Kickstarter’s culture and people drive our mission to bring creative projects to life. The Talent team is an integral function, tasked with identifying and recruiting world class talent to be part of the Kickstarter mission. We are currently seeking an experienced and versatile Technical Recruiter to join the team.

Your primary responsibility will be to partner with hiring managers across all aspects of the recruiting funnel, building strong talent pipelines all the way through to negotiating offers and onboarding new employees.

Our ideal teammate thrives on finding and matching people’s talents, potential, and personalities to opportunities across our Product & Engineering orgs; remains strongly connected to those you have placed and feels a sense of ownership in their success and happiness; quickly gains credibility with all kinds of people; and avidly seeks out and innovates on best-practice recruiting approaches.

About the Role

• Partner with hiring managers to drive the full recruiting process, from developing job descriptions & hiring plans all the way through to offer acceptance. This applies to openings across our Product, Engineering & Data organizations.
• Provide an extremely positive, high-touch experience for all candidates who enter our recruiting process
• Level up Kickstarter’s candidate assessment approach to minimize unconscious bias and homogeneity and to maximize fit with needed skills and experience.
• Proactively maintain a broad and deep network of prospective candidates, including diversity recruiting efforts for Product & Engineering.
• Partner with our Director of Talent, Head of People and leaders across the org to continuously build & refine our employment brand.
• Track and measure recruiting metrics to pinpoint improvement opportunities.
• Act as an ambassador of the Kickstarter brand and mission in both internal and external interactions.

About You

• 2-3 years of full-cycle recruiting experience (both tech and non-tech) in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding and experience using structured interview processes; knowledge of the ins and outs of LinkedIn Recruiter (e.g., boolean searches); understanding of modern applicant tracking systems such as Lever or Greenhouse; sourcing across diverse talent pools.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong self-management, drive, and organization.
• Flexibility and chill vibes under pressure, and a creative approach to solving problems.
• Excellent judgment of people’s motivations, potential, and fit. Knowing what’s needed versus what’s wanted.
• Problem-solving versatility across qualitative and quantitative questions.
• Humility and empathy.
• Passion for the Kickstarter mission and charter.

If you’re eager to help grow and support our team, please send along your resume and tell us more about yourself in your cover letter. We’re looking for someone who is creative and knows how to connect, so we want to hear about previous experiences, unique personality traits, and special gifts that make you the perfect fit. Feel free to get weird to grab our attention.

About the Role

• Partner with hiring managers to drive the full recruiting process, from developing job descriptions & hiring plans all the way through to offer acceptance. This applies to openings across our Product, Engineering & Data organizations.
• Provide an extremely positive, high-touch experience for all candidates who enter our recruiting process
• Level up Kickstarter’s candidate assessment approach to minimize unconscious bias and homogeneity and to maximize fit with needed skills and experience.
• Proactively maintain a broad and deep network of prospective candidates, including diversity recruiting efforts for Product & Engineering.
• Partner with our Director of Talent, Head of People and leaders across the org to continuously build & refine our employment brand.
• Track and measure recruiting metrics to pinpoint improvement opportunities.
• Act as an ambassador of the Kickstarter brand and mission in both internal and external interactions.

About You

• 2-3 years of full-cycle recruiting experience (both tech and non-tech) in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding and experience using structured interview processes; knowledge of the ins and outs of LinkedIn Recruiter (e.g., boolean searches); understanding of modern applicant tracking systems such as Lever or Greenhouse; sourcing across diverse talent pools.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong self-management, drive, and organization.
• Flexibility and chill vibes under pressure, and a creative approach to solving problems.
• Excellent judgment of people’s motivations, potential, and fit. Knowing what’s needed versus what’s wanted.
• Problem-solving versatility across qualitative and quantitative questions.
• Humility and empathy.
• Passion for the Kickstarter mission and charter.

If you’re eager to help grow and support our team, please send along your resume and tell us more about yourself in your cover letter. We’re looking for someone who is creative and knows how to connect, so we want to hear about previous experiences, unique personality traits, and special gifts that make you the perfect fit. Feel free to get weird to grab our attention.