Recruiter (contract role)

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Over 80 million learners and 17,000 businesses already learn with Udemy. If you’re excited by change, energized by learning, and ready to have a real impact, you’ll feel right at home. 

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Where we work

Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco with global offices in Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, Türkiye and two other US locations (Denver and Austin). This is an in-office position, requiring three days a week in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and flexibility on Mondays and Fridays.

About your Skills

• Consulting: You are a talent advisor to the business. You leverage our tools to understand the talent landscape

• Influencing: You develop relationships with the hiring teams to help drive a robust and equatable recruitment process

• Coaching: You have strong coaching skills that allow you to actively listen and ask the kind of questions that will help you deliver in your role

About you 

You’re a connector who puts people first and values the lasting ​partnerships you’ll build. You’re an active listener who cares about the stories people share and are energised by communication and collaboration. You love learning new things and are known for bringing innovative perspectives and questions to the table. You’re deadline and results-driven, passionate about creating new processes, systems, and best practices that help your internal partners do their best work.

About this role - This is a 6 month contract role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, dynamic recruiting partner, who loves to be on the forefront of recruiting for the best and brightest. You will be responsible for partnering directly with hiring managers on our technical teams to understand their business needs, facilitate full lifecycle recruitment activities, and execute our hiring strategy for the organization.  

To be successful in this role, you will be:

• Self-driven. You’ll drive the process from end-to-end with superior organisational skills and follow-through.

• Focused on data integrity in our ATS (Greenhouse) and you’ll use that data to influence your stakeholders. You’ll also use this data to identify issues in the process and implement solutions.

• Obsessive about candidate experience. You know that speed and a good candidate experience win. 

• Solution-driven. You have a keen eye for identifying areas of improvement and are proactive about surfacing enhancements and driving towards a solution.

• Flexible, fearless, and excited to help build this mission-driven organisation.

What you'll be doing

• You’ll develop and implement recruiting strategies to provide a high-touch experience for every candidate from the sourcing and application stages through the offer. In between you’ll work with your hiring partners in evaluating skill levels, driving interview best practices, negotiating, and closing your candidates (the best part)! 

• Establish stakeholder partnerships deeply rooted in trust. You’ll meet regularly with your hiring partners, even when they’re not hiring, to deepen that relationship. Your stakeholders will look to you as a partner and advisor. 

• Our recruiters are thought partners to recruiting leadership and thought leaders to the recruiting team.  We want you to leverage your knowledge, strengths, and expertise! 

About your Skills

Communication: Clearly articulate job requirements and engage effectively with candidates

Interpersonal: Active listening is crucial for understanding the needs and aspirations of both candidates and hiring managers. Demonstrating empathy by relating to their situations and building rapport is essential for success.
Negotiation: Influencing and negotiation skills are essential for convincing top talent to consider opportunities within the organization and effectively handling offers, salary discussions, and counteroffers

What you’ll have

• 3+ years of experience recruiting on technical roles. 

• Growth mentality and the willingness to learn. 

• We’re looking for someone we can learn from, and who can learn from us. 

• A track record of personal accountability, strong work ethic, integrity, and proven organisational skills with attention to detail.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to take initiative and build strong, productive relationships.

• Team mentality. This Tech Recruiter has a wonderful opportunity to add to our team and we want people who will raise each other up. 

• Experience using data to tell a story and drive results. You’ll also always know where you stand with your own data and where you can lean in. 

Why work here?

You’ll grow here.
Learning is part of the job. You’ll get full access to Udemy courses, a monthly UDay to invest in yourself, and a budget to spend on whatever helps you improve. Many people are diving into AI lately, but what you focus on is up to you.

AI is real here.
We use it in the way we learn and the way we work. You’ll have the space and tools to experiment, apply, and get better at using AI in practical ways.

You’ll own your work.
We trust people to lead, make decisions, and follow through. You don’t need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact.

You’ll build with others.
We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice, and good thinking is welcomed from any direction.

You’ll see your impact.
What you build helps people grow their skills, change their careers, or find a path forward. You’ve got the experience, why not use it to help others gain theirs?

Bring your curiosity. We’ll bring the platform and the support. Let’s LEARN together. 

Our Benefits Start with U

Our benefits start with you and were built to provide you and your family with the protection and care you need, making it easy to access the right coverage when you need it most. Benefits vary by region, and we encourage applicants to review our US Benefits,  Ireland Benefits & Turkiye Benefits pages to get an understanding of some of the benefits we offer. For details on region-specific benefits, please refer to the information provided during the hiring process. 

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