GumGum is nothing without its people. As an arm to the People Operations department, our Talent Acquisition team partners with leaders and hiring managers to develop strategies that enhance our recruiting process. From hiring outstanding talent to ensuring that GumGummers find their work motivating, engaging and fulfilling, we strive to create a high-performance, creative and inclusive environment across our global offices.

We are seeking a strong Senior Technical Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team and drive full cycle, best-in-class recruiting across our technology hiring initiatives. As a trusted recruiting advisor, consultant and partner, you will infuse recruiting best practice with your strong collaboration and communication skills to lead strategy and influence hiring decisions. A tenacious and strategic approach to attracting and hiring technical talent is key for success in this role.

Responsibilities

Lead full lifecycle recruiting throughout the hiring process, including sourcing, prospecting, interviewing, pipeline management, compensation, offer negotiations, and closing of candidates across technical and niche technical roles
Conduct direct sourcing of candidates utilizing standard and creative techniques such as mining of recruiting sites, internal and external databases, social media tools and search engines, prospecting of target candidates or companies, networking, referrals, etc.
Design a well-rounded approach and strategy to developing a robust pipeline and continually evaluate and apply new sourcing methodologies to actively identify, cultivate and grow target candidate pools of top talent
Represent GumGum in all interactions with potential internal and external candidates
Continually optimize the candidate experience by partnering with hiring managers to develop an efficient workflow while ensuring a great experience for all stakeholders
Regularly report on recruiting metrics and KPIs to measure and track all aspects of the recruiting process
Partner with community technical organizations to promote the GumGum brand and technical career offerings
Host and attend technical meet-ups and gatherings, in partnership with technology leadership
Maintain a strong pipeline of passive candidates for all open roles
Contribute to GumGum’s employment branding strategy and tactics
Partner effectively with hiring managers, ensuring excellent customer service and deliverables from beginning-to-end of a search
Manage and deliver a variety of Talent Acquisition programs and projects
Coordinate GumGum’s presence at a variety of industry and career-related events including event planning, project management and attendance at events
Keep pulse on industry trends throughout the technology industry, especially within Southern California

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree
5-7 years of related technical recruiting experience in a full-time, high growth tech environment with additional experience in start-up and agency recruiting
Possess a knowledge base of technology skill-sets including programming languages, web technologies, and software development processes
Strong knowledge and demonstrated proficiency using effective sourcing and research methodologies
Well-developed assessment, negotiation and collaboration skills
Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively, both oral and written
Excellent organizational skills
Ability to multitask and prioritize workload
Excellent internal customer service and consultation skills
Ability to think strategically and holistically about recruiting strategy
Experience hiring Software and Big Data, Backend Engineers, Front-End Engineers, Computer Vision Scientist and Product Managers
Experience with ATS, Jobvite and Greenhouse a plus
Understanding of immigration and visa needs assessment during the recruiting process
Additional HR and/or recruiting certifications a plus

Benefits & Perks

Competitive health, vision and dental benefits
Healthcare and dependent care FSA
Employer-matched 401(k) plan
Stock incentive program
Paid parental leave
Fitness reimbursement and wellness workshops
Discounted Pet Health Program
Flexible time off and work schedule
Commuter perks
Incredible work/life balance with a collaborative and friendly work space
GumGum Gives Back volunteering opportunities
Team building lunches and events, and monthly company celebrations

Career & Personal Development Focus

Ongoing learning and development for education opportunities such as webinars, books, classes, relevant conferences and events
Opportunities to pursue business related side projects and yearly Hackathon
Highly encouraged to contribute to open source software, including our own open source software
Environment of learning from peers, including meetups, presentations and blog posts
Opportunity to work with cutting edge technology
Life Skills sessions - geared towards the whole life/health/person
Leadership Bites Dinner Series - connecting current and future GumGum leaders over great food and meaningful conversation

GumGum is committed to providing equal opportunities. GumGum prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws (“Protected Characteristics”). It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.