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Boom · 4 days ago

Lead Recruiter

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Boom is on a mission to level the playing field for renters in the US by providing flexible and affordable housing solutions. They are seeking their first Lead Recruiter to own and scale the hiring function, focusing on building relationships and growing the candidate pipeline.

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Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruiting across key roles (engineering, product, design, sales, operations, leadership), from intake up until close (CEO will do most of the closing)

Partner with the CEO and functional leaders to define hiring priorities and ideal candidate profiles

Proactively source candidates using your Austin network, referrals, outbound sourcing, and creative channels

Design and continuously improve Boom’s recruiting process (e.g. identify and grow referral channels, improve interview processes, etc.)

Build and maintain strong pipelines for priority roles rather than hiring reactively

Qualification

Full-cycle recruitingSourcing candidatesRecruiting in AustinExperience in startupsCommunication skillsSales skillsFollow-throughNetworkingEngineering talent sourcingOrganization skills

Required

5+ years of recruiting experience, including full-cycle ownership of roles

Meaningful experience recruiting in Austin, TX, with at least a modest existing local talent network

Experience recruiting for early-stage or high-growth companies (startup or venture-backed environment strongly preferred)

Track record of aggressively reaching out to talent (you're willing to pick up the phone, send the cold DM, etc.) and sourcing competitive candidates

Excellent communication and sales skills - comfortable representing the company to candidates

High level of ownership, organization, and follow-through - you don't let things drop and you're relentless

Preferred

You have experience sourcing engineering talent

Benefits

Competitive salary with stock options

US employees: Full healthcare coverage (health, dental, vision) including 50% coverage for dependents

15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year + 3 sick days + all US federal holidays (11 in total) (note: we think unlimited PTO is BS and causes some employees to feel guilty when they take it)

Company-issued laptop/MacBook

Company-sponsored training & development

Regular off-sites and other company-sponsored travel opportunities