Senior Technical Recruiter

Los Angeles, CA

About the position

Parallel Systems is a Series A startup company developing the future of intermodal transportation. Our mission is to decarbonize freight while improving supply chain logistics and safety. We are developing vehicles and software to create new autonomous and electric transportation systems for existing rail infrastructure. At Parallel Systems, we value the team as much as the mission. We want to work with talented people who are humble, motivated, and persistent. Our most successful team members are self-starters and collaborate with others to reach our collective goals. Would you like to be part of a recruiting team that is responsible for the rapid growth of Parallel System? Do you thrive in high growth ambiguous environments? Are you a data driven leader that loves to dive deep to fix complex operational challenges allowing for greater scalability and impact? Here at Parallel, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded recruiting professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring teams to build and execute effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches with an ability to manage candidate / hiring manager expectations through a deep understanding of return on investment.
• Attract passive candidates and gauge chemistry of candidates for fit and motivation rather than simply sell a role.
• Build and maintain a network of potential candidates through proactive market research and on-going relationship management; conduct in-depth interviews of potential candidates, demonstrating ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences through high interview-to-offer ratios.
• Recommend ideas and strategies related to recruitment that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company, implementing new processes and fine-tuning standard mechanisms for recruiting that fits within Parallel’s mission to deliver the highest quality experience to our customers.
• Interview candidates within the framework of the position specification. Screen, interview and prepare an ideal candidate slate within an appropriate and consistent timeline.
• Participate in special projects/recruiting initiatives including assessment of best practices in interviewing techniques.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering recruiting experience with a focus on passive candidate generation, engagement, and closing strategies.
• 3+ years of business-facing responsibilities working directly with hiring teams to build effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches with an ability to manage candidate/business expectations.
• 3+ years of experience working cross-functionally across the recruiting process, communicating and partnering with multiple stakeholders.
• 3+ years of experience utilizing recruiting tools for sourcing and candidate/applicant management, e.g. LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM and ATS systems, web search, and other sourcing products.
• Be OK with working ON-SITE 4 days a week with one day remote.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in a rapidly growing technical (software + hardware) startup.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to juggle a lot of competing deadlines and deliver results on time.

Benefits

• $90,000/year to $140,000/year + equity + benefits