Staff Technical Recruiter

Overstory

13d • Remote

About The Position

As a Staff Technical Recruiter at Overstory, you will be instrumental in building the team that drives our mission forward. Every hire directly impacts our ability to achieve our goals in a rapidly growing and scaling company. This is a hands-on role with significant strategic influence, requiring a balance between efficient day-to-day recruiting operations and the implementation of new features to support scalability. You will manage the full recruitment lifecycle for technical roles, collaborating closely with hiring managers and leadership from the initial definition of roles through sourcing, interviewing, and offer negotiation. Depending on business needs, you may also recruit for other positions such as product or go-to-market roles. In every hire, you will act as a champion for our values, attracting mission-driven individuals who are motivated by challenging problems and meaningful impact. You will join a People team of five experienced professionals, all of whom are trusted and empowered to make key decisions. Working alongside the other Technical Recruiter, you will develop and enhance our recruiting strategies, encompassing systems, data, employer branding, and community engagement. Given our global, remote-first team spread across 11 countries, you will navigate local nuances while ensuring a consistent and positive candidate experience that embodies the Overstory brand. Our collective goal is to foster a culture where everyone can excel, creating a workplace that is loved, and maintaining a simple, effective, and human-centric approach to how we work.

Requirements

• 8+ years of technical recruiting experience in high-growth tech startups
• Proven track record closing hard-to-find technical talent, including roles like machine learning engineers or other specialized positions
• You thrive in a fast-moving, wear-multiple-hats startup culture. You experiment, iterate, and take initiative to solve problems.
• You’re a trusted hiring partner that influences hiring decisions effectively
• You’re tech savvy and know how to apply AI to make recruiting more effective
• You have experience building the systems and tooling to scale recruiting
• You have worked in international, remote-first environments and have experience hiring in multiple geographies
• You’re passionate about our climate mission
• You’re based in the UK, Europe or the East Coast of North America

Nice To Haves

• If you don’t meet all of the above yet feel you have lots to offer, please apply anyway. We're open to hiring less experienced candidates at a Senior Technical Recruiter level.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting with a focus on technical roles, from role definition and sourcing through interviewing, coordinating and offer negotiation
• Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to understand team needs, shape role requirements, and design effective hiring strategies
• Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines through creative sourcing, networking, and application review
• Guide candidates through a thoughtful interview process, coordinating seamlessly across teams and timezones to ensure a positive experience
• Build and refine the systems, processes, brand and network that make recruiting incrementally easier as we scale.
• Use data and feedback to continuously optimize hiring practices and improve outcomes
• Act as a culture ambassador and trusted partner, bringing in mission-driven builders who reflect Overstory's values
• Stay flexible and pitch in across the people team as needed in our lean, fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Flexible working environment with a lot of autonomy. We build our work days around our lives, not the other way around.
• Other benefits like a remote working budget, an educational budget and time to develop new skills.
• To be surrounded by an excellent, vibrant, smart team who have each other's back and believe in a culture of openness, tolerance and respect.
• Equity and a competitive salary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed