As our Technical Recruiter at Customer.io, you are the first person our future team members encounter. You’re putting a face to our company, and making a memorable first impression through a great candidate experience. By fostering an inclusive hiring plan, building a diverse pipeline for future openings, and guiding our team through the hiring process; You’ll be growing our company and enabling each team member’s success.
Customer.io is a remote-first, globally distributed company. Our team of 81 is located across 17 countries. This means you’ll also be hiring and onboarding people all over the world through synchronous and asynchronous communication. We put a strong emphasis on effective communication skills, project management, and creative thinkers. In other words – you are vital to growing Customer.io’s culture and values while building a successful team.
As a Technical Recruiter at Customer.io, you will…
- Own the full-cycle recruiting process from identifying talent needs through onboarding, utilizing various tools and apps to make data-driven hiring decisions, and to provide insights to hiring managers and our people team.
- Guide our hiring teams through the recruiting process, ensuring best practices are being followed by developing robust sourcing plans with hiring managers, coaching interviewing teams, and communicating in an empathetic way with all candidates.
- Onboard new team members in a way that is thoughtful and welcoming, ensuring they have what they need to succeed, helping them acclimate to their new role, and setting the whole team up for a smooth transition.
- Develop our annual hiring plan, execute on the plan, and recommend adjustments as needed.
- Continuously develop a strong, diverse pipeline by sourcing passive candidates and building relationships for current and future roles.
- Participate in our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work, and use this lens to drive improvements to our recruiting, hiring, and onboarding practices.
We’re looking for someone who has…
- Hired for technical roles like: Senior Backend Engineer, Engineering Manager, and Senior Product Manager.
- Have an understanding of commonly used technologies to effectively run screening calls and evaluate resumes for our most technical hires.
- Built up a diverse pipeline, specifically for engineering roles.
- Sourced candidates from all over the world and all different timezones.
- Has a network of recruiting firms they’ve been successful working with.
- Available to collaborate with US Pacific Timezone for at least 4 hours each day.
Ideally, but not required, you…
- Have experience building a collaborative team, not only hiring individuals.
- Have published blogs or articles about your approach to hiring and onboarding.
- Have experience in SaaS or similar startup.
While this is the experience our ideal recruiter would have, they are not required. If this role interests and excites you, but you don’t have all the experience listed above – please apply and tell us about that in your cover letter.
About Customer.io
Our mission at Customer.io is to power automated communication that people like to receive. Today over 2,400 internet businesses use Customer.io to manage, send, and track performance of email, SMS, and push notifications. Unlike typical marketing platforms, Customer.io helps businesses increase relevance by using behavioral data: what people do or don’t do when logged in to a web or mobile app.
We are offering a starting salary of $83,000 USD for US average markets. However, this is adjusted to match what is competitive in your local market.
Benefits at Customer.io include:
- 20 days PTO – we offer 20 vacation days (in addition to holidays and sick days) so that you can unwind, unplug, and recharge
- 100% medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance for you and your dependents
- 12 weeks paid parental leave – for birth, adoption, or foster care
- Health and wellness allowance – Up to $200 USD per month that can be used for your healthy living needs, including gym membership, acupuncture, massage, or bike repairs
- Home office stipend – Up to $2,000 USD to help you get your home office set up so you can do your best work
- Internet + cell phone reimbursement – Up to $200 USD per month for your internet and cell phone plans
- Co-working space reimbursement – Up to $300 USD per month for those times you’d prefer to work in a co-working environment
- Learning + development – Up to $2,000 USD reimbursement per year to use on conferences, books, classes, or workshops – anything that will help you develop your skills
- 1 month paid sabbatical after four years at Customer.io – to treat yourself to a vacation, or spend however you choose
- Company retreats twice a year – we typically get together IRL every spring and fall, but most recently had an amazing virtual retreat!
- Flexible schedule, work anywhere you want! – as long as you have a reliable internet connection and some overlapping work time with your manager, you can work where and when you want
All final candidates will be asked to complete an employment and education verification authorization form (which allows us to verify your job history and education listed on your resume) as part of our pre-employment process.
Customer.io recognizes the stifling impact of systemic injustice on diverse communities. We commit to using our influence to increase inclusion and equity within the tech industry. We strive to build an inclusive team culture, implement bias-free hiring practices, and develop community partnerships to expand our global impact.
Join us!
Check out our careers page for more information about why you should come work with us! We are passionate about our core values of Empathy, Transparency, Responsibility, and Awkwardness and are looking for new coworkers to share and build that passion!
How to apply
Apply at the link below by 5pm PDT on March 19th and tell us why you’re interested in the position! In your cover letter, be sure to tell us your favorite podcast (there is no right answer – it’s okay if you don’t like podcasts!). There is no advantage to applying early so put your best foot forward. We plan to respond to all applicants by March 26th with a status update about your application.
Here’s what you can expect from our hiring process:
- 30 minute video call with Sonja Beardsley, VP of Operations
- 45 minute video call with me (Symone – your future manager!)
- Approximately one week to work on a homework assignment that should take you ~1 hour
- 30 – 45 minute video call two members of our team to talk about your approach to recruiting and onboarding
- 30 minute video call with me (again) for any final questions you might have about us!