Technical Recruiter

Job Description:

This position can be hired remotely anywhere on the West Coast, within the Pacific Time zone.

Rakuten International is a division of Rakuten Group, Inc., a Japanese global technology leader in services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Headquartered in San Mateo, California with more than 4,000 employees worldwide, the Rakuten International business portfolio includes market leaders in e-commerce, digital marketing, advertising, communications and entertainment. We create products and services that provide exceptional value by aligning members and the businesses that want to engage them in a shared community.

Job Summary:

Rakuten is hiring a Technical Recruiter to join our International Talent Acquisition team. You’ll own full-lifecycle recruiting for engineering, data, AI, and infrastructure roles across multiple geographies, partnering closely with hiring managers to find and engage top talent. You’ll deliver an exceptional candidate experience, build diverse talent pipelines, and help strengthen Rakuten’s employer brand. As part of a collaborative, global team, your work will directly shape Rakuten’s growth and culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manages the applicant tracking system to ensure accurate candidate tracking and compliance with hiring policies.
• Analyzes recruiting metrics to identify trends and improve hiring outcomes.
• Develops and executes sourcing strategies to attract top talent.
• Partners with technical hiring managers to translate complex role requirements into clear hiring criteria.
• Conducts candidate assessments and reference checks.
• Coordinates interviews across multiple stakeholders for a seamless process.
• Writes job descriptions and recruiting materials that accurately reflect each role.
• Documents candidate feedback and maintains complete, compliant recruiting records.
• Recommends process improvements that increase efficiency and enhance the candidate experience.
• Owns full-lifecycle recruiting for 10+ requisitions across software engineering, data and AI/ML, and infrastructure, cloud, and security, spanning multiple geographies.
• Sources passive candidates, reviews resumes, and prescreens to assess technical skill level.
• Serves as candidate advocate, delivering a high-touch experience from application through offer.
• Builds strong partnerships with hiring managers, interviewers, and cross-functional stakeholders, serving as a trusted advisor throughout the recruiting process.
• Shares real-time market intelligence to help hiring teams find candidates who will excel at Rakuten.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Strong knowledge of full-lifecycle recruiting, with a proven track record hiring for software engineering, data and AI/ML, and infrastructure, cloud, or security roles
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into clear, actionable hiring criteria
• Skilled sourcer with experience using a wide range of sourcing tools and techniques
• Hands-on experience with Workday Recruiter, LinkedIn, and other recruiting platforms
• Proven ability to manage multiple requisitions with strong attention to detail and a sense of urgency
• Analytical mindset, using metrics to track performance against individual and team goals
• Thrives in fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous, highly cross-functional environments
• Trusted stakeholder partner with a collaborative, proactive, and transparent approach

Minimum Requirements:

• 3+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience, including 2+ years of technical recruiting (required)
• 5+ years of technical recruiting experience (preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree (required)

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Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.
Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team

Rakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

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At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base compensation for this role to be within the range shown below. Individual compensation will vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location. The successful applicant for this role will be eligible for discretionary bonus, health, vision, dental insurance, 401k matching, PTO, Volunteer Time Off (VTO), and other employee benefits as the company implements.