Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
Company description
Shopify’s mission is to make commerce better for everyoneFrom building a new product feature for our commerce platform, to helping a merchant troubleshoot an issue over the phone, we want to empower our ecosystem through our work.
Having a unified vision, a north star, is vitally important to ensure that we are all headed in the same directionNo matter the size or experience, we want to power every merchant’s experienceThis is why we’re all here.
Shopify is now permanently remote, and we’re working towards a future that is digital by designThat location you see above? consider it merely an example of hundreds of potential locations across north america where shopify is hiringLearn more here: https://www.shopify.com/careers/work-anywhere
Job description
We’re looking for senior technical talent sourcers to join our remote, north america based talent acquisition teamYou will partner with our engineering organization to find and engage the best engineering talentAt shopify, we believe that talent sourcers are the detectives of our talent acquisition team, scouring the internet and meeting people to introduce them to shopifySourcing is a valued technical craft that marries a deep desire to understand people and their motivations, with the tenacity to find the right people in the best wayThe continuous goal of hiring highly qualified talent means that we’re always rising to new challenges and iterating on our best practicesYou’ll have a chance to dive deep into the technologies our teams are using, and discover what exactly they’re building to make commerce better for everyone.
Qualifications
Requirements & qualifications
Experience with talent sourcing as a craftYou understand that this is not a bandaid or a quick fix sort of roleYou’ve worked as a senior talent sourcer and unearthed the candidates no one knew about.
Constant prioritization and a sense of urgencyYou know how to work with multiple competing priorities, to shift focus as needs or requirements change, and to manage the expectations of those you work with.
Technical fluencyYou have a deep appreciation for the ways technology makes work better, and are comfortable learning/using different tools to accomplish a goal.
A love of languageYou enjoy wordplay, both written and spoken, and are always looking for ways to improve your communicationYou specifically enjoy crafting compelling narratives to convince or persuade folks.
Methodical and goal-driven approachYou look for ways to break a problem down into smaller parts, work backwards from a desired outcome, and iterate based on what you’ve learnedTotal addressable market, conversion rates, and everything ‘linkedin’ are all familiar topics when searching.
Dedication to building diverse teamsYou understand that a diverse team outperforms a homogeneous team, and that it takes active work to build a diverse pool of candidates.
Comfort with autonomyYou know that you don’t have all the answers, but you are pretty sure that you can find themYou enjoy the freedom of self-directed work, and relish the chance to figure things out for yourselfThe prospect of working from home is exciting to you.
Creativity paired with a strong recall of detailsWhen solving problems you draw connections between the current situation and those that have come beforeSome people might call them challenges, you see opportunities.
You’ll be working on things like
Researching future shopify employees using linkedin, twitter, github, dribbble, google, and other social media sites.
Coming up with, and executing on, creative ways to source and engage new candidates.
Mentoring teammates on new ways to deepen their technical craft.
Identifying companies to explore based on industry, financial state, recent acquisitions, etc.
Identifying and evaluating new data mining tools to be used to accelerate your work.
Continually answering the question, “who should we be reaching out to?”.
Additional information
We know that looking for a new role can be both exciting and time-consuming, and we truly appreciate your effortsPlease submit your resume, or linkedin profile, and answer the questions below.
This posting will close on monday, october 11th at 11pm et.
At shopify, we are committed to building and fostering an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heardOur belief is that a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion enables us to truly make commerce better for everyoneWe strongly encourage applications from indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identitiesPlease take a look at our 2020 sustainability report to learn more about shopify`s commitments.
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