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Recruiting Excellence Specialist (fixed-term contract)

Remote

Remote

People & HR
South Africa · Remote
Posted 6+ months ago

About Remote

Remote is solving global remote organizations’ biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance. Check out remote.com/how-it-works to learn more or if you’re interested in adding to the mission, scroll down to apply now.

Please take a look at remote.com/handbook to learn more about our culture and what it is like to work here. Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age and abilities to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. You can check out independent reviews by other candidates on Glassdoor or look up the results of our candidate surveys to see how others feel about working and interviewing here.

All of our positions are fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!

About Remote:

Remote is solving global remote organizations’ biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance (learn more about how it works). We're backed by A+ investors and our team is world-class, literally and figuratively, as we're all scattered around the world.

Please check out our public handbook to learn more about our culture. We encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age and abilities to apply. You can also check out independent reviews by other candidates on Glassdoor. If this job description resonates with you, we want to hear from you!

All of our positions are fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!

How we work

We love working async and this means you get to do your own schedule.

We empower ownership and proactivity and when in doubt default to action instead of waiting.

The position

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Recruiting Excellence Specialist (fixed-term contract), joining our People team.

Join a team that is designing a better future through remote work. You can restore work-life balance in your own life, flourish professionally and personally, but also directly contribute to Remote’s work of democratising opportunities and distributing wealth across the globe through the hires you make.

Requirements

  • Proven experience and track record in a Talent Operations, Talent Coordination, or Candidate Experience function. Further experience in globally distributed tech, scaling company is considered a plus.
  • Tech-savvy, proactive in leveraging new tools and technologies.
  • In-depth knowledge and experience in Talent Acquisition reporting and analytics, deep understanding of Talent Acquisition metrics.
  • A keen interest and proven experience in automating and scaling Talent operations and processes.
  • Always thrives to create great Candidate Experience.
  • Experience in taking full ownership of all Recruiting Excellence processes and initiatives from ideation to completion, including cross-functional projects.
  • Able to adapt to a fast paced, scaling and ever changing environment.
  • Incredible organizational skills and highly focused on detail and excellence.
  • Writes and speaks fluent English.
  • Previous experience with an ATS (Greenhouse) is considered a plus.
  • It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus.

Key responsibilities

  • Work highly effectively to ensure Remote’s talent scaling needs are matched, and in particular support Engineering, Product Design, Product, GTM, Operations, and G&A departments hiring needs for 6 months according to Remote’s H1'2024 hiring plan.
  • Directly responsible for creating the best Candidate experience & hiring process in the world by continuously improving every stage of the process for all Candidates and Hires that engage with Remote.
  • Collaborate and partner with Talent Acquisition (Recruiting Excellence, Recruiters, Talent Sourcers, and Hiring Managers) and other teams (Data, IT, Automations) to analyse trends, bring automations, dig deeper into data, identify gaps, and ultimately propose solutions, strategies, and new processes.
  • Own reporting for the Recruiting Excellence team, organise & consolidate data and share valuable data insights and help the Talent Acquisition team report on the success metrics.
  • Own Recruiting Excellence Service Desk (Zendesk) ticketing in their time zone with a primary focus on high-priority requests.
  • Maintain and optimise Greenhouse (ATS) and other platforms the Talent Acquisition team works on daily.
  • Take initiative on Recruiting Excellence and/or cross-functional projects and full ownership of Recruiting Excellence tasks, processes and initiatives from ideation to completion.
  • Actively participate, initiate and give input in the evaluation of new Talent Acquisition tools and platforms.
  • Focus on enabling all Talent Acquisition team members to provide the best candidate experience and embody Remote values in their day-to-day work.

Practicals

  • You'll report to: Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition
  • Team: People
  • Location: based on our business needs we prioritise applicants from EMEA and APAC regions
  • Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

The base salary range for this full-time position is between USD $27,407- $93,400. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

Application process

Roughly 2 hours across 2 weeks

  1. (async) Profile review
  2. Interview with Direct Manager, Talent Acquisition
  3. Interview with Team Member (no manager present)
  4. Interview with Team Member (no manager present)
  5. Interview with Talent Acquisition Leader
  6. Prior employment verification check(s)
  7. (async) Offer

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Benefits

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:
  • work from anywhere
  • unlimited personal time off (minimum 4 weeks)
  • quarterly company-wide day off for self care
  • flexible working hours (we are async)
  • 16 weeks paid parental leave
  • mental health support services
  • stock options
  • learning budget
  • home office budget & IT equipment
  • budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

  1. Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
  2. We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
  3. If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

Need help? Email hiring@remote.com