Recruiter

Summary

Recidiviz is a mission-driven organization that uses technology and data-driven decision-making to improve outcomes in the criminal justice system. The Recruiter will own full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical roles, partner with hiring managers, source and screen candidates, and deliver a thoughtful candidate experience. The role will also track recruiting outcomes and optimize hiring systems, processes, and tools.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for a diverse set of roles, from kickoff through offer
• Drive the top of the hiring funnel by reviewing inbound applicants, proactively sourcing talent, and conducting initial screens to assess fit
• Partner with hiring managers to clarify role needs, ideal candidate profiles, and evaluation criteria, and keep searches moving with clarity and momentum
• Deliver a high-quality, human-centered candidate experience by communicating clearly, moving efficiently, and treating every candidate with respect and care
• Coordinate and support interviews, feedback collection, and hiring decisions to help teams make timely, well-informed choices
• Track recruiting progress and outcomes to continuously improve hiring effectiveness
• Stay up to date on emerging recruitment trends, particularly how our work evolves in the age of AI
• Optimize our recruitment system, processes, and tools

Skills

• * Ability to stay organized and responsive across multiple searches and priorities
• * Comfort working in a fast-moving, evolving environment
• * Comfort quickly ramping up on technical or specialized role requirements
• * Empathy, professionalism, and the ability to communicate clearly with a diverse range of stakeholders
• * Experience leading or maintaining structured, equitable hiring practices — e.g., standardized rubrics, calibrated screening criteria, or bias-mitigation practices in candidate evaluation
• * Experience using applicant tracking systems to track progress and outcomes
• * 3+ years of experience in talent acquisition/recruiting
• * Experience recruiting for technical roles (SWE, Product, Data Analysts, etc.)
• * Ability to interpret basic recruiting metrics and use them to improve hiring outcomes
• * Experience utilizing AI tools to support recruiting efforts
• * Experience working in a mission-driven nonprofit, social impact start-up, or tech-for-good organization

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * Ability to stay organized and responsive across multiple searches and priorities
• * Comfort working in a fast-moving, evolving environment
• * Comfort quickly ramping up on technical or specialized role requirements
• * Empathy, professionalism, and the ability to communicate clearly with a diverse range of stakeholders
• * Experience leading or maintaining structured, equitable hiring practices — e.g., standardized rubrics, calibrated screening criteria, or bias-mitigation practices in candidate evaluation
• * Experience using applicant tracking systems to track progress and outcomes
• * 3+ years of experience in talent acquisition/recruiting

Nice to Haves

• * Experience recruiting for technical roles (SWE, Product, Data Analysts, etc.)
• * Ability to interpret basic recruiting metrics and use them to improve hiring outcomes
• * Experience utilizing AI tools to support recruiting efforts
• * Experience working in a mission-driven nonprofit, social impact start-up, or tech-for-good organization

Benefits

• 90% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible time off, including 20 days of PTO, 3 days of paid volunteering time, and 13 paid holidays per year
• 401(k) retirement plan with 5% company match and no vesting period
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Complimentary One Medical membership (availability based on location)
• Partnership with Carrot to provide employees with inclusive fertility and family-forming benefits, as well as a small but growing number of hormonal health and gender-affirming care benefits
• Monthly ClassPass credit for personal wellness
• Free mental health support via Talkspace
• Well-located offices in Oakland and Manhattan, with the flexibility to work remotely or go into either office as you choose
• An annual company offsite and other ad-hoc gatherings
• All the exhilarating challenges and stretch opportunities of a tech startup, combined with the mission-driven heart of a nonprofit