Contract Recruiter

Optery, Inc.

4d•$55 - $70•Remote

About The Position

Optery is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented contract recruiter to support a surge in hiring at a fast-growing data privacy company. The recruiter will work within the existing recruiting infrastructure and partner with the lead recruiter, leadership, and hiring managers across Product, Engineering, GTM, Finance & Ops, and Marketing to source, screen, and close candidates for complex and niche roles. The engagement begins as a three-month independent contractor contract, with potential for extension, at 20–30 hours per week. The position is remote within the United States and requires availability during regular U.S. business hours across U.S. time zones. The hourly rate is $55–$75. Contractors are not eligible for company benefits. The recruiter will manage full-cycle recruiting, develop recruiting strategies with hiring managers, deliver a high-touch candidate experience, maintain accurate pipeline records, and use recruiting data to improve hiring practices, tools, and workflows. The role requires someone who can ramp quickly with limited context, communicate proactively, and use strong judgment in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment. Optery describes its culture as low ego and high impact and highlights the opportunity to work directly with founders and hiring managers and help shape a mission-driven company’s team.

Requirements

At least 4 years of recruiting experience, ideally at a high-growth startup or an agency supporting technology clients.
Demonstrated success hiring for complex and niche roles with high hiring standards.
Ability to own full-cycle recruiting for assigned roles, from sourcing through offer close.
Experience building and managing high-quality pipelines of passive technical candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Ashby, and outbound outreach.
Ability to quickly calibrate with hiring managers on role requirements and technical profiles.
Experience conducting phone screens and coordinating interview loops with minimal oversight.
Ability to maintain clean pipeline data and provide updates on funnel health, outreach performance, and time-to-hire.
Ability to advise on offer strategy and help close competitive candidates in a tight market.
Comfort working independently in a remote setting.
Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, Ashby, Gem, or similar sourcing and applicant tracking platforms.
Excellent resume-screening and candidate-vetting skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills; clear, thoughtful, and professional communication.
Ability to ramp quickly with limited context.
Genuine curiosity about technology and ability to hold credible conversations with experienced candidates about the roles being recruited for.
Urgency, strong judgment, and ability to work in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
Strong organization, proactive communication, and attention to keeping the applicant tracking system clean.
Availability to work regular U.S. business hours from within the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting in the cybersecurity industry.

Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle recruiting for a variety of complex and niche roles, from sourcing through offer close.
Partner with hiring managers to align on hiring needs, role requirements, candidate profiles, technical profiles, and hiring goals, and develop recruiting strategies.
Source candidates through LinkedIn and other platforms, including LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Ashby, and outbound outreach, to build high-quality pipelines of passive technical candidates.
Screen resumes and conduct phone or video screens to assess candidate fit, experience, and communication.
Coordinate and schedule interview loops across time zones using Ashby.
Provide a high-touch candidate experience and communicate clearly and professionally with candidates and internal stakeholders.
Maintain accurate candidate records, clean pipeline data, and tracking in Ashby; provide regular updates on funnel health, outreach performance, and time-to-hire.
Advise on offer strategy and help close competitive candidates.
Improve recruiting practices, tools, workflows, and the candidate experience using data to inform decisions.
Uphold and elevate Optery’s talent bar across roles.
Provide ad hoc recruiting operations support and assist with hiring tasks as needed.