Principal Recruiter, Engineering

What You'll Do:

• 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.

What You've Done:

• 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.