Senior Recruiter (Austin)

Job Description

About brightwheel: Our Mission and Opportunity Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has lasting social and economic impact. Brightwheel’s mission is to transform early education for every teacher, child, and parent — by giving teachers meaningfully more time with students each day, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and supporting the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $100 billion early education market. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education globally, trusted by thousands of educators and millions of families. Our Team Based in San Francisco, Denver, and Austin, along with fully remote team members, our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. Our exceptional investor group includes Bessemer Venture Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GGV Capital, Lowercase Capital, and Mark Cuban. We believe that everyone—from our employees to the students, teachers, and administrators we serve— should be given the opportunity to learn and thrive, whatever their background may be. We celebrate diversity in all forms because it allows our team and the communities we serve to reach their full potential and do their best work. Who you are Brightwheel is seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter to help us scale the brightwheel team. As a senior member of our Talent Team, you will be a trusted thought partner to leaders across the company, diving deep to understand business needs and develop tailored recruitment strategies to fill critical roles. You are process-driven and detail-oriented, regularly analyzing data to identify opportunity areas and implement solutions. You are passionate about creating an unparalleled candidate experience and building a process that is inclusive, equitable, and enjoyable for every candidate. You are a driven team player, comfortable managing a full-cycle process across a mix of departments and roles. You are dedicated to furthering our mission of transforming early education for every teacher, child, and parent while consistently displaying our core values: Results, Ownership, Empathy, and Learning.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a trusted thought partner to business leaders to understand hiring needs, develop strategies, and drive creative approaches for recruiting top talent
• Create and run an efficient, equitable, and thoughtful process that balances rapid growth with maintaining a high bar for talent
• Utilize data to understand the pipeline and identify opportunities to strengthen your approach in filling each role
• Create a best-in-class candidate experience that focuses on inclusive recruitment and hiring practices
• Help us uplevel our Talent Team by building and sharing best practices for sourcing, hiring, and retaining great team members
• Execute full-cycle recruitment with high precision. This may include sourcing talent, interviewing, completing feedback, coordinating end-to-end interview processes, strategizing with and supporting hiring managers, managing pipeline, reporting on metrics/data, and partnering with other Talent/People team members.

Qualifications, Skills, & Abilities

• 3+ years of experience in full-cycle recruiting, ideally across multiple business functions
• Exceptional ability to partner with hiring managers and team members to achieve ambitious goals
• Ability to use data to draw actionable insights that drive continuous improvements
• Demonstrated ability to balance recruiting expertise, critical thinking, and creativity in developing strategies, solving problems, and improving processes
• Experience hiring diverse and inclusive teams, and building strategies that support and encourage those efforts
• Track record of building and managing a strong candidate pipeline using an applicant tracking system (ATS), LinkedIn, and other sourcing and posting channels
• Ability to learn new systems and adapt as we grow. Some of the software you will encounter includes: Lever (ATS), Slack, Google Suite, Zoom, and a variety of sourcing and job posting tools

Brightwheel is proud to celebrate diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. Apply for this job