Design Recruiter Remote

Vee is the only people & data-science powered search and consulting firm that helps 21st-century leaders transform, innovate and grow on purpose.

We are looking for a smart, business and tech savvy, and collaborative Recruiter to join us. You love what you do - connecting senior to executive level Design professionals (Industrial Design, User Experience Design, Service Design, etc.), with exciting opportunities and helping clients achieve their transformation objectives by finding the best and brightest. You learn and work quickly, write and speak persuasively, have experience in design recruitment, and love developing meaningful relationships.

General Responsibilities

• Source candidates from networks, referrals, professional networking groups/sites and other sources
• Develop relationships that reflect Vee's purpose, brand and values
• Provide a positive experience for clients, candidates and colleagues
• Identify and evaluate candidates quickly and thoroughly, guiding them through our and our client's interview and evaluation processes
• Drive end-to-end retained search process including sourcing and qualifying design candidates, assessing cultural fit, and negotiating offers to close
• Participate in search kickoff meetings to understand context, review objectives, and develop project plans and timelines
• Learn and apply our people-science based candidate assessments to evaluate candidates

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Prepare candidates for interviews and gather their and the client's feedback post-interview
• Contribute to client search status reports
• Report on results in status meetings, including growth in candidate pools, pipeline progress, new candidate market learnings, addressing roadblocks
• Keep ATS and Office 365 and Sharepoint up-to-date
• Prepare/present candidate materials
• Conduct primary/secondary research
• Manage searches within established timelines

Basic Requirements

• Experience working in/for consumer-facing tech and/or mobility companies preferred.
• 1+ years experience in design or related recruitment - UX, innovation, strategy, experience, product and industrial design, digital media, marketing and/or communications
• Tech fluency and platform agnosticism. Fast self-learner on different platforms, programs and apps; Greenhouse, Hiretual, and LinkedIn Recruiter experience a plus
• 3+ years of experience in full-cycle recruitment, preferably in retained search
• Ability to discern and present world-class design portfolios
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Bachelor's degree in liberal arts or field related to our focus areas

Profile

The ideal candidate will/be/have:

• A sense of immediacy and the ability to learn and produce quickly
• Smart and fun with an empathetic nature which will add to our culture
• Passionate about design and about creating impact
• Attention to detail
• A strong drive for results; operate with high emotional agility and resiliency
• Excited about and suited for a startup, where you'll be wearing many hats
• Advanced technical agility - you are driven to push the limits of technology to acquire, engage, and evaluate top design talent
• Work independently as well as collaboratively to stretch thinking into creative solutions
• Ability to connect and inspire confidence