BetterUp
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Sr.R&DRecruiter(Contract)
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“Sr. R&D Recruiter (Contract) at BetterUp. Skills: talent strategies, technical full-lifecycle recruiting, AI adoption within talent acquisition. Partner with engineering, product, and design leadership to build forward-looking talent strategies. identify the brilliant, passionate people who will do the best work of their lives here”
What You'll Achieve.
build forward-looking talent strategies; identify the brilliant, passionate people who will do the best work of their lives here; deliver on hiring strategies; hire exceptional talent that's right for us; create competitive advantage in how we source, assess, and close technical talent; fundamentally change how work gets done; Demonstrate outsized impact through AI expertise
Industry & Context.
remote position based in the US
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years of recruiting experience, at least 4 years recruiting internally at a growth-stage startup, 4+ years of technical full-lifecycle recruiting for a variety of R&D role, particularly product, design and engineering, Proven experience managing VP+ hiring partner relationships as the primary recruiting point of contact, Track record of using recruiting data to identify opportunities to improve hiring process quality and assessment rigor, Experience closing candidates, articulating pre-IPO equity, and presenting competitive total compensation packages
Nice to Have
ideally with both agency and in-house
What You'll Do.
Partner with engineering
and design leadership to build forward-looking talent strategies
identify the brilliant
passionate people who will do the best work of their lives here
Partner with HR and senior hiring team members (Manager through VP+) to define and implement forward-looking talent strategies that address future talent needs
Serve as a trusted advisor to managers and leaders
influencing org-level and requisition-level talent acquisition decisions
audacious hiring strategies across a portfolio of technical roles — and deliver on them
Set clear expectations with hiring teams through thorough follow-up and follow-through at every stage of the process
Source ferociously to find the best global talent for each build diverse
high-quality top-of-funnel pipelines
Drive a candidate assessment process that enables BetterUp to hire exceptional talent that's right for us
Embed DEIB sourcing and assessment practices into every search
Build memorable candidate relationships that authentically demonstrate BetterUp's employer value proposition
Drive functional strategy for AI adoption within talent acquisition
identifying transformational opportunities that create competitive advantage in how we source
and close technical talent
Build scalable AI-powered recruiting workflows — from intelligent sourcing and candidate screening to automated scheduling and pipeline analytics — that fundamentally change how work gets done
Serve as a trusted advisor to TA leadership on AI capabilities
and strategic implications for technical hiring
Establish governance frameworks and best practices for responsible AI usage across the recruiting function
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with engineering, product, and design leadership; Partner with HR and senior hiring team members (Manager through VP+); Serve as a trusted advisor to managers and leaders; Set clear expectations with hiring teams; Serve as a trusted advisor to TA leadership; influence and upskill recruiting peers
Full Job Description
Let’s face it, a company whose mission is human transformation better have some fresh thinking about the employer/employee relationship. We do. We can’t cram it all in here, but you’ll start noticing it from the first interview. Even our candidate experience is different. And when you get an offer from us (and accept it), you get way more than a paycheck. You get a personal BetterUp Coach, a development plan, a trained and coached manager, the most amazing team you’ve ever met (yes, each with their own personal BetterUp Coach), and most importantly, work that matters. This makes for a remarkably focused and fulfilling work experience. Frankly, it’s not for everyone. But for people with fire in their belly, it’s a game-changing, career-defining, soul-lifting move. Join us and we promise you the most intense and fulfilling years of your career, doing life-changing work in a fun, inventive, soulful culture. If that sounds exciting—and the job description below feels like a fit—we really should start talking. As a Senior Technical Recruiter (Contract) at BetterUp, you'll partner with engineering, product, and design leadership to build forward-looking talent strategies and identify the brilliant, passionate people who will do the best work of their lives here. You bring a builder's mentality — someone who goes through the trenches, proactively navigates competing priorities, and takes extreme ownership of outcomes. Tenacious curiosity and a commitment to mastering your craft are what will make you thrive in this role. What you’ll do: - Partner with HR and senior hiring team members (Manager through VP+) to define and implement forward-looking talent strategies that address future talent needs - Serve as a trusted advisor to managers and leaders, influencing org-level and requisition-level talent acquisition decisions - Build creative, audacious hiring strategies across a portfolio of technical roles — and deliver on them - Set clear expectations with hiring teams throug
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