[Hiring] Sr. Recruiter | Enterprise @ExtraHop

Role Description

ExtraHop is seeking a strategic, hands-on Sr. Recruiter to play a foundational role in rebuilding and scaling our Talent Acquisition function. This position will partner directly with HRBPs, executives, senior leadership, and hiring managers across all business units, including Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Finance, IT, HR, and Operations, to attract and hire top talent in a high-growth cybersecurity environment. This is not a traditional recruiting role. You will be a trusted advisor who influences hiring strategy, builds robust talent pipelines, and establishes scalable recruiting processes from the ground up. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, operates with a bias for action, and brings both strategic thinking and tactical execution to deliver exceptional results.

If you’re energized by the challenge of building something meaningful, love solving complex hiring problems, and want to make a direct impact on organizational growth, this role offers the opportunity to shape ExtraHop’s talent strategy as we grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership & Business Alignment
  • Collaborate with the HRBP to understand business objectives and hiring needs.
  • Act as a strategic advisor on talent market trends, competitive intelligence, and hiring strategy, challenging assumptions and shaping search approaches with data and insight.
  • Translate business needs into tailored recruitment strategies that balance speed, quality, candidate, and hiring manager experience.
  • Provide proactive talent-market insights that inform hiring decisions and workforce planning.
• Full-Cycle Recruitment
  • Lead end-to-end recruitment for roles across multiple functions and levels, with a focus on sales, technical, engineering, and corporate functions.
  • Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing strategies leveraging multiple channels, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search techniques, industry networks, market mapping, and competitive intelligence.
  • Build and maintain robust talent pipelines for recurring, hard-to-fill, and future state roles.
  • Manage complex hiring situations, including compensation negotiations and international employment considerations.
  • Hire to level and budgeted compensation, owning offer negotiations and extensions, preparing and sending offer letters, and guiding candidates through close.
• Process & Infrastructure
  • Establish scalable recruiting processes, workflows, and best practices as a foundational member of the TA team.
  • Utilize Greenhouse ATS to manage requisitions, maintain data integrity, produce actionable reports, and drive process improvements.
  • Create and implement talent mapping frameworks, intake processes, and hiring manager and team enablement tools.
  • Contribute to the development of TA metrics, dashboards, and reporting that demonstrate business impact.
• Candidate Experience & Employer Brand
  • Deliver a best-in-class, consistent candidate experience through clear communications, transparency, and professionalism at every touchpoint.
  • Serve as an ambassador for ExtraHop’s mission, culture, and employee value proposition.
  • Build long-term relationships with candidates, maintaining engagement for future opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 8+ years of progressive recruitment experience supporting multiple business functions, including sales and technical/engineering roles
• Proven track record recruiting across various levels (individual contributor through senior leadership) in high-growth, fast-paced technology environments
• Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience with an ATS; strong preference for GreenHouse
• Demonstrated ability to partner with leaders, people managers, and HR Business Partners/Operations as a trusted advisor and contributor
• Expert sourcing skills
• Experience building and optimizing recruiting processes, frameworks, or infrastructure in early-stage or rebuilding scenarios
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate talent decisions into financial and organizational impact
• Highly organized and data-driven with proven ability to manage multiple complex searches simultaneously
• Excellent stakeholder management, communications, and relationship-building capabilities across all organizational levels
• Partners effectively with cross-functional stakeholders throughout the organization
• Thrives in fast-paced, high-stress environments with competing priorities and tight deadlines
• Demonstrates predictable, reliable attendance and engagement; follows through on commitments
• Adjusts quickly to changing business needs, organizational shifts, and evolving talent landscapes
• Takes responsibility for outcomes, addresses issues proactively, and ensures nothing falls through the cracks

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting in cybersecurity, network security, SaaS, or enterprise software companies
• Background in technical recruiting with understanding of engineering roles, tech stacks, and talent market dynamics
• Familiarity with compensation benchmarking tools (e.g., Radford), market analysis, and valuing talent
• Knowledge of international hiring considerations, employment law basics, and visa processes

Skills and Competencies

• Collaboration and teamwork: Works closely with recruiters, HRBPs, and leadership to support HR initiatives and talent strategy; partners effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
• Work well under pressure: Thrives in fast-paced, high-stress environments with competing priorities and tight deadlines
• Reliable: Demonstrates predictable, reliable attendance and engagement; follows through on commitments.
• Adaptability: Adjusts quickly to changing business needs, organizational shifts, and evolving talent landscapes.
• Ownership mindset: Takes responsibility for outcomes, addresses issues proactively, and ensures nothing falls through the cracks.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Flexible PTO, Sick Time Prorated Based on Date of Hire, and All Federal Holidays (US Only) + 3 Days of Paid Volunteer Time
• Non-Commissioned Positions may be eligible to participate in the Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan
• FSA and Dependent Care Accounts + EAP, where applicable
• Educational Reimbursement
• 401k with Employer Match or Pension where applicable
• Pet Insurance (US Only)
• Parental Leave (US Only)
• Hybrid and Remote Work Model