Recruiting Lead

Pinterest • San Francisco, CA

2d • Remote

About The Position

Pinterest is looking for an experienced and motivated individual to join their team as a Lead Product Design Recruiter. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in managing candidates through our interview process, while growing and scaling our Product Design team and supporting other Non-Engineering Technical organizations at Pinterest. The ideal candidate will have experience and expertise in full-cycle recruiting, strategizing complex searches, building meaningful relationships with recruiting team peers and key stakeholders, and hiring stellar candidates into Pinterest. At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think.

Requirements

• 8+ years full-cycle technical recruiting experiences with a focus on Product Design.
• Proven track record of engaging passive candidates, building diverse pipelines, and providing inclusive candidate experiences.
• A data-driven mindset and approach to diagnose issues, prioritize work, and communicate tradeoffs, risks, and insights.
• Ability to work in a fluid environment while staying flexible, and organized along the way.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment while staying highly organized and accountable.
• Quick to ramp on new recruiting tools and workflows (e.g., ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing platforms, and scheduling tools).
• The ability to use AI as a partner and not a decision maker.
• Clear understanding of how to use AI responsibly with privacy, inclusion, and candidate experience in mind.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, a related field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee recruiting for multiple domains (Product Design, Qualitative & Quantitative Researcher’s, Content Designers, Technical Program Managers, IT/Operations), spanning different levels across those teams, leveraging innovative sourcing strategies to attract top talent and ensure hiring goals are met.
• Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing plans, including talent pooling, market mapping, and competitor analysis.
• Collaborate with hiring managers, key stakeholders (e.g., HR, Compensation, etc), Sourcing partners to align recruiting strategies with organizational goals.
• Manage pipeline activity, maintain data integrity, and provide data-driven updates to stakeholders to inform decisions.
• Lead initiatives to improve and scale recruiting operations, including onboarding and training recruiters, setting performance expectations, and driving hiring strategies.
• Drive the offer process, including negotiations and closing candidates, while managing team goals and performance outcomes.
• Translate hiring manager needs into clear, actionable search strategies using AI.
• Understand the talent landscape and map companies, teams, talent clusters, and candidate movement using AI.
• Craft compelling, personalized, and relevant outreach that improves response rates - while keeping communications human, inclusive, and role-relevant using AI.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior