Lead Recruiter (contract to hire)
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Chicago, IL, US
Company:
Jerry.ai is a pre-IPO startup revolutionizing car ownership through its super app, enhancing efficiency and experience.
Summary:
The role involves leading full-cycle recruitment efforts for mid-to-senior level positions across various functions in a startup environment. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in recruiting, preferably in fast-paced startup settings, along with a relevant degree.
Requirements:
Credentials: Bachelors or Graduate degree
Experience: 8+ years of recruiting experience, Prior experience recruiting at a fast-growth startup
Job Description:
Join a pre-IPO startup with capital, traction and runway ($240M funded | 60X revenue growth in 5 years | $2T market size)
Report directly to a cofounder and work closely with brilliant leaders who have scaled companies like Nvidia, Nerdwallet, Better, Lemonade, etc.
Opportunity to take us to a $5B business and a household name in the next few years
Be immersed in a talent-dense environment, greatly accelerate your learning and career growth
We are looking for a Contract-to-Hire Lead Recruiter with early-to-mid stage startup experience to join our growing team! Reporting directly to one of our cofounders, you will partner closely with senior leaders and run our most complex and critical searches across all business functions, including executive hiring, as well as mentor and coach our junior team members as we continue growing. At Jerry.ai, recruiters play the most important role in the company — shaping the future of our organization. We are deeply connected to the work we do and the impact we make. We are continuously raising the bar for ourselves and working on perfecting our craft because every team at Jerry.ai relies on us to bring in stellar talent. This is a full-time contract position, with an opportunity for permanent employment contingent on outstanding performance. If you're looking for a place where you can make a big impact, learn from exceptional team members, and never stop growing, we'd love to hear from you.
Jerry.ai is building the first super app to help people save time and money on their car — one of their most expensive assets and a $2T market in the U.S. We are leveraging technology and machine learning to help people optimize every aspect of owning a car including buy and sell, insurance, financing, safety, maintenance, repairs, and more. Since we launched our app in 2019, we have amassed over 5M customers, raised $240MM in funding, scaled our revenue 60X and our team to 225 across 7 countries.
Own full cycle recruiting for mid-to-senior level searches (including executive leadership hiring) across a variety of business areas including product management, software engineering, data science, product design/research, marketing, communications, creative production, legal, editorial content, human resources, finance and operations
Work closely with our hiring leaders in the U.S, and Canada to develop effective recruiting strategies to meet our teams' ongoing growth needs
Mentor and support junior team members on the recruiting team
Continuously review, reflect and iterate on our recruiting and interviewing practices to ensure we are utilizing our team's time efficiently without sacrificing quality
You are a true partner to hiring leaders, always thinking about how to elevate the teams' talent density with each hire and drive the business forward.
You are a high achiever and are always raising the bar for yourself and for those around you.
You are as comfortable operating within defined parameters as you are with a high degree of ambiguity.
You appreciate the complexity and nuance involved in delivering a truly stellar recruiting experience, and you are passionate about continuing to perfect your craft.
8+ years of recruiting experience with progressively increasing complexity in the types of searches you are running
Prior experience recruiting at a fast-growth startup across product management, product design, or business operations strongly preferred.
Track record of being successful in a high velocity, output-driven and demanding environment.