Remote Contract Technical Recruiter for Startup Talent

V Talent; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

V Talent in the United States is seeking a Contract Technical Recruiter to manage full-cycle searches for engineering, marketing, and sales roles for startup clients. You will work directly with founders and hiring teams, shaping hiring strategies and delivering exceptional candidate experiences.

This remote, project-based role offers 20–30 hours per week with potential to extend, plus ownership of searches, data reporting, and negotiation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in-house with prior startup recruiting experience.
• 2+ years of technical recruiting experience, ideally with an understanding of niche engineering domains.
• Ability to manage multiple roles across functions.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership on key business searches.
• Excellent communication skills and polish; strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for roles in engineering, marketing, sales, and additional teams per client request.
• Partner directly with founders, hiring managers, and internal teams to shape hiring strategies end to end.
• Source, screen, and manage top talent pipelines across technical and go-to-market roles.
• Manage sourcers and operations team members to drive efficiency on searches.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience, acting as an extension of the startup’s team and brand.
• Maintain clean, organized candidate data across platforms (Gem, Google Drive, client ATSs).
• Lead client update calls and recruiting strategy discussions; prepare recruitment data reports to track progress.
• Lead offer negotiation and closing.
• Approach all searches with strategic ownership and execution.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical recruiting

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Remote work

Tools

Gem

Google Drive

ATS

Job description

V Talent in the United States is seeking a Contract Technical Recruiter to manage full-cycle searches for engineering, marketing, and sales roles for startup clients. You will work directly with founders and hiring teams, shaping hiring strategies and delivering exceptional candidate experiences.

This remote, project-based role offers 20–30 hours per week with potential to extend, plus ownership of searches, data reporting, and negotiation.