Recruiting Lead

Pinterest•San Francisco, CA

3d•$120,321 - $247,718•Remote

About The Position

We’re seeking an experienced and motivated individual to join our 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. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI. 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. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.

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.