Senior Recruiter

Mirage•New York, NY

1d•$150,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Mirage is an AI video company building creative AI tools, including Captions, Tesseract, and generative video models. The Senior Business Recruiter will lead complex hiring across Product, Design, and business teams, including Marketing, Sales, Finance, People, and Operations. The role partners closely with hiring managers and functional leaders to translate evolving needs into hiring plans and bring structure to challenging searches. The recruiter independently owns a portfolio of senior, specialized, and difficult-to-fill roles. They diagnose stalled searches, challenge assumptions with evidence, navigate competitive closes, strengthen hiring decisions, and lead practical improvements to how Mirage attracts, assesses, and closes exceptional talent. Most roles require in-person work at Mirage’s New York City headquarters in Union Square; the posting does not specify whether this position is among them.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in recruiting or related people functions, including 3+ years independently managing and closing full-cycle searches.
A track record of hiring across business or technical functions, including senior, specialized, and difficult-to-fill roles.
Sound judgment in clarifying hiring needs, assessing candidates, and advising leaders, supported by data and market insights.
Strong sourcing and closing skills, with experience engaging sought-after talent and navigating competitive offer negotiations.
A collaborative approach to recruiting, with clear communication, reliable follow-through, and experience partnering across teams to improve hiring outcomes.
Humility and self-awareness, with openness to feedback, a willingness to learn from others, and a commitment to sharing knowledge.

Nice To Haves

Startup or high-growth technology experience.

Responsibilities

Independently lead complex, senior, and specialized searches from kickoff through offer acceptance.
Advise hiring managers and functional leaders on candidate profiles, evaluation criteria, and hiring tradeoffs.
Build targeted sourcing campaigns and relationships with sought-after talent, including candidates not actively exploring opportunities.
Guide assessments and debriefs, shape tailored closing strategies, and lead complex offer negotiations.
Use data and market insights to diagnose recruiting challenges, prioritize opportunities, and align stakeholders on changes that improve hiring outcomes.
Mentor teammates and develop AI agent workflows that streamline operations and strengthen recruiting execution.