Senior Recruiter/HR Generalist

Smartly, Inc; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Bonusly is seeking a Senior Recruiter who will own full-cycle recruiting for technical and non-technical roles globally. You will partner with the VP of People and hiring managers to craft hiring strategies, build a robust talent pipeline, and deliver exceptional candidate experiences in a fast-paced startup environment.

You will also shape onboarding and off-boarding processes, assist with IT coordination, and bring innovative HR practices to the table, aligning with Bonusly’s culture and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience across technical and non-technical roles.
• Experience staffing in startup or high-growth environments.
• Strong ability to analyze recruiting metrics and drive process improvements.
• Proven ability to build partnerships with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with HR systems and IT coordination is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle global recruiting for technical and non-technical roles.
• Partner with VP, People, and leaders to define hiring strategies.
• Develop creative sourcing and messaging for top-of-funnel talent.
• Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines across functions.
• Measure metrics like time to hire and quality of hires; drive data-driven decisions.
• Coordinate onboarding and off-boarding experiences for new hires.
• Assist with light IT coordination and HRIS/workflows to streamline processes.
• Support IT compliance activities and HR record keeping.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Startup experience

Data-driven

Stakeholder collaboration

Organizational skills

Tools

Rippling

Drata

LinkedIn

Gem

Job description

Bonusly helps your team improve engagement and adopt the behaviors that set them, and your organization, up for long-term success. We make employee recognition meaningful, habitual, and connected to what matters most—helping organizations build cultures where people want to stay and grow together. To learn more about working at Bonusly, check out our Un-Handbook: https://github.com/bonusly/un-handbook

Bonusly is looking for a people-first Senior Recruiter with a specialization in recruiting for tech start-ups. This role comes with a passion for wearing multiple hats and experience supporting the broader HR Generalist responsibilities. We’re seeking someone who can manage both technical and non-technical full-cycle recruiting efforts while supporting key people operations and light IT tasks. You’ll play a vital role in shaping the employee journey — from the first interview through on-boarding and beyond. We’re looking for someone who is proactive, detail-oriented, and passionate about building strong partnerships across teams and levels. You’ll manage full-cycle global recruiting, deliver an exceptional candidate experience, and contribute to Bonusly’s vibrant and collaborative culture.

You’ll serve as the trusted partner to the VP, People, our senior leadership team and hiring managers, to build / maintain an exceptional full-cycle recruiting and candidate experience. This role comes with a lot of room for innovation, creativity, cross-functional collaboration and also independent leadership to step up, design and be a part of making an impact in today’s world of work.

Representing Bonusly’s brand and company values, you will be seen as the face of our culture and be responsible for developing and implementing recruiting strategies to identify, attract, and engage top talent for the company. This role offers an incredible opportunity to have a seat at the table and advise business leaders on innovative recruiting strategies utilizing external market insights and intelligence to influence how we think about building effective top of funnel. Above all, we are looking for someone who is able to balance being a team player while also working autonomously as this role is an IC position on our People Team of two. The perfect candidate will also be forward-thinking and experienced with implementing AI practices in HR and Recruiting, excited to roll up their sleeves and help us streamline our workflows, processes and experiences across Bonusly. This is an exciting opportunity to put your own thumb print on things and grow with us as we build out new ways of working and collaborate closely not only within the People Ops team, but across the company.

What you’ll do:

• Manage full-cycle global recruiting for technical and non-technical roles, from sourcing to offer acceptance.
• Partner closely with business leaders and hiring managers to understand function-specific needs and org design alongside VP, People, define hiring strategies, and deliver top talent.
• Develop creative strategies and messaging for engaging top-of-funnel talent across disciplines representing Bonusly’s brand, values and culture.
• Build relationships with candidates and strong pipeline for key roles proactively so we are ready to hire and can engage with key talent (even when roles may open down the road).
• Proactively measure key recruiting metrics, such as time to hire, quality of hires, funnel conversion rates to help make data-driven decisions and improve our processes / candidate experience.
• Coordinate and facilitate a welcoming and consistent on-boarding experience for new hires.
• Support employee off-boarding to ensure a smooth, professional transition.
• Assist with light IT & administrative tasks such as account creation, access provisioning, and coordination with internal systems to ensure smooth on-boarding and off-boarding processes.
• Building and maintaining workflows within our HRIS (Rippling) and IT systems for compliance and to streamline processes will be key.
• Assisting Security Committee with IT compliance annual Soc II audit and HR record keeping in Drata.
• Assist with ad-hoc People Operations initiatives, including company get-togethers, virtual events and team engagement activities, 401k Audits, open enrollment and comp benchmarking and planning cycles.

You should apply if you…

• Have 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience (including coordination and interview scheduling), covering both technical and non-technical roles (G&A, Customer Success, Sales, Product & Design, Engineering, Operations and GTM).
• Have previous experience working in a startup or high-growth environment, where you’ve worn multiple hats and adapted quickly to change.
• (This comes with unwavering ability and desire to work in a fast-paced environment, be a true team player and problem solver as we build and navigate uncharted territories).
• Have a track record of hitting high volume recruiting metrics (2-3 hires per month) and successfully identifying / engaging exceptional recruiting talent (esp passive candidates for outbound).
• Are skilled at sourcing, screening, and managing candidate pipelines across multiple functions.
• Strong data and reporting skills with a desire to work with data and recruiting metrics.
• Have experience collaborating with, and partnering with, virtual teams, and preferably global teams.
• Are highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing priorities. Excellent organizational and time management skills are essential.
• Have strong communication, project management and interpersonal skills working cross-functionally across all departments and with senior leadership / management.
• Have a desire and ability to build. Create, move fast, make pivots, where needed, and execute.
• Lead with the ability to genuinely empathize with your team, while also setting a high bar for performance.
• Have experience building, enhancing and coordinating on-boarding and off-boarding processes.
• Are comfortable assisting with basic IT coordination, such as user account setup and provisioning access to systems and tools.
• Ability to leverage recruiting metrics and existing technology to drive results, manage performance, drive best practice data and reporting, influence hiring decision and improve execution.
• A track record for successfully identifying and engaging exceptional recruiting talent.
• Innovative thinking and continuous improvement approaches.
• Project management skills to drive bigger picture initiatives and changes, with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience working in a scaling tech or SaaS start-up, ideally in the HRTech space.
• Demonstrated experience with HRIS and ATS systems Rippling is a huge plus, along with other recruiting tools such as LinkedIn and Gem.
• Experience designing, enhancing and driving HR operations, light IT, or culture initiatives.
• Strong project management and first‑hand experience implement AI strategies in day‑to‑day HR & recruiting operations and practices.
• A passion for creating inclusive, engaging employee experiences.