Senior Technical Recruiter (Contract)
Company: ello.com
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: February 2, 2025
Job Description:
Full-Time, San Francisco, CASalary range: $10,000 - $15,000/moAt
Ello, our mission is to maximize the potential of all children. Our
first product, Read with Ello, is an AI reading teacher that
listens to children read out loud. Ello uses speech recognition to
help them when they get stuck, makes up stories using generative
AI, and inspires a love for reading.We're now building on the
success of Read with Ello and putting together the pieces of the
world's first complete AI teacher for all children. Together, we
believe we can close the primary school education gap
worldwide.Ello has been recognized on Fortune's "Change the World"
and Time's 2024 Best Inventions lists. We are well-funded, backed
by world-class investors, and ready to recruit new talent to help
us achieve our vision. That's where you come in!About the roleWe're
seeking an in-house, San Francisco-based Senior Technical Recruiter
to lead full-cycle recruiting efforts for the next 3-6 months,
owning the end-to-end process from sourcing to closing for
technical roles on our engineering team. As a builder at heart,
you'll work closely with our Head of People and CTO to design and
execute strategies to recruit and hire the strongest candidates for
our edtech startup.Given the small size of our team, this role
requires someone with a startup mindset - comfortable with
ambiguity, quick to learn, and excited to jump right in on day one
to help grow our team.Responsibilities
- Lead the full-cycle recruitment process, including sourcing,
screening, interviewing, and closing candidates for technical
roles.
- Build strong partnerships with hiring managers to deeply
understand team needs and craft effective hiring strategies.
- Develop a diverse pipeline of top-tier candidates using
creative sourcing strategies, leveraging networks, referrals, and
tools.
- Create a seamless and positive candidate experience, acting as
a trusted advisor throughout the hiring process.
- Champion Ello's mission, values, and culture in all
interactions with candidates and stakeholders.Requirements
- Proven experience in technical recruiting (4+ years), ideally
with at least one role at a startup
- Strong understanding of engineering roles and tech stacks,
enabling quick and effective evaluation of technical talent.
- Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills,
fostering trust with candidates and internal teams while ensuring a
seamless recruitment experience.
- Expert-level proficiency with applicant tracking systems (we
use Ashby), leveraging them to streamline organization, improve
candidate communication, and boost hiring efficiency.We look for
candidates who can demonstrate
- An owner's mindset: You're a results-oriented self-starter who
knows how to take ownership, manage competing priorities, and
consistently exceed expectations. You thrive on delivering outcomes
and can juggle multiple roles with confidence and efficiency.
- High speed of learning: You embrace challenges and are a quick
learner, tackling new areas outside your existing expertise. Your
resourcefulness and curiosity fuel your growth, and you're always
eager to expand your skills and knowledge.
- Strong communication: You excel in both verbal and written
communication, forging strong connections with candidates and
internal teams alike. As an Ello ambassador, you convey our values
through thoughtful and engaging communications, ensuring every
candidate experience is positive.
- Exceptional organization: Your organizational skills are key to
managing complex, cross-functional projects. You know how to
balance multiple work streams, ensuring that each progresses
smoothly and efficiently, without losing sight of the bigger
picture.
- Teamwork: You approach the role with a collaborative spirit,
handling any task-big or small-with humility. You value feedback,
communicate openly and empathetically, and work seamlessly with
others to achieve shared goals.
- Mission alignment: You are passionate about making a meaningful
impact through your work, and you're inspired by Ello's mission to
maximize the potential of all children.Here are some reasons to be
a part of our team
- Work directly with the Head of People and CTO of a cutting-edge
technology startup at the intersection of AI and learning
design.
- Do work that matters by helping to grow a team making a true
impact on child development and literacy at scale.
- Change people's lives by helping them find their dream job with
us! :)About ElloEllo is a public benefit corporation on a mission
to maximize the potential of all children. We're currently around
45 people, headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in S--o
Paulo, Brazil; Nairobi, Kenya; and New York.Our team has deep
expertise in artificial intelligence, K-12 education, and child
development across institutions such as Stanford, Berkeley, Google,
Apple, and more. We were part of Y Combinator's W20 batch and are
funded by world-class investors including Goodwater Capital,
Homebrew, Reed Hastings, Common Sense Growth, Ravensburger, Project
A Ventures, Reach Capital, Khosla Ventures, WndrCo, Visible
Ventures, and K9 Ventures.We're a small, collaborative team that
takes each other's voices very seriously. Because our mission is to
support all children, it is critical that our team is
representative of the communities we work in; we place significant
emphasis on ensuring diversity in our team and inclusion in our
culture.We feel enormously privileged to be one of the few
companies that has the opportunity to take a shot at truly
revolutionizing education with AI at this inflection point in
technology. We don't take it for granted, so we work quite hard to
turn that vision into reality with urgency. We want to create an
environment in which we can all be our best selves, use our
strengths to take Ello forward, and develop our own skills. We want
to have fun while working hard to do impactful things that we're
proud of - and we believe it's possible to do both.At Ello, we view
diversity as a moral imperative and a competitive advantage. We do
not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, skin color,
national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status,
veteran status, or disability status. We plan and structure our
interviews to directly assess skills and experience. If you need
any accommodations throughout the interview process, please reach
out to jackie@ello.com.
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