Remote People Operations & Recruiting Specialist

Blackthorn; New York (NY); Remote; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Flexible work week

Health insurance contribution (US)

Maternity/Paternity leave

Student loan debt assistance

Pledge 1% – time off for nonprofits

Job summary

Blackthorn seeks a Recruiter & People Operations Specialist to lead full-cycle recruiting company-wide while supporting core people ops, onboarding, HRIS, and day-to-day operations. You will own end-to-end recruiting and partner with the VP of People Operations on scalable processes as the company grows.

This hands-on IC role requires sourcing, screening, and closing candidates, maintaining ATS pipelines, and ensuring candidate experience.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in recruiting
• Ability to own end-to-end recruiting independently
• Experience with HRIS and ATS tools
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Clear, confident communicator with hiring managers and candidates
• Comfortable operating autonomously in a remote-first, distributed team

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end recruiting process for roles across the company, from intake calls with hiring managers through offer negotiation.
• Source, screen, and manage candidate pipelines using our ATS, partnering with hiring managers on role requirements and timelines.
• Build and maintain a strong candidate experience at every stage of the process.
• Track recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline health, source effectiveness) and report to leadership.
• Support onboarding and offboarding processes and maintain accurate HRIS data.
• Assist with benefits administration and respond to employee questions on policies and programs.
• Help maintain compliance with employment law across the states (and potentially countries) where Blackthorn has employees.
• Identify opportunities to streamline recruiting and HR workflows.
• Partner with the VP of People Operations on building scalable people processes as the company grows.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

HRIS & ATS

Remote work

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

ATS tools

HRIS

Job description

Blackthorn seeks a Recruiter & People Operations Specialist to lead full-cycle recruiting company-wide while supporting core people ops, onboarding, HRIS, and day-to-day operations. You will own end-to-end recruiting and partner with the VP of People Operations on scalable processes as the company grows.

This hands-on IC role requires sourcing, screening, and closing candidates, maintaining ATS pipelines, and ensuring candidate experience.