Contract Recruiter (US) – Remote

GrowthAssistant; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic recruitment firm in the United States is seeking a Contract Recruiter to manage final interviews and assess candidates across multiple functions. This role requires proven experience in full-cycle recruiting, strong collaboration skills, and operational excellence in maintaining high standards. The ideal candidate will thrive in a metrics-driven environment while ensuring the right talent is selected for the firm's clients.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in full-cycle recruiting, ideally with international and US-based talent.
• Strong interview and candidate assessment skills across multiple functions.
• Exceptional English communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Conduct final interviews with candidates.
• Collaborate with US Recruiting Leaders to solve challenges in candidate quality.
• Drive initiatives to improve the candidate and client experience.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Candidate assessment skills

Comfortable in decision-making

Collaboration skills

Organizational skills

Metrics-driven

Job description

About GrowthAssistant

GrowthAssistant embeds elite offshore talent with growth-obsessed founders and marketers. We help businesses scale faster, smarter, and more affordably. In four years of profitable growth, we’ve scaled to over $20M of revenue with blue-chip clients like DoorDash, Shopify, and Harry’s. We’re looking for a Contract Recruiter to join our tight-knit, entrepreneurial team.

About the Role

• Final Interviews (90%). Conduct final interviews after our international team, currently primarily in the Philippines.
• You are the final decision maker before a candidate is introduced to a client.
• You are the “gatekeeper” of holding the bar high for talent.
• Become knowledgeable across a span of different functional roles — PM, Digital Marketing, Data Analyst, CS and clients — with examples in software, e-commerce, digital agencies.
• Work closely with US Recruiting Leaders to assess decisions and solve challenges in pipeline and candidate quality.
• Collaborate with our international sourcing and recruiting team to provide feedback on candidates and insights to fine-tune searches.
• Drive initiatives to improve our process, candidate and client experience.
• Proactively voice and drive improvements in our process, delivering high-impact projects that improve the quality of matches.
• Train with the GAX Lead to transition into coverage for approximately January–March (12-week parental leave).

KPIs

• Keep churn below 7% month over month.
• Conduct an average of 25 final interviews per week.
• 90% monthly placement rate for assigned final-interview requisitions.

What We’re Looking For

Must-Have

• Proven experience in full-cycle recruiting, ideally with international and US-based talent.
• Strong interview and candidate assessment skills across multiple functions (PM, Digital Marketing, Data Analytics, Customer Success, etc.).
• Comfortable serving as the final decision-maker for candidate quality before client introduction.
• Familiarity with digital marketing, e-commerce, SaaS, or agency environments.
• Track record of maintaining high standards and ensuring only top talent advances.
• Strong collaboration skills; able to work closely with US Recruiting Leaders and global teams.
• Process improvement mindset with ability to drive initiatives that enhance candidate and client experience.
• Quick learner with readiness to step into temporary leadership/coverage roles as needed.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills; capable of handling 25+ interviews weekly.
• Exceptional English communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Metrics-driven, with experience working toward KPIs such as churn rates and placement ratios.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience recruiting in high-growth startups or fast-scaling organizations.
• Background in offshore/remote recruiting, particularly in the Philippines.
• Exposure to tools like ATS platforms, sourcing databases, or recruiting automation tools.
• Knowledge of behavioral interview techniques and structured interviewing.
• Ability to mentor, train, or upskill junior recruiters.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Human Resources
• Industries
• Staffing and Recruiting