Lead Recruiter

Created on 17-01-2019

Location Palo Alto, CA, US

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Description

About Houzz

Houzz is the leading home renovation and design platform in the world. We have a highly engaged community of over 40 million unique monthly users who leverage our technologies to find inspiration for their next project, connect with over 2.1 million home design professionals and discover products in the Houzz Shop.

About the Role

Houzz is looking for an experienced Lead Recruiter to help shape our growing organization. You will share our company's story, vision, culture and technology with top talent eager to help transform the home design and remodeling industry. You will leverage your experience in attracting the best talent, and closing the deal, as we grow rapidly to meet the demands of our user base. The best fit for this role will be someone who seeks out opportunities to build/create/own the recruiting process, can work closely with team members throughout the company, and is comfortable engaging with leadership as a recruiting consultant. You should thrive in a bright, airy, and open-office work environment.

What You'll Do

Build innovative and scalable solutions to drive hiring in order to meet Houzz business objectives

Design customized and executable staffing plans, while building relationships with the recruiting team and technical/eCommerce client groups

Create innovative sourcing strategies and maintain an exceptional candidate experience

Facilitate and lead meetings as well as build key initiatives and projects with the recruiting team and client groups

Provide mentorship, guidance, and career development to members of the technology and eCommerce recruiting teams

Build, own, and iterate on the interview processes for your searches in conjunction with engineering and business leadership

Develop and foster strong partnerships with all internal clients, including engineering and eCommerce leadership team members as well as executive leadership, such as the VP of Engineering

If needed, lead recruiting efforts on a broad range of roles from technology to supply chain

Compile and analyze data/metrics to support business decisions and plans as necessary

Own and manage specialized recruitment programs end-to-end in order to ensure that Houzz taps into strong, diverse candidate pipelines

At a Minimum, We'd Like You to Have

5-7 years of experience of diverse recruiting expertise (Technology, eCommerce, Analytics, Product Management, etc.)

Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems

Ideally, You'll Also Have

Gregariousness and strong communication skills

Discipline to focus on short- and long-term projects

Ability to work in a highly ambiguous environment with the ability to pivot quickly