Lead Recruiter

About Our Client

The organization is a digital media company reaching over 30 million monthly visitors through multiple consumer-facing brands. It operates in the digital content and customer acquisition space, using data-driven content and technology to connect consumers with leading brands. Headquartered in South Florida, the company maintains a remote-first workforce spread across more than 15 countries, fostering a high-growth culture focused on measurable impact.

About the Opportunity

The Lead Recruiter is responsible for leading full-cycle recruiting efforts to identify and secure top talent. This role owns the search process from initial sourcing through closing candidates, ensuring high-quality hires and a positive candidate experience. The position contributes to refining recruiting strategies, partnering closely with hiring managers, and supporting recruitment operations to maintain efficiency and effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruiting processes including intake, job description creation, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and closing.
• Source top-tier candidates proactively through inbound and outbound methods.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Conduct structured behavioral interviews and provide clear, evidence-based candidate evaluations.
• Collaborate with hiring managers as engaged partners throughout the recruitment process.
• Own recruiting metrics and reporting, including funnel conversion, time-to-fill, and source effectiveness.
• Develop dashboards to provide transparent search status updates to leadership.
• Forecast recruitment challenges and adjust strategies to ensure timely hiring.
• Set and maintain structured hiring standards, including scorecard floors and calibrated interview processes.
• Partner with the Recruiting Operations Manager to optimize backend recruiting functions and improve overall team performance.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years managing full-cycle recruiting, primarily in senior, leadership, or challenging searches.
• Deep understanding of the business context for recruited roles.
• Proven ability to source and engage top passive candidates independently.
• Experience owning recruitment processes from first contact to offer acceptance without reliance on agencies.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret recruiting data and make informed decisions.
• Proficiency with sourcing tools, applicant tracking systems, and collaboration platforms.
• Daily use of AI tools to enhance recruiting workflows.
• Expertise in structured hiring methodologies including behavioral interviewing and scorecard systems.
• Clear, structured, and evidence-based candidate communication.

Pay

Base Salary: $140,000 to $170,000 per year, paid semi-monthly.