Contract Recruiter at Optery (Data Privacy Focused)

Optery is a fast-growing company addressing data privacy, and they are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented contract recruiter to help scale their team with top-tier talent. You’ll collaborate closely with hiring managers across departments, including Product, Engineering, GTM, Finance & Ops, Marketing, to identify, engage, and guide exceptional candidates through the hiring funnel.

🧠 What You’ll Do:

• Manage the full-cycle recruiting process for a variety of complex and niche roles.

• Partner with hiring managers to align on hiring needs and develop recruiting strategies.

• Provide a high-touch candidate experience.

• Continuously improve recruiting practices, tools, and workflows using data to inform decisions.

• Uphold and elevate the talent bar across all roles.

• Source candidates via LinkedIn and other platforms to build a strong top-of-funnel pipeline.

• Screen resumes and conduct video screens to assess fit, experience, and communication.

• Coordinate and schedule interviews across time zones using Ashby.

• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements, candidate profiles, and hiring goals.

• Maintain clear candidate records and pipeline tracking in Ashby.

• Help optimize recruiting workflows and the candidate experience.

• Communicate with clarity and professionalism to both candidates and internal stakeholders.

• Provide ad hoc support for recruiting operations by assisting with various hiring tasks as needed.

• Can ramp quickly with limited context.

• Genuinely curious about technology and capable of holding credible conversations with experienced candidates about the roles.

• Operate with urgency and strong judgment in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.

• Highly organized, keep your ATS clean, and communicate proactively with hiring managers and candidates.

✅ What We’re Looking For:

• At least 4+ years of recruiting experience, ideally at a high-growth startup or agency supporting tech clients.

• Demonstrated success in hiring for complex and niche roles with high hiring standards.

• Own full-cycle recruiting for a set of open roles, from sourcing through offer close.

• Build and manage high-quality pipelines of passive technical candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Ashby, and outbound outreach.

• Partner with hiring managers to calibrate on role requirements and technical profiles quickly.

• Conduct phone screens and coordinate interview loops with minimal oversight.

• Maintain clean pipeline data and provide regular updates on funnel health, outreach performance, and time-to-hire.

• Advise on offer strategy and help close competitive candidates in a tight market.

• Comfortable working independently in a remote setting.

• Proficient with LinkedIn Recruiter, Ashby, Gem, or similar sourcing and ATS platforms.

• Excellent resume screening and candidate vetting skills.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills — clear, thoughtful, and professional.

• Bonus: Experience recruiting in the cybersecurity industry.