Contractual || Senior Recruiter

We’re looking for a strong and hands-on Senior Recruiter to own mid-level to senior hiring across both Tech and Non-Tech functions.

You’ll partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to build high-quality talent pipelines, drive targeted sourcing, and close exceptional candidates.

• →Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for mid to senior-level roles.
• →Lead headhunting, niche sourcing, and passive candidate engagement across Tech and Non-Tech roles.
• →Build strong talent pipelines through LinkedIn, referrals, networking, and creative sourcing strategies.
• →Partner with hiring managers and senior leaders to understand hiring needs and define candidate profiles.
• →Manage candidate relationships, interviews, offer negotiations, and closures.
• →Use ATS platforms, AI-powered sourcing tools, and recruitment data to improve hiring efficiency.
• →Mentor junior recruiters or interns and help raise recruitment standards.

• 4+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment.
• Strong track record of hiring mid-level to senior talent across Tech and Non-Tech roles.
• Experience in campus hiring, including building and managing relationships with colleges, universities, and placement teams.
• Strong campus engagement skills with the ability to develop long-term relationships with key institutions.
• Exceptional sourcing and headhunting skills with experience engaging passive candidates.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Experience with ATS platforms such as Greenhouse and modern recruitment tools.
• Exposure to AI-driven recruitment tools is a plus.

Founded in 2015, Instawork is the nation’s leading online labor marketplace for food services, hospitality, light industry, and logistics, connecting more than 7M skilled workers with local restaurants, hotels, warehouses, stadiums, and more. Our AI-powered platform serves thousands of businesses across more than 50 major markets in the United States and Canada. We're not just helping fill shifts, we're supporting local economies—and we're just getting started!

Instawork has been featured by CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and the Associated Press. Forbes included us on their Next Billion Dollar Startups list; RetailTech Breakthrough named us Workforce Hiring Solution of the Year for 2025; and Inc. 5000 recognized us as one of the country's top 10% fastest-growing companies two years in a row. But what matters most is our impact. We're solving real problems for real people, and we’re doing it at scale.

Join our team to help us build something that matters! We’re looking for superstars who want to help us shape the future of work. With hubs in San Francisco, Bangalore, and Chicago, city offices in New York, Phoenix, and Singapore, we're back to working together in-person five days a week because we believe the best ideas happen when great people collaborate face-to-face. We also value diverse perspectives and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

Ready to make an impact? Learn more at www.instawork.com/about.

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