InStride is a public benefit company whose mission is to develop the workforce of the future by helping employers provide career-boosting education opportunities to their employees through a network of high-quality academic institutions. We believe the most enduring way for companies to achieve transformative business and social impact is by investing in their people.

Role Overview

At InStride, we take recruitment seriously! We want our candidates to have the best experience, and this role is essential to supporting InStride's recruitment practices and culture. This role will source and place candidates who are genuinely passionate about joining InStride and building an organization that impacts thousands (if not millions) of lives globally through access to quality education.

As a Sr. Recruiter, you will be crafting and maintaining strong candidate pipelines across our aggressive hiring roadmap, using a variety of resources. As a full-cycle Recruiter for both our Technical and Business roles, you will be responsible for candidate management and operational improvements. We're looking for someone who appreciates the art of finding great talent, loves storytelling with data, and is energized by building a team of tenacious, A-grade volunteers.

In addition to leading day-to-day recruiting efforts, this person will recommend improvements to our recruiting operations to streamline our recruiting processes, remove operational roadblocks, and identify/promote strategies and behaviors that bring us the highest quality candidates. 

Responsibilities

• Provide full life cycle, high volume recruiting support for a rapidly growing business
• Become a trusted recruitment advisor with our leaders to collaborate and drive alignment against our hiring roadmap
• Serve as the outward-facing point of contact between InStride and candidates
• Source, evaluate, network, and hire premier talent, with a high bar on "hire"
• Use hiring metrics to develop new and more efficient hiring solutions
• Focus on leading talent sourcing strategy - everything from goal setting and resourcing to running innovative sourcing programs that allow us to hit our hiring targets
• Regularly report on progress, flag hot spots, and work through creative solutions with the team
• Continue "leveling up" our recruiting process internally and externally, implementing new structures and processes as needed
• Establish consistency in the interview structure and process including how we leverage our ATS to inform interviewers on what and how they should evaluate candidates
• Spearhead new initiatives and maintain and improve recruiting programs such as but not limited to documentation, employment branding, training, candidate experience, relocation guide, etc.

Ideal Profile

• 5+ years of recruitment experience, with 2 years working in a Technology focused environment
• Proven success in finding, engaging, and hiring top talent through innovative sourcing strategies
• A deep understanding of sourcing technology, market trends, and talent strategy
• Strong command of metrics including pipeline data, pass-through rates, hiring forecast and recruiting capacity
• High aptitude for coaching, mentoring, and developing hiring teams
• Collaboration skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• High energy, proactive attitude with a constant bias to action
• Consistently demonstrates empathy and high emotional intelligence
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a natural service orientation and friendly, positive demeanor
• Extremely well organized and with a sense of urgency - strong prioritization skills attention to detail
• Excellent communication, organizational, and presentation skills
• Excited by the challenge of building a best-in-class culture and in a business that delivers not only high revenue growth and compelling ROI, but also has a meaningful impact on society
• Comfort with ambiguity and a “no job too small” startup mentality. 

If you are looking to apply for one of our Remote opportunities please know that InStride is only able to employ candidates from the following states.

California

Arizona

Washington

Texas

Massachusetts

Maryland

Michigan

Florida

New Jersey

Ohio

InStride is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, medical condition, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please discuss your requested accommodation with our HRBP.