PlayVS is hiring! PlayVS is building a platform to service the broad ecosystem of amateur esports, starting with high school and we’re expanding — quickly. With our current and anticipated growth, we’re searching for somebody to own our hiring processes from start to finish.

PlayVS is in search for its first-ever Head of Recruiting. This is a hands-on recruiting role, with the future opportunity of hiring and managing a full-service in-house recruiting team. In this role, you’ll drive and support the full recruiting life-cycle for all hiring – technical and non-technical. You’ll also work with our leadership team to handcraft PlayVS’s recruiting policies, processes, procedures and long-term strategies.

You are driven. You are endlessly curious. You are passionate about finding creative solutions to challenges.

Here’s what you’ll get to do:

Manage the end-to-end recruiting life-cycle: from writing job descriptions and sourcing to offer acceptance, you’ll own the recruiting process and be responsible for specific recruiting metrics
Deeply understand our hiring needs; partner closely with hiring managers and stakeholders to develop creative sourcing and hiring strategies in order to evolve PlayVS into an ideal destination for world-class talent
Develop and execute on a strategic sourcing plan/timeline to build a strong pipeline of candidates through channels including personal networking, social networks, blogs, forums, advertising, cold outreaches, and research methods.
Create near-term and longer-term recruiting strategies, overseeing relationships with external recruiting agencies when required.
Utilize broader trends and data in the business and industry to continuously improve the company’s brand from a hiring perspective and contribute to the broader talent acquisition strategic planning process
Define, track, and analyze internal talent acquisition metrics to ensure thoughtful and data driven approach to hiring metrics and goals
Develop efficient, responsible hiring processes and ensure a high-touch, high-quality candidate experience. Champion good will with all PlayVS candidates and help PlayVS earn a reputation for having a best-in-class interview process.
Guide leaders to create a consistent interview process and make transparent, unbiased hiring decisions that result in the growth of diverse, talented and sustainable teams. Provide internal trainings and coaching as needed.
Negotiate and close offers in a way that produces win-win outcomes

Here’s what we’re looking for:

At least 5 years of recruiting experience within a tech startup (ideally with technical recruiting as a key component) or at an agency serving tech startups
Experience managing a recruiting team is ideal as the team scales
Proven experience with using innovative sourcing techniques
Experience and proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems and other common modern recruiting software and business tools (experience with Greenhouse preferred)
A calibrated sense of empathy for candidates’ and hiring managers’ concerns, and the strategic know-how to work with them to hit aggressive hiring targets
Grace and ease interacting with all types of people
A commitment to, and demonstrated track record of, delivering world-class service to internal and external candidates, hiring managers, and employees
The sense of urgency and organizational skills to juggle multiple job requisitions
Adaptability and openness to learning and incorporating new recruiting strategies, tactics, and processes
Strong attention to detail and ability to follow-through
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration.
Working knowledge of local, state, and federal employment laws