[Hiring] Recruiter @Recidiviz

Role Description

Recidiviz is thrilled to be hiring a Recruiter to join our team! We’re a small, fast-moving group that partners with folks across the organization to attract and hire exceptional people who are motivated by meaningful, mission-driven work. We’re looking for someone who loves finding and engaging top talent, builds strong relationships with hiring managers to deeply understand what each role truly needs, and is committed to delivering a thoughtful, supportive candidate experience from first conversation to offer.

Core Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for a diverse set of roles, from kickoff through offer.
• Drive the top of the hiring funnel by reviewing inbound applicants, proactively sourcing talent, and conducting initial screens to assess fit.
• Partner with hiring managers to clarify role needs, ideal candidate profiles, and evaluation criteria, and keep searches moving with clarity and momentum.
• Deliver a high-quality, human-centered candidate experience by communicating clearly, moving efficiently, and treating every candidate with respect and care.
• Coordinate and support interviews, feedback collection, and hiring decisions to help teams make timely, well-informed choices.
• Track recruiting progress and outcomes to continuously improve hiring effectiveness.
• Stay up to date on emerging recruitment trends, particularly how our work evolves in the age of AI.
• Optimize our recruitment system, processes, and tools.

Wild Success

• You consistently identify and advance high-potential candidates, helping teams fill roles on time with people who perform well, stay engaged, and make a real impact.
• Hiring managers trust you as a thought partner, relying on your judgment, clarity, and follow-through to keep searches moving smoothly and make confident hiring decisions.
• Candidates regularly comment on the respect, transparency, and care they experienced throughout the process, reinforcing our reputation as a thoughtful and values-driven place to work.

Qualifications

• Ability to stay organized and responsive across multiple searches and priorities.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving, evolving environment.
• Empathy, professionalism, and the ability to communicate clearly with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Experience leading or maintaining structured, equitable hiring practices — e.g., standardized rubrics, calibrated screening criteria, or bias-mitigation practices in candidate evaluation.
• Comfort quickly ramping up on technical or specialized role requirements.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems to track progress and outcomes.
• 3+ years of experience in talent acquisition/recruiting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for technical roles.
• Ability to interpret basic recruiting metrics and use them to improve hiring outcomes.
• Experience utilizing AI tools to support recruiting efforts.
• Experience working in a mission-driven nonprofit, social impact start-up, or tech-for-good organization.

Compensation

The annual compensation for this role is: $102,000. Compensation is standardized based on roles and responsibilities, ensuring equitable compensation and responsible stewardship of our resources. As such, we do not negotiate compensation offers.

Benefits

• Effective, extremely thoughtful colleagues, working together on a mission that matters.
• 90% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents.
• Flexible time off, including 20 days of PTO, 3 days of paid volunteering time, and 13 paid holidays per year.
• 401(k) retirement plan with 5% company match and no vesting period.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Complimentary One Medical membership (availability based on location).
• Partnership with Carrot to provide employees with inclusive fertility and family-forming benefits, as well as a small but growing number of hormonal health and gender-affirming care benefits.
• Monthly ClassPass credit for personal wellness.
• Free mental health support via Talkspace.
• Well-located offices in Oakland and Manhattan, with the flexibility to work remotely or go into either office as you choose.
• An annual company offsite and other ad-hoc gatherings.
• All the exhilarating challenges and stretch opportunities of a tech startup, combined with the mission-driven heart of a nonprofit.