Recruiter (Hybrid Location)

Position Description: The Blade Talent Team is looking to fill a key role in its recruitment function. We are looking for a Recruiter who will identify, engage, and attract top-level talent. Strategically collaborate with hiring managers to help identify recruitment requirements; and ensure the organization has a continuous pipeline of high-performing talent flowing into and across the organization. Additionally, you will drive the development of the Blade brand, internal/external recruiting relationships, and influence the end-to-end recruiting strategy. This role is an ultimate opportunity for someone with ambition and know-how to be integral in the design and deployment of a recruitment strategy, process, and metrics, at a dynamic company in a rapidly changing industry.

Job Description

• Partner with senior management and department heads on strategic recruiting initiatives that support the needs of the business unit.
• Participate in the creation and upholding of best practice recruiting policies, practices and systems which help attract high-quality employees, support business priorities and promote competitive advantage.
• Partner with managers in ensuring and maintaining the integrity and quality of the recruitment efforts including candidate selection and interview process
• Work with outside vendors (software relationships) as appropriate
• Develop recruiting strategies, understand talent movement and demand in the market.

Recruitment

• Act as a consultative, recruitment subject matter expert by applying best practices for full recruitment lifecycle and strategic talent acquisition
• Lead full life cycle of recruiting, from planning, sourcing, interview selection and onboarding of new hires
• Source candidates via an applicant tracking system, job boards, search engines, social networks
• Fulfill open requisitions with timely and cost-effective methods in securing high-quality talent.
• Know Blade's business and our competitors. Establish yourself as the subject matter expert on the industry and talent.
• Participate in workforce planning for current and future talent needs. Anticipate future trends.
• Oversee the development and ongoing engagement of active and passive quality candidate talent pipeline, both internally and externally, to support immediate and long-term needs. Externally, this may include networking, engaging via social media, or organizing events. Internally, active participation in talent planning, and cultivation of employee referrals.
• Continuous improvement against core metrics, e.g. quality of hire, cost-per hires, employee referrals.
• Maintain records and files, ensuring recruiting practices are in compliance with Federal/State guidelines and internal processes.
• Maintains solid industry awareness and market intelligence in terms of hiring trends, competitive intelligence as well as compensation trends and challenges
• Manage special projects related to recruiting by leveraging data and analytics to build strategy and measure success and continuous improvement

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of Talent Acquisition experience in a best-in-class organization.
• Experience designing and executing social media, and employment branding strategies.
• Experience with recruitment in technology and marketing critical
• Ability to articulate the employment value proposition.
• Adept with using a variety of recruiting technologies to source talent.
• Innovative, demonstrated experience applying leading recruiting practices, keeping up with trends.
• Enthusiasm and energy to evolve a best-in-class global talent acquisition function.
• Change agent, comfortable with ambiguity, in a fast-paced business environment.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and consulting skills. Ability to interact with all levels.
• Analytical skills and ability to manage various metrics preferred.
• Understanding of social media to source and attract candidates
• Proactive communications and problem solving
• Proven organizational skills with the ability to prioritize effectively and manage multiple tasks in a demanding environment
• Able to thrive in fast-paced environments, adapt quickly, and be highly flexible

Blade is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, please reach out to us at Careers@Blade.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line.

Blade is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or another protected group status. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strive to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal. We believe that this commitment inspires growth and delivers equitable outcomes for everyone including the clients and communities we serve.