About Rent the Runway: 

Rent the Runway is disrupting the $1.7 trillion global fashion industry by introducing clothing rental as a utility in women’s everyday lives and empowering women to feel like their best selves everyday. We have pioneered the Closet in the Cloud and believe that every person globally will soon have a subscription to fashion. Since our launch in late 2009, we have raised $190M from top-tier investors and built one of the most beloved brands on earth. We are proud to be both a profitable and high-growth business, with a loyal 6MM-strong customer base who share the experience of renting as being empowering and smart.

Our 1000+ employees have a revolutionary spirit that permeates our culture. We’ve built - proprietary technology, a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation, stores of the future, a viral brand, relationships with hundreds of fashion brands - and we are obsessed with continuing to game change our customer experience. We are also trying to revolutionize entrepreneurship itself - proving that diverse teams produce outsized impact. The Rent the Runway Foundation, which our two co-founders launched together in 2015, helps tens of thousands of female entrepreneurs build and scale their own businesses with the mission of founders more clearly representing the demographics of this country.

Position Overview:

Rent the Runway is looking for a Recruiter, Retail to create best in class recruiting strategy and process for our retail stores and retail corporate team. In this exciting role you will build and maintain proactive partnerships with key leaders in order to understand their store structure, key initiatives and projects, evaluate talent needs, and contribute ideas, solutions and tools. This position reports to our Manager of Human Resources that supports Retail.

Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with hiring managers and own all aspects of recruiting process: defining jobs and specs, sourcing, screening, running the recruiting process, negotiating and closing
• Represent Rent the Runway at industry and networking events
• Develop a pipeline of active and passive candidates
• Become quickly immersed into the culture and business needs of Rent the Runway, building relationships with key leaders in order to understand the candidate profile that will be the most successful at Rent the Runway
• Own special projects as they arise, offering unique opportunities for leadership development and growth, such as campus recruiting, assessment of new recruiting services / technologies, creating and implementing development and rotational programs, cross functional projects, etc.
• Maintain a high level of industry awareness, understanding the startup, tech, and fashion/retail landscape to keep tabs on emerging and transitioning businesses, industry news, competitive analysis, etc.
• Building relationships with the store teams with traveling opportunities.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of full cycle recruiting experience and a track record of hiring exceptionally talented people
• Retail recruitment experience is strongly preferred
• Startup or entrepreneurial company experience preferred
• Demonstrated success implementing innovative ways to attract and retain candidates
• Self-confident, self-motivated and highly-organized with a strong sense of personal accountability
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, presentation, facilitation and negotiation skills
• Proficiency using ATS systems and sourcing tools
• Passionate about ensuring that each candidate who interviews at Rent the Runway has a unique and positive experience
• Bachelor's degree in a related field