Recruiter (Hybrid)

UNKNOWN; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

UNKNOWN is seeking a driven and highly organized Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting across technical and business functions in Palo Alto, CA. The role partners with hiring managers to identify, engage, assess, and close top talent in a fast-moving environment, with a focus on candidate experience from outreach to offer acceptance.

The recruiter will proactively source passive candidates, build strong pipelines, conduct thorough screens, and manage multiple searches with urgency and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of recruiting experience, preferably in technology or high-growth environments.
• Experience managing end-to-end recruiting processes.
• Strong sourcing skills and ability to engage passive candidates.
• Ability to partner with hiring managers and understand complex hiring requirements.
• Excellent communication and candidate-management skills.
• Highly organized with multiple priorities and searches.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting, including intake, sourcing, screening, interview management, offer coordination, and closing.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and candidate profiles.
• Proactively source passive candidates via LinkedIn and other channels.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future needs.
• Conduct candidate screens and assess fit and motivation.
• Handle multiple searches with strong organization and urgency.
• Provide high-quality candidate experience throughout the process.
• Track recruiting activity and pipeline health; identify bottlenecks.
• Support offer strategy and candidate closing with leadership.
• Contribute to process improvements as the organization scales.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing passive candidates

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Independent working

Tools

LinkedIn

ATS

Job description

About Us

We are seeking a driven and highly organized Recruiter to support our client’s continued growth. This role will own full-cycle recruiting across technical and business functions and partner closely with hiring managers to identify, engage, assess, and close high-quality talent.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working in a fast-moving environment, is comfortable proactively sourcing passive candidates, and can provide a strong candidate experience from initial outreach through offer acceptance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting, including intake, sourcing, screening, interview management, offer coordination, and closing.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand role requirements, define candidate profiles, and develop effective recruiting strategies.
• Proactively source and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn, referrals, networking, and other recruiting channels.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for both current and future hiring needs.
• Conduct candidate screens and assess experience, motivation, technical/business fit, and overall alignment with the opportunity.
• Manage multiple searches simultaneously while maintaining strong organization, urgency, and follow-through.
• Provide candidates with a high-quality and personalized recruiting experience throughout the process.
• Track recruiting activity, pipeline health, and hiring progress and proactively identify potential bottlenecks.
• Support offer strategy and candidate closing in partnership with hiring managers and leadership.
• Contribute to recruiting process improvements as the organization continues to scale.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of recruiting experience, preferably in technology, AI, cloud infrastructure, SaaS, or another high-growth environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end recruiting processes.
• Strong sourcing skills and ability to identify and engage high-quality passive candidates.
• Ability to partner effectively with hiring managers and understand complex hiring requirements.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and candidate-management skills.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and searches simultaneously.
• Comfortable working with urgency and adapting quickly as business priorities change.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, and able to operate independently with limited structure.