[Remote] Design Recruiter

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vanta is a company focused on helping businesses earn and prove trust through continuous security monitoring. They are seeking a Design Recruiter to manage full-cycle recruiting for their Design organization, partnering with design leadership to shape hiring strategy and enhance candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting from sourcing through close: Drive sourcing strategy across passive and active pipelines, manage candidates end-to-end, extend offers, and close hires while delivering an excellent candidate experience from first outreach through day one
• Build and scale proactive design talent pipelines: Develop and maintain high-quality, forward-looking pipelines across design disciplines, ensuring strong talent is engaged ahead of hiring needs. Continuously refine sourcing strategies to improve pipeline quality and hiring velocity
• Bring deep design recruiting expertise: Bring real craft and credibility in design recruiting. You understand the market, can evaluate portfolios thoughtfully, calibrate on level, and have substantive conversations with candidates about their work
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders: Partner closely with design leaders to shape hiring strategy, run strong kickoffs, and maintain clear communication on pipeline health and tradeoffs. Influence decisions and push back constructively when expectations aren’t aligned with market realities
• Use data to drive strategy and outcomes: Leverage recruiting data and market insights to diagnose pipeline health, forecast risk, and inform hiring strategy. Identify patterns, improve funnel efficiency, and proactively adjust approaches to optimize both speed and quality
• Lead and elevate hiring programs and standards: Partner with design leadership to define and evolve interview processes and assessment standards, while identifying gaps and driving improvements to recruiting systems, tooling, and workflows. Leverage AI and automation to increase efficiency and scale, and lead initiatives that strengthen candidate experience and ensure consistently high-quality hiring decisions across roles and levels

Skills

• 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with significant depth in design recruiting in fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Strong track record hiring exceptional design talent across multiple levels, including senior and leadership roles
• Deep understanding of the design talent market, including portfolio evaluation, leveling, and competitive dynamics across product design and adjacent disciplines
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders, through strong judgment, communication, and partnership
• Strong closing skills and experience navigating complex, high-stakes offer conversations with in-demand candidates
• Experience using data and market insights to shape hiring strategy, improve processes, and drive outcomes
• Track record of leading or driving recruiting projects, programs, or process improvements that have team-wide impact
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future employer sponsorship
• Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
• 16 weeks paid Parental Leave for all new parents
• Health & wellness stipend
• Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
• Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office
• Family planning benefits
• Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting
• Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time
• 11 company-paid holidays
• Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!

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