Founding Recruiter

Trove•New York, NY
•Hybrid

About The Position

Trove is hiring its first internal recruiter to help establish strong team foundations and support the company’s growth. The Founding Recruiter will own the full hiring funnel and partner with leadership to strategically source and attract talent across all areas of the business. They will deliver a candidate experience that represents Trove’s culture and values, identify the business needs behind each role, help define and maintain talent standards, and ask challenging questions that improve hiring decisions. The role offers substantial ownership and an opportunity to build the recruiting function’s foundations. The recruiter will build and maintain hiring infrastructure, use technology to automate and scale processes, run outbound sourcing campaigns, develop compelling narratives to engage passive candidates, use data to improve recruiting processes, and cultivate talent pipelines for future roles. When hiring volume is low, they may also contribute to culture and engagement initiatives. The position is based in New York City, with three days per week in the office.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience in a full-cycle recruiting role.
  • A track record of shortening time to hire without lowering the talent bar.
  • Experience sourcing and closing passive candidates, not only processing inbound applicants.
  • Strong writing and communication skills, including the ability to represent the company externally without oversight.
  • A systems-minded approach, including building processes before they are needed.
  • Genuine curiosity about Trove and the collectibles space.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience at a seed-stage to early-scale company is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Own the full hiring funnel and partner with leadership on hiring across all areas of the business.
  • Build and maintain hiring infrastructure, leveraging technology to automate and scale.
  • Source candidates and run outbound campaigns across open roles.
  • Develop the narrative used to engage passive talent and build pipelines where none exist.
  • Use data to evaluate recruiting processes, identify what is working, and iterate on what is not.
  • Proactively build pipelines for future roles and cultivate relationships with top talent over time.
  • Contribute to culture and engagement initiatives when hiring volume is low.
  • Deliver a candidate experience that represents Trove’s culture and values.
  • Help define and maintain the bar for talent and improve hiring decisions by investigating business needs and asking challenging questions.
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