Recruiter
Pavago
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- At Pavago, we're hiring on behalf of one of our clients for a Recruiter to manage the full recruitment lifecycle—from sourcing and screening candidates to coordinating interviews, managing offers, and supporting onboarding.
- This is a fast-paced, execution-focused recruiting role where you'll partner closely with hiring managers to attract, assess, and hire top talent across multiple industries and functions.
You'll own
- Full-cycle recruiting
- Candidate sourcing
- Pipeline management
- Interview coordination
- Candidate experience
- Hiring manager communication
- Offer management
- If you're passionate about finding exceptional talent, building strong candidate pipelines, and delivering an outstanding hiring experience, this role is a strong fit.
What You'll Own Full-Cycle Recruiting
- Manage the hiring process from intake meeting through offer acceptance.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand:
- Hiring needs
- Role requirements
- Success profiles
- Hiring timelines
- Create and optimize job descriptions to maximize candidate attraction across multiple platforms.
- Provide hiring managers with market insights and recruiting recommendations.
Candidate Sourcing & Talent Pipeline Development
- Source candidates using:
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Indeed
- Glassdoor
- Boolean Search
- Niche job boards
- Build pipelines of both active and passive candidates.
- Conduct personalized outreach campaigns.
- Perform talent mapping and market research.
- Maintain healthy pipelines across multiple open positions.
Candidate Screening & Interviewing
- Conduct structured phone and video interviews.
- Evaluate candidates based on:
- Experience
- Communication
- Technical skills
- Cultural alignment
- Career goals
- Utilize competency-based and behavioral interviewing techniques.
- Administer assessments when required.
- Maintain detailed interview notes within the ATS.
Candidate Experience & Communication
- Manage communication throughout the hiring process.
- Ensure candidates receive:
- Timely updates
- Interview preparation
- Professional follow-up
- Deliver an exceptional candidate experience from first contact through offer acceptance.
- Represent both the client and employer brand professionally.
Interview Coordination & Hiring Support
- Coordinate interviews across multiple time zones.
- Prepare candidates before interviews.
- Facilitate hiring feedback and interview debriefs.
- Support hiring managers with structured candidate recommendations.
Offer Management & Onboarding Support
- Prepare and present employment offers.
- Support compensation discussions and offer negotiations.
- Coordinate onboarding documentation and hiring logistics.
- Ensure smooth transitions into onboarding.
Recruitment Operations & Reporting
- Maintain accurate ATS records and recruiting documentation.
- Track recruiting metrics including:
- Time-to-fill
- Pipeline health
- Source effectiveness
- Candidate conversion rates
- Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes and hiring efficiency.
Requirements Must-Have Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in:
- Recruiting
- Talent Acquisition
- Staffing
- Headhunting
- Experience managing full-cycle recruiting.
- Hands-on experience with ATS platforms such as:
- Greenhouse
- Lever
- JazzHR
- iCIMS
- Strong sourcing experience using:
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Boolean Search
- Job boards
- Excellent interviewing and candidate evaluation skills.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple hiring pipelines simultaneously.
Nice to Have
- Agency recruiting or staffing experience.
- High-volume recruiting experience.
- Experience hiring for:
- SaaS
- Finance
- Professional Services
- Property Management
- Operations
- Knowledge of recruiting compliance and employment practices.
- Experience scaling recruiting operations and talent pipelines.
What Makes You a Strong Fit
- Strong communicator and relationship builder.
- Highly organized with exceptional follow-through.
- Comfortable managing multiple open roles simultaneously.
- Metrics-driven and process-oriented.
- Able to balance hiring speed with candidate quality.
- Proactive, responsive, and solutions-focused.
- Passionate about creating outstanding candidate experiences.
What a Typical Day Looks Like
- Source candidates across LinkedIn and job boards.
- Review resumes and conduct recruiter phone screens.
- Schedule interviews with hiring managers.
- Communicate with candidates throughout the hiring process.
- Update ATS records and recruiting pipelines.
- Provide hiring managers with recruiting updates and market feedback.
- Track recruiting metrics and sourcing performance.
- In short: You build strong talent pipelines, deliver an exceptional candidate experience, and keep hiring processes moving efficiently from sourcing through offer acceptance.
Key Metrics for Success KPIs
- Time-to-fill
- Candidate quality and interview progression rates
- Hiring manager satisfaction
- Candidate experience and responsiveness
- ATS accuracy and compliance
- Pipeline health
- Sourcing effectiveness