Candidate Experience & Scheduling Coordinator

Cursor; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cursor in Palo Alto is building a fast-moving recruiting function. As Recruiting Coordinator, you’ll make candidates feel genuinely welcomed through every interaction and keep hiring teams running smoothly.

You thrive in fluid environments, obsess over calendars, and enjoy hosting onsite candidates. You’ll coordinate interview schedules, maintain clear communication, and support recruiters and hiring managers to move processes forward.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience coordinating high-volume scheduling or events.
• Meticulous calendar management and attention to time zones.
• Proactive self-starter who owns tasks and proposes improvements.
• Focus on delivering a warm, human candidate experience.
• Reliable, responsive communicator across teams and candidates.
• Comfort with handling confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Own the full scheduling experience including interview coordination so every candidate and interviewer shows up informed, prepared, and on time.
• Host candidates onsite and create a candidate experience that is warm, human, and memorable.
• Keep candidates and hiring teams in the loop with timely, warm, and clear communication.
• Partner with recruiters, interviewers, and hiring managers to anticipate needs and move processes forward.
• Keep our ATS (Ashby) accurate and up to date so nothing falls through the cracks.
• Continuously find ways to improve recruiting operations.

Skills

High-volume coordination

Attention to detail

Initiative

Candidate experience

Communication

Reliability

Discretion

Ashby familiarity

Tools

Ashby ATS

Job description

Cursor in Palo Alto is building a fast-moving recruiting function. As Recruiting Coordinator, you’ll make candidates feel genuinely welcomed through every interaction and keep hiring teams running smoothly.

You thrive in fluid environments, obsess over calendars, and enjoy hosting onsite candidates. You’ll coordinate interview schedules, maintain clear communication, and support recruiters and hiring managers to move processes forward.