Staff Technical Recruiter | Global Remote & Impact

Overstory; San Diego (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working budget

Educational budget

Time to develop new skills

Equity and competitive salary

Job summary

Overstory is seeking a Staff Technical Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles and partner with hiring managers from definition through offers. This hands-on role balances day-to-day recruiting operations with building new features to scale our team.

You’ll collaborate with a lean People team across time zones to attract mission-driven builders, navigate multiple geographies, and champion human-centric candidate experiences in a remote, fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical recruiting experience in high-growth tech startups.
• Proven track record closing hard-to-find technical talent, including roles like machine learning engineers or other specialized positions.
• You thrive in a fast-moving, wear-multiple-hats startup culture. You experiment, iterate, and take initiative to solve problems.
• You're a trusted hiring partner that influences hiring decisions effectively.
• You're tech savvy and know how to apply AI to make recruiting more effective.
• You have experience building the systems and tooling to scale recruiting.
• You have worked in international, remote-first environments and have experience hiring in multiple geographies.
• You're passionate about our climate mission.
• You're based in the UK, Europe or the East Coast of North America.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting with a focus on technical roles, from role definition and sourcing through interviewing, coordinating and offer negotiation
• Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to understand team needs, shape role requirements, and design effective hiring strategies
• Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines through creative sourcing, networking, and application review
• Guide candidates through a thoughtful interview process, coordinating seamlessly across teams and timezones to ensure a positive experience
• Build and refine the systems, processes, brand and network that make recruiting incrementally easier as we scale.
• Use data and feedback to continuously optimize hiring practices and improve outcomes
• Act as a culture ambassador and trusted partner, bringing in mission-driven builders who reflect Overstory's values
• Stay flexible and pitch in across the people team as needed in our lean, fast-paced environment

Skills

Technical recruiting

Startup experience

Hiring partnerships

AI in recruiting

Geographic hiring

Job description

Overstory is seeking a Staff Technical Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles and partner with hiring managers from definition through offers. This hands-on role balances day-to-day recruiting operations with building new features to scale our team.

You’ll collaborate with a lean People team across time zones to attract mission-driven builders, navigate multiple geographies, and champion human-centric candidate experiences in a remote, fast-paced setting.