Recruiter

About the role

Built on flavor and fueled by people, Kinder is a privately held company with a passion for making food unforgettable. With over 100 products sold nationwide, we're a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories. We're looking for a full-cycle Recruiter to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting across G&A functions from intake to offer close and onboarding transition
• Lead structured intake conversations to clarify role scope, success outcomes, competencies, and long-term growth trajectory
• Design thoughtful interview plans that assess both current capability and future scale potential
• Drive alignment with hiring managers on candidate calibration, feedback quality, and decision timelines
• Manage multiple concurrent searches while maintaining speed, quality, and rigor
• Elevate the Candidate Experience
• Deliver a high-touch, transparent, and responsive candidate journey from first outreach to final decision
• Serve as a brand ambassador for Kinder’s; articulating our culture, growth story, and leadership principles with authenticity
• Ensure candidates experience consistency, respect, and clarity at every stage of the process
• Coach interviewers on structured, inclusive interview practices
• Gather and apply candidate feedback to continuously improve the hiring experience
• Balance urgency with care; creating a fast process while prioritizing the candidate’s experience

Strategic Sourcing & Pipeline Development

• Develop proactive sourcing strategies tailored to each role, market, and business need
• Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, referrals, industry communities, and creative outreach to build strong pipelines
• Build and nurture talent pools for recurring or future G&A needs
• Partner with hiring leaders to define target profiles and competitive positioning
• Drive diversity of thought and background through intentional sourcing strategies
• Track sourcing effectiveness and adjust strategies based on market data and performance

Partner & Talent Advisor

• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, influencing talent decisions with data and market insight
• Provide visibility into pipeline health, time-to-fill, and hiring risks
• Help leaders think long-term about talent bench strength and succession potential
• Support compensation conversations and offer strategy in competitive markets

Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of full cycle recruiting experience
• Experience hiring across G&A functions (Finance, HR, Marketing, IT, Operations, Supply Chain, Legal, etc.)
• Proven success in high-growth, fast-paced environments
• Strong sourcing skills and experience engaging passive candidates
• Experience managing multiple requisitions simultaneously
• Experience partnering directly with hiring managers and senior leaders
• Skilled in structured interviewing and competency-based assessment
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable working in evolving, ambiguous environments
• Experience with Greenhouse ATS or similar recruiting tools

Preferred Experience

• In CPG, startup, or private equity-backed companies
• Familiarity with California employment practices

Pay Transparency

The expected starting salary range for this role is $115,000 - $125,000 per year. The salary range posted for this role reflects the good-faith base pay range Kinder’s reasonably expects to offer at the time of posting and may vary based on the location of the role. Individual compensation within the posted range will be determined based on factors such as relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, and business needs.

Seasoned For Success

No two days here are the same. We try to be good team members and good communicators, but we don’t live by hierarchy and structure – everyone is a difference maker here. We make a lot of decisions in the face of incomplete information – our team embraces ambiguity and tries to make good decisions fast rather than great decisions slow. We believe our job is to take smart risk, not to eliminate risk. We believe in growing our skills and becoming a better company with more managerial expertise, but we are an entrepreneurial company at heart. We aren’t trying to be average – we want to do exceptional things, and we are willing to work hard to achieve them.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401k
• Bonus / incentive eligibility
• Equity grants
• Competitive health benefits
• Other family-friendly benefits, including parental leave

Culture

We believe great culture starts with people. We’re a people-first company built on connection, collaboration, and balance. Most of our work happens in the office to spark creativity and community, but we also offer flexibility so team members have the autonomy to work outside the office when needed to support their work-life balance and personal commitments.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kinder’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic.