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StubHub · 5 hours ago

Principal Recruiter

StubHub is on a mission to redefine the live event experience on a global scale. As a Principal Recruiter, you will lead the recruitment process across multiple verticals, ensuring a positive candidate experience and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance hiring strategies.

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Responsibilities

Guiding the Human-Centric Recruitment Journey: As a Principal Recruiter, you will lead the end-to-end recruitment process, with an emphasis on the human experience. This includes sourcing, managing candidate pipelines, and interview preparation for both candidates and hiring teams
Facilitating Continuous Collaboration: You will conduct weekly meetings with Recruiters, Managers, and hiring teams to foster a culture of collaboration and maintain an open feedback loop. Your goal is to ensure that all stakeholders are actively engaged in the recruitment process
Creating Memorable Candidate Experiences: You will champion a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process. From the initial interaction to the final offer, you'll be dedicated to making sure every candidate feels valued and respected
Adaptability and Proactive Thinking: We're looking for someone who can seamlessly shift gears when needed and think proactively to meet our evolving recruitment needs
Mastering Our Recruitment Process: Understanding the intricacies of our recruitment process is essential. You will be the go-to expert on how we do things at StubHub
Data-Driven Improvement: Collect, analyze, and share feedback and actionable insights to continuously enhance our hiring process. You'll have the opportunity to identify areas for improvement and streamline scheduling efficiency
Versatility in Recruitment Coordination: Assist in coordinating various recruiting activities as required, ensuring the smooth execution of all aspects of the recruitment process
Timely Feedback: Provide constructive feedback to candidates within a maximum of 3 business days post-interview. We believe in respecting the time and effort candidates invest in our process
Meticulous ATS Management: Manage our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to ensure data accuracy, proper candidate stage tracking, and timely communication throughout the recruitment journey
Engaged and Valuable Meetings: Attend meetings punctually, actively contribute to discussions, and make every meeting meaningful by adding value beyond mere presence
Open and Honest Communication: Maintain transparent and honest communication with candidates, keeping them informed about their status in the hiring process
Independence and Ownership: Display the capability to handle a variety of tasks with minimal oversight, becoming a self-sufficient expert in one area of recruiting
Strategic Thinking: Demonstrate a strategic mindset on moderately complex projects, aligning your strategies with company and team goals
Company Understanding: Grasp the bigger picture related to our company's products and organizational strategy and effectively communicate this to potential candidates and new team members
Data-Driven Decision-Making: Use data insights to influence hiring teams, cross-functional partners, and project direction, ensuring alignment with our company's objectives
Complex Recruitment: Handle extensive hiring projects and challenging roles, even in high volume situations, with a focus on successful delivery
Mentorship and Knowledge Sharing: Act as a positive influence within the recruiting organization by offering mentorship and sharing best practices with your colleagues
Leadership and Impact: Lead and deliver on recruiting initiatives, events, or projects that contribute to building a strong candidate pipeline and enhancing the performance of the recruiting team
Strategic Planning: Plan and execute hiring strategies and key projects in collaboration with key stakeholders, making significant contributions to our recruitment efforts
Offer Negotiation: Be confident and skilled in extending and negotiating offers with little guidance, ensuring the best outcome for both candidates and the company
Holistic Recruitment Understanding: Develop an understanding of the different facets of recruiting and how they interconnect within our organization and broader industry

Qualification

End-to-end recruitmentCandidate experienceApplicant Tracking System (ATS)Data analysisOffer negotiationMentorshipStrategic thinkingCollaborationCommunicationAdaptability

Required

4+ years of staffing agency experience AND 6+ years of internal hiring experience
Lead the entire recruitment process, including sourcing, candidate management, and interview preparation
Focus on creating a positive candidate experience and ensuring candidates feel valued and respected
Capability to shift gears and think proactively to meet evolving recruitment needs
Ability to collect, analyze, and share feedback and actionable insights for continuous process improvement
Provide constructive feedback to candidates within a maximum of 3 business days post-interview
Meticulous management of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to ensure data accuracy and timely communication
Capability to handle tasks with minimal oversight and become a self-sufficient expert in one area of recruiting
Demonstrate a strategic mindset on moderately complex projects and align strategies with company and team goals
Handle extensive hiring projects and challenging roles, even in high-volume situations, with a focus on successful delivery
Act as a positive influence within the recruiting organization by offering mentorship and sharing best practices
Confidence and skill in extending and negotiating offers with little guidance, ensuring the best outcome for both candidates and the company

Benefits

Flexible Time Off
Comprehensive Benefits Package
401k
Premium Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance options
Paid time off
Paid parental leave

Company

StubHub is a ticket marketplace where users buy and sell tickets for sports, concerts, theater, and live events. It is a sub-organization of eBay.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$59.23M
Key Investors
ViagogoStephens GroupBEA Systems
2025-09-17IPO
2021-12-23Series Unknown· $39.63M
2021-09-08Acquired

Leadership Team

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Connie James
Chief Financial Officer
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