Lead Recruiter & Talent Strategy Architect

Utility Profit; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Utility Profit is looking for a Lead Recruiter who owns recruiting as a function and craft. You will manage our in-house recruiter and retained search firms, and personally source, screen, interview, and close.

The role sits in Austin with in-person collaboration on Tue–Thu to accelerate hiring across Product, Engineering, Sales, Operations, and Marketing. You will build long-term talent pipelines, design interview plans, and set the strategy for attracting top talent.

Qualifications

• Hands-on recruiter who fills hard roles.
• Experience managing recruiters or retained search firms.
• Ability to plan hiring with backup pipelines.
• Executive/leadership recruiting experience preferred.
• Based in Austin; in-person Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Responsibilities

• Personally source, screen, interview, and close for priority roles.
• Build and run pipelines to predict future openings.
• Refine job recs with hiring managers and set realistic expectations.
• Design interview plans, train interviewers, and maintain process quality from outreach to offer.
• Own candidate experience and project credibility of the company.

Skills

Hands-on recruiter

Player-coach

Planning and contingency

Agency judgment

Startup range

Judgment and bar

Clear communication

Bias to action

Resourceful

AI fluency

Tools

Greenhouse ATS

Job description

Utility Profit is looking for a Lead Recruiter who owns recruiting as a function and craft. You will manage our in-house recruiter and retained search firms, and personally source, screen, interview, and close.

The role sits in Austin with in-person collaboration on Tue–Thu to accelerate hiring across Product, Engineering, Sales, Operations, and Marketing. You will build long-term talent pipelines, design interview plans, and set the strategy for attracting top talent.