Senior Technical Recruiter

ModRetro; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ModRetro Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to build the teams behind our next generation of consumer electronics.

You will own full-cycle recruiting across hardware engineering, software engineering, and manufacturing, partnering with hiring managers and leadership to identify exceptional talent who want to build durable physical products. You will operate autonomously, shaping job descriptions, sourcing strategies, interview plans, and leveling across multiple functions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical functions.
• Ability to recruit across multiple disciplines, including hardware, software, and manufacturing.
• Experience managing multiple requisitions with minimal oversight.
• Advising hiring managers on talent strategy and interview plans.
• Influence stakeholders using data and market insights.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical roles, focusing on hardware and software engineering and manufacturing.
• Act as a trusted talent advisor to hiring managers and leadership, shaping job descriptions and interview plans.
• Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies using Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and industry channels.
• Identify hiring challenges and drive recruiting processes forward with minimal oversight.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical recruiting

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategies

Data-driven decisions

Prioritization in fast-paced envs

Recruiting automation

Tools

Ashby

Job description

this role can sit in our North County San Diego office or our Orange County office. This is 4 days in office

We're hiring a Senior Technical Recruiter to build the teams behind our next generation of consumer electronics. You'll own full-cycle recruiting across a range of functions, with a primary focus on hardware engineering, software engineering, and manufacturing. You'll partner directly with hiring managers and leadership and identify exceptional talent who want to build physical products that last.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical functions, with an emphasis on hardware engineering, software engineering, and manufacturing.
• Operate autonomously as a trusted talent advisor to hiring managers and leadership, shaping job descriptions, sourcing strategies, interview plans, and leveling across a variety of functions.
• Independently develop and execute creative sourcing strategies to identify and engage passive candidates using Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, industry communities, conferences, and other relevant channels.
• Proactively identify hiring challenges, develop solutions, and drive recruiting processes forward without requiring significant direction or oversight.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with significant experience hiring technical talent across hardware engineering, software engineering, and/or manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit across multiple disciplines, including both technical and nontechnical functions.
• Proven track record of independently managing multiple requisitions, developing sourcing strategies, and delivering hiring results with minimal oversight.
• Ability to operate strategically and tactically, from advising hiring managers on talent strategy to independently sourcing, screening, and closing candidates.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive decisions using data and market insights.
• Experience owning recruiting efforts in ambiguous, fast-paced environments, with strong prioritization, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Deep knowledge of recruiting technology (Ashby preferred) and a drive to automate and continuously improve processes.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience at consumer electronics, gaming hardware or hardware startups.
• Experience recruiting business/corporate functions such as marketing, ops, finance.
• True ownership: accountability for outcomes and a commitment to improving every part of the business.
• Continuous learner: low ego, high curiosity, embraces candid feedback, and iterates quickly.