Staff Recruiter, Design & Specialized Tech

Gusto, Inc.•San Francisco, CA

20d•$168,000 - $190,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Gusto is seeking a Staff Recruiter specializing in Design recruiting to attract builder-minded talent across Product Design, Design Systems, Content Design, UX Research, Service Design, Brand Studio and Creative, and Design Operations. The role may also flex into Product Management, Data, or other technical hiring areas as business priorities shift. The recruiter will own specialized, sourcing-first searches from strategy through offer acceptance and post-hire retrospectives, partnering closely with hiring leaders and cross-functional People teams. The recruiter will build bar-raiser pipelines and an in-market design community in San Francisco through local events and ongoing relationships. They will use data and AI to inform sourcing, market analysis, interview preparation, and hiring recommendations, while providing candidates with a responsive, honest, and caring experience. The role is part of Gusto’s specialized tech recruiting team within its talent acquisition organization. Gusto’s hybrid expectation for this position is approximately two to three days per week in the office in the San Francisco or San Jose metro area.

Requirements

Typically 8 or more years of full-cycle recruiting experience across specialized technology, including meaningful experience specializing in Design recruiting.
Hands-on experience using AI in sourcing, market mapping, and interview preparation, and building agents or SKILLs to share effective practices with a team.
Proven ability to work across People teams and business partners to keep hiring moving.
Experience partnering with leaders at every level and communicating credibly with different audiences.
Ability to interpret data across multiple tools and turn findings into search actions and clear narratives for hiring partners.
Ability to prioritize a full requisition load and identify bottlenecks before they become problems.
Strong sourcing skills, including identifying, finding, and assessing talent across backgrounds and building ongoing pipelines.
Bias for action and resilience when searches are challenging.

Responsibilities

Manage specialized, sourcing-first searches end to end, from pre-search strategy through offer acceptance and post-hire retrospectives.
Develop tailored outbound strategies, build bar-raiser pipelines, and map talent markets.
Lead calibration sessions and provide data-backed recommendations and clear trade-offs involving factors such as level, location, and compensation.
Partner with compensation, people partners, candidate experience, and recruiting operations to move searches forward.
Provide candidates with a high-touch, honest, caring experience through steady and responsive communication.
Use AI for sourcing, market analysis, and interview preparation; develop and test AI-enabled approaches and share effective practices with the team.
Take on specialized Product Management, Data, or other technical searches when business priorities require coverage.
Build an in-market design community in San Francisco by attending and hosting local events.