Contract Recruiter (Entry level - SF)

Valon Tech • San Francisco, CA

3d • $30 - $60

About The Position

Valon is seeking a Contract Recruiter to focus on sourcing and university recruiting efforts for their technical teams. This early-career role provides training and is crucial for building high-quality candidate pipelines. The recruiter will support university recruiting programs, coordinate candidate processes efficiently, and ensure all interactions reflect Valon's standards. This position requires operational excellence, strong organization, and a focus on quality and precision in recruiting. The role involves partnering with recruiters, hiring managers, and cross-functional teams to identify and engage top talent through various channels, including sourcing campaigns, career fairs, university events, and candidate coordination.

This role is not suitable for individuals who view sourcing as a volume game, are comfortable with candidates waiting, struggle with managing multiple tasks, require fully established processes, see university recruiting as merely event attendance, lack attention to detail, or are uncomfortable using data and AI to improve recruiting efficiency. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable operating in an evolving environment.

Requirements

• Experience in sourcing, recruiting coordination, university recruiting, talent operations, or a related recruiting support role
• Strong interest in technical recruiting, early-career talent, and high-growth hiring environments
• Excellent organization and attention to detail across scheduling, candidate communication, event logistics, and pipeline management
• Ability to manage multiple priorities at once without dropping details
• Strong written communication skills, especially for candidate outreach and follow-up
• Comfort working with recruiters, hiring managers, candidates, university partners, and cross-functional stakeholders
• A high-agency mindset: you notice what needs to be done, take ownership, and follow through without needing every step defined
• Familiarity with recruiting tools, applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, spreadsheets, and AI tools
• Strong candidate-first instincts and a belief that speed, clarity, and care matter at every stage of the process
• Curiosity, resilience, and comfort operating in ambiguity as we continue to build and improve our recruiting processes

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high-quality candidate pipelines
• Source technical talent across engineering, product, data, and early-career roles, including identifying prospects, conducting research, drafting outreach, and maintaining organized pipelines
• Support university recruiting programs by executing strategy across target schools, preparing for career fairs, coordinating campus events, managing candidate follow-up, and tracking student pipelines
• Coordinate career fairs and recruiting events, managing attendee tracking, candidate capture, resume review workflows, event materials, post-event follow-up, scheduling, and pipeline organization
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience by coordinating interviews, managing communications, preparing candidates, and ensuring timely follow-up
• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring teams to understand role requirements, sourcing priorities, event goals, and candidate profiles
• Use AI and recruiting tools to improve sourcing, candidate research, outreach personalization, event follow-up, pipeline tracking, and workflow automation
• Maintain accurate candidate records, pipeline stages, event tracking, outreach activity, and follow-up notes to ensure data visibility for informed decision-making

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits
• Pre-tax deductions for public transportation, rideshare services, and parking expenses (Commuter benefits)
• Company wide orientation for successful onboarding
• Learning & development opportunities including regular review cycles with 360-degree feedback
• Quarterly budgets for team and company outings (e.g., team swag, cooking classes, team dinners)
• Flexible paid time off
• Sick days
• 11 company holidays
• 12 weeks fully paid baby bonding time for both birthing and non-birthing parents

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed