Lead Recruiter

Summary

Join Massive Rocket, a rapidly growing Braze & Snowflake agency, as our dynamic Lead Recruiter. You will lead and mentor a team of recruiters, refine recruitment processes, and partner with stakeholders to hire exceptional talent globally. This strategic and hands-on role requires expertise in full-cycle recruitment across technical and non-technical functions. You will develop and execute recruitment strategies, optimize processes, and report on key hiring metrics. Success in this role demands strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Massive Rocket offers a supportive, remote-first work environment with opportunities for career advancement.

Requirements

• 5–10+ years of recruiting experience, including leadership or team management responsibilities
• Strong background in full-cycle recruitment across technical and commercial functions
• Demonstrated ability to partner with senior stakeholders and influence decision-making
• Expertise in proactive sourcing, talent mapping, and international recruitment strategies
• High level of competency in using ATS (e.g., Lever, Workable, Greenhouse) and recruitment analytics

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and support a team of 2–3 recruiters
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and growth plans
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance culture
• Partner with senior leadership to forecast hiring needs and build proactive talent strategies
• Lead full-cycle recruitment across a diverse range of functions including R&D, Data, Marketing, Finance, and Legal
• Design inclusive, data-informed hiring plans and guide stakeholders through role qualification, interview planning, offer, and close
• Drive complex global hiring initiatives including succession planning, executive search, and specialist searches in emerging markets
• Optimise recruitment tools, workflows, and team operations
• Track and report on hiring metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, pipeline strength, DEI progress, quality-of-hire)
• Leverage tools like LinkedIn Talent Insights to advise stakeholders on talent availability and market trends
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and internal policies
• Build strong, consultative partnerships with hiring managers across the organisation
• Coach and enable stakeholders on interviewing best practices and selection calibration
• Act as a brand ambassador to elevate Massive Rocket’s employer reputation in key markets

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience scaling recruitment operations in fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Familiarity with employer branding, talent marketing, and diversity hiring initiatives
• Strong communication, coaching, and change management skills
• Exposure to international recruitment, especially across EMEA, LATAM, and APAC
• Agency experience preferred
• Braze Marketer Certification
• Experience using Asana, Jira, Google docs

Benefits

• 100% remote forever
• Career progression paths and opportunities for promotion/advancement
• Organised team events and outings