Senior Technical Recruiter

UNKNOWN; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health benefits (Medical, Dental,

Vision, HSA/FSA

2nd.MD virtual medical consultation

GeoBlue Global Traveler Insurance

Wellbeing support services

Life and AD&D insurance

401(k) matching

Parental Leave & Adoption Reimburse

Tuition Reimbursement

Wayfair Employee Discount

Gym/Fitness Discounts

BenefitHub perks

Donation matching up to $500

Job summary

Wayfair, Boston HQ, is seeking a Recruiter II for a hybrid in-office role (Mon-Thu in office, Fri remote). You will own end-to-end technical recruiting across Software Engineering, Data Science/ML, Analytics, and Product Management, building a strong pipeline and partnering with hiring managers to close top talent.

You will source passive candidates, run intakes, calibrate hiring bars, and manage offers with data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of full-cycle tech recruiting experience.
• Ability to discuss Software Engineering, Data Science/ML, Analytics, or Product Management roles and what constitutes a good hire.
• Proven track record of owning requisitions and closing candidates against offers.
• Real sourcing skills to find and engage passive technical talent.
• Comfort using data to prioritize requisitions, diagnose bottlenecks, and defend search strategy.
• Strong organization and judgment to align hiring managers and candidates when priorities compete.

Responsibilities

• Own a full portfolio of technical requisitions end-to-end – sourcing, screening, interviewing, and closing.
• Proactively map the talent market for hard-to-fill technical roles and build a qualified pipeline.
• Partner with engineering and technical hiring managers as a credible advisor and calibrate the bar.
• Own offer strategy and close competitive candidates, addressing hesitations early.
• Read funnel metrics to identify leakage points and adjust sourcing strategies.
• Deliver a clear, honest, and responsive candidate experience from outreach to offer.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing

Interviewing

Offer negotiation

Data-driven recruiting

Stakeholder management

Job description

This position is a hybrid in-office role that works out of our Boston HQ (Monday-Thursday will be working in office and Friday is work from home). This is not a virtual / remote position.

At this time, Wayfair will not sponsor applicants for this position for the following work visas: F1-OPT, STEM OPT EAD, H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, O-1, J-1, or TN.

The Recruiter II is pivotal in identifying and securing exceptional talent to drive Wayfair's continued success. This role involves strategic sourcing, comprehensive candidate evaluation, and close collaboration with hiring managers to fulfill staffing needs. The Recruiter II leverages industry expertise and innovative recruiting techniques to build a robust talent pipeline. They are responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle, from initial outreach to offer negotiation, ensuring a seamless and positive experience for both candidates and hiring teams. This position directly impacts Wayfair's growth by attracting and onboarding high-caliber professionals, contributing to a dynamic and successful workforce.

What You’ll Do

• Own a full portfolio of technical requisitions end-to-end – sourcing, screening, interviewing, and closing – running your searches independently and hitting fill and time-to-fill targets across roles like Software Engineering, Data Science/ML, Analytics, and Product Management.
• Proactively source and map the talent market for hard-to-fill technical roles, building a qualified pipeline through active outreach to passive candidates rather than relying on inbound applicants.
• Partner with engineering and technical hiring managers as a credible advisor: run intakes, calibrate the bar, and push back with data when a search needs to reset or a profile needs to shift.
• Own offer strategy and close competitive candidates – anticipating counteroffers, surfacing hesitations early, and driving the close rather than handing it off at the finish line.
• Read your own funnel metrics to pinpoint where a search is leaking – sourcing, screening, or closing and adjust your strategy accordingly.
• Deliver a candidate experience that holds up under scrutiny: clear, honest, and responsive from first outreach through offer.

What You’ll Need

• 1–2 years of full-cycle tech recruiting experience, ideally in a fast-paced in-house or agency environment filling engineering or technical roles.
• Working fluency in technical hiring – you can hold a credible conversation with an engineer or hiring manager about Software Engineering, Data Science/ML, Analytics, or Product Management roles and what “good” looks like for each.
• A track record of owning requisitions independently and closing candidates against competing offers.
• Real sourcing skill beyond the inbound applicant flow – you know how to find, engage, and move passive technical talent.
• Comfort operating from data: you use funnel metrics to prioritize your reqs, diagnose bottlenecks, and defend your search strategy to hiring managers.
• Sharp organization and judgment under competing demands, with the tact to keep hiring managers and candidates aligned when priorities compete.

Benefits & Perks - US

• Full health benefits available (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA) on day one for eligible employees.
• No-cost access to 2nd.MD, a virtual expert medical consultation and navigation service.
• Global Traveler Health Insurance through GeoBlue.
• 24/7 access to mental, financial, physical and emotional wellbeing support, plus an enhanced offering of therapy and coaching.
• Automatic enrollment into Basic Life and Accidental Death & Disability Insurance.
• 401(k) matching with immediate vesting.
• Paid Parental Leave, Surrogacy & Adoption Reimbursement and Caregiver Services.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Wayfair Employee Discount.
• Gym/Fitness Discounts (Wellhub and varying regional memberships).
• Exclusive access to thousands of perks & discounts through BenefitHub.
• Yearly match up to $500 for personal donations made by employees to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits.

Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities

Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.

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About Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

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