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Job type full-time
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Director of talent acquisition (remote)
San francisco /
People & culture /
Full-time
About apollo
Apollo`s mission is to make smart go-to-market simple, by connecting companies with amazing solutions with those who need them most.
We`ve built an integrated platform for predictive prospecting, sales engagement, and actionable analyticsThe platform learns from your client data and uses our database of 210m contacts and 20m companies to recommend the next best action for sales and marketing individuals to take in order to find & do business with companies that need them most.
We`re a hyper-growth, profitable, series a company headquartered in san francisco, ca with a strong worldwide remote team with over 10,000 signups per week on our free platform, and over $10 million raised from investors such as y combinator, nexus venture partners, sv angel, and social capital.
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Your role & mission*
As the director of talent acquisition, you will lead the charge in building a world-class team at apolloYou will help in building and cultivating our a-team by building a strong talent pipeline and assessing candidate`s skills, experiences, and ultimate fit in the organization.
You will be responsible for primary oversight and management of refining processes, systems, and recruitment strategies to find and close the best possible candidates and matching them to positions in the organizationAs you collaborate with department leaders in building the future teams of apollo and helping teams scale faster, you will be a key member that will have a big impact on the overall success of the company.
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Competencies/key traits: *
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Extremely high eq & empathy
Great systems and process builder (systems thinker)
Great understanding of the end-to-end recruitment process
Skilled at outbound hunting and technical recruiting
Skilled at creating inbound demand (improvement of employer branding)
In-depth understanding of the selection and selling process
- quantitative - understand and able to use metrics for reporting
Great executive presence at selling hard to fill roles
Possesses strong leadership skills
Possesses a high bar of excellence
- has utmost integrity and humility - relentlessly want to improve
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Role & responsibilities: *
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Refine systems and strategies: *
Collaborate and plan with department heads and executives to determine the organization`s recruitment and employment needs
Refine, improve, create, implement better or new recruitment strategies to achieve hiring goals
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Maintain sufficient pipeline: *
Build and manage a consistent pipeline of qualified candidates based on requirements and hiring needs (vp, director, product, engineering, success, support, operations)
Find and engage with top talent through creative sourcing channels and different platforms
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Candidate screening: *
Assess skills, qualifications, and experience of both passive and active candidates
Teach and train teams to assess skills and qualifications
Maintain a clean talent database and applicant tracking system, and manage records for all candidates across all our tools
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Candidate experience: *
- manage expectations and communicate with candidates and hiring managers professionally and in a timely manner- ensure that candidates and hiring managers are well informed regarding all the processes
Collect feedback from hiring managers, interviewers, and candidates and use this information in making better and well-informed decisions for future candidates
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Employer branding: *
As the director of talent, you will be an advocate of apollo and represent the company with a high level of professionalism, confidence, and maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times, both internally and externally.
Sell: candidates look for roles where they can be a players, where their goals and ambition match the company’s vision and strategyThey want to make an impact and feel needed.
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This person is someone we can count on to: *
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Own the recruiting channels and full recruiting processes for roles (engineering, product etc) and convert our most likely potential candidates into future hires
Learn how to sell apollo to a prospective candidate and further develop an effective screening process
Improve our existing recruiting and sourcing strategies and work closely with hr and team leaders in ensuring a positive candidate experience from beginning to end
Be able to hire from ic to vps/director level roles
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Skills & relevant experience: *
This position is ideal for you if you love meeting different kinds of talent, have extensive experience in the recruiting space handling full cycling recruiting, especially sourcing leads, and turning cold and passive candidates into active candidates.
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At least 5-10 years of experience in talent acquisition/recruitment
Has relevant experience (2+ years) as a vp or director of talent acquisition, recruiting, recruitment, or similar
Experience in a fast-growing tech startup
Experience in a venture-backed tech startup (series b+ is a plus)
Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle recruiting and employer branding initiatives
Solid understanding of sourcing techniques and tools
Hands-on experience with applicant tracking systems (atss) and hr databases
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Key outcomes: *
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Scale the team: *
Hire outstanding talent and meet hiring goals
Be able to recruit hard-to-fill roles without external recruiters or direct involvement from ceo/coo (i.eDirector of infrastructure engineer, director of content marketing, director of engineering, etc.)
Hiring managers are trained on and using recruiting best practices
Once the system is refined and proven, hire and mentor a team of talent acquisition specialists to accelerate growth
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Improve talent density*
Build and run an efficient, centralized system to hire `a-players` across sales, support, product, design, and engineering
Hire a-players, world-class people across the whole organization
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Within the first 1st month:
— enhance the recruiting strategy and create a solid recruiting system that will convert candidates into hires and meet anticipated staffing needs
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Within the first 3 months: *
— ramp up hiring and hire top remote candidates for all levels (from ic to leadership roles) and departments.
— accurately and regularly reporting on the key metrics
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Within the 4-6th months*
— continuous hiring for the management, engineering, sales, support, product, marketing department
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Within 6-12 months*
— with the established recruiting system, own the full cycle recruitment process especially for technical roles and consistently leverage this to hire top talent every succeeding monthTrain all stakeholders in best practices for talent acquisition and actively work towards keeping the talent pipeline running with employable and qualified candidates.
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Why apollo?*
As we are scaling our company, we are committed to providing the best possible environment for our teamNot only do we offer a competitive salary and benefits, informal, fun, and remote working environment, but we also ensure that our team is constantly learning and following best practices as they advance in their careersA forward-thinking company that believes in hiring a-players and giving them the guidance, coaching, and autonomy to maximize impact and work towards their career goals.
Our work environment is highly diverse with a global remote team, and we are intentional in building an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be the best version of themselves and where ideas are encouragedWe`re a technology-first team dedicated to building the greatest engagement software available and we`re building a long-term company, and we want you to be a part of that growth and help scale the organization and its talent!
If this type of work sounds interesting to you and you have the necessary experience and qualifications, - please apply and we hope to talk to you soon!
Job type: full-time
Work location: multiple locations
