributing to the fast-paced growth of Klaviyo, creating an equitable culture and impacting the business with the hyper-intelligent, driven and empathetic people you bring into the company! As a Principal Recruiter you'll own your end-to-end recruiting process as a strategic partner, managing relationships with R&D leadership, acting as a mentor to more junior recruiters on the team, drawing insights from analytics to improve ROI, and building an overall recruiting function for the areas in which you own.

How you'll make a difference

• You'll be trusted to operate independently on your end to end recruiting process, while managing key stakeholders and acting as a mentor to the greater team.
• Subject matter expertise in sourcing/engaging passive technical candidates for complex, high- level roles and negotiating informed, fair, competitive offers
• Autonomy in a fast-paced environment striving to hit aggressive hiring goals, while maintaining data integrity and meeting KPIs.
• Act as a strategic recruiting leader by being a subject matter expert to your peers, stakeholders and leadership in recruitment process, inclusivity, industry trends, market data and best practices
• Contribute to our greater Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, helping to create diversity of thought and foster an equitable team environment.
• Provide regular communication with senior leaders on headcount, pipeline trends, and progress toward goal.
• Coach stakeholders and leadership on realistic expectations using data, trends, ability to deliver
• Leverage social media, and existing tools to create a positive experience for all candidates while promoting Klaviyo's brand.
• Create an equitable work space by surfacing opportunities for improvement in both assessments and debriefs
• Carry out assignments with limited guardrails, create project definition, act as a change agent for the implementation of process changes and drive impact in an ambiguous environment while making it less so for others.
• Have the opportunity to work with leadership and managers who care about your growth, understand and utilize your strengths and help you achieve personal and professional goals.
• Be an advocate for knowledge sharing, collaboration and true partnership

Who you are:

• Experience delivering high volume/complexity full cycle technical recruiting
• You are collaborative, empathetic and helpful by nature
• You get excited about process improvement and operational excellence
• You're ambitious and are motivated by a desire for professional and personal growth. There are no recruiting challenges too big and you rise to the occasion when others don't
• You recognize the balance between business needs and providing a stellar candidate experience
• You are comfortable with ambiguity and have a problem solving mentality
• Experience leveraging data to adjust processes and roll out strategy.
• You care deeply about making sure processes are inclusive and equitable
• You have experience with, and get excited about scaling an engineering hiring machine from scratch.