Principal Recruiter

SpaceOne Futures is looking for an outstanding Principal Recruiter to join our Talent team and manage recruiting processes for the organization. The role will be responsible for full-cycle recruitment for executive and senior level roles, and will be a key leader in scaling the recruiting function as we undergo continued growth.

The Principal Recruiter’s role will include

• Sourcing, engaging, and referring high caliber technical talent with an interest in social impact
• Building internal search capabilities, including processes and playbooks to be used as SpaceOne Futures grows
• Tracking, reporting, and aggregating key metrics across roles and engaged talent
• Presenting candidates and packets to C-Level executives and senior management and counseling them on preferred approaches and alternatives
• Gathering information from partners, research, and other sources to establish comprehensive understanding of organization needs and position requirements
• Managing a team of recruiting professionals ranging from full-cycle recruiters to coordinators.

 

Key Responsibilities

Recruiting Administration

• Partner closely with stakeholders to understand position requirements and organization needs;
• Source and recruit potential candidates by using referral networks, partners, databases, social media, and other tools;
• Prepare candidate notes, including a collection of resumes and creation of documents for hiring managers and executives as requested;
• Ensure development of relational foundation and engage with passive talent to build pipeline and network connections; and
• Report on desired engagement metrics as it relates to internal and external partner needs (e.g., candidates sourced, email list registrations, events attended).

Capacity Building

• Design, manage, and run day to day operations for executive level talent sourcing function for SpaceOne Futures;
• Oversee market research and stay up to date on key trends in recruiting talent;
• Work closely with partners to document best practices serving as a key thought leader;
• Build culture and onboard team members as needed;
• Develop systems and implement tools for maximizing organizational productivity and impact; and
• Continuously improve internal processes through iteration, engagement with experts, and experimentation.

Team Leadership

• Supervision of Recruiting team with positive impact in end to end professional development; and
• Service as mentor to other team members not directly supervised.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proven experience designing and leading recruiting processes in social impact and / or technology;
• Exceptional ability to identify talented individuals and maintain relationships with potential candidates;
• Demonstrated track record of impact in high-intensity, team-based environments;
• Ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality, professionalism, poise, tact, and diplomacy to accomplish work objectives; and
• Highest levels of personal and professional ethics and integrity.

Requirements

• Have 10+ years of work experience in human capital management;Have understanding of technology recruitment processes;
• Be proficient with applicant tracking systems and recruiting software; and
• Be based at the SpaceOne Futures offices in New York and be able to travel within the U.S. and internationally on a regular basis as needed following company policy and permitting circumstances.