Lead Corporate Recruiter

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The Opportunity

We are looking for a Talented Remote Lead Corporate Recruiter to join our team. In this role you will be responsible for the full spectrum of the hiring plan from identifying needs and shortlisting candidates to closing successful hires. You will create a mutual win for our customers, employees and for Root by hiring great individuals for roles that are a great fit for them.

Root is a “work where it works best” company. Meaning we will support you working in whatever location that works best for you across the US.

Salary Range: $117,680 - $132,390 (LTI Eligible)

How You Will Make an Impact

• Lead and manage the full-cycle recruitment process, developing and executing recruitment strategies, and building relationships with hiring managers and candidates to attract and hire top talent for corporate roles

• Mentor and oversee a team of 3 Customer Service and Claims Operations recruiters

• Attract top talent at all levels across the Finance and Accounting, Legal, Marketing, Sales, Actuary, Business Development and Human Resources teams with an additional focus on recruiting for Executive level roles

• Aggressively source and connect with both active and passive candidates using various diverse sourcing tools

• Research, recommend, implement, and utilize diversity-focused job boards

• Uphold legal compliance and professional standards throughout the entire recruitment process

What You Will Need to Succeed

• 6+ years of recruiting experience in a corporate environment. A combination of agency and corporate recruiting a plus

• 3 + years overseeing enterprise projects and coordinating between projects to help drive projects to success

• Knowledge of and experience with an Applicant Tracking System. Workday and/or Rippling preferred but not required

• Ability to effectively prioritize and organize workload in a constantly changing environment to meet daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines

• Ability to create and implement sourcing strategies for recruitment for a variety of roles

• Proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent people skills, with ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy

• Excellent organizational skills and diligence

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software

• Ability to work in a team and independently

Don’t meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Root, Inc., we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway!

Join us

At Root, we judge people based on the merit of their work, not who they are. If you are passionate about what this role entails and solving real problems, we encourage you to apply. We want to learn about you and what you can add to our team.

Who we are

We’re harnessing the power of technology to revolutionize insurance. Using machine learning and mobile telematic platforms, we’ve built one of the most innovative FinTech companies in the world. And we’re just getting started.

What draws people to Root

Our success is in large part due to our unwavering standards in hiring. We recognize that our products are only as good as the people building and promoting them. We want individuals who find solutions by going through the cycle of ideation to implementation with curiosity, rigor, and an analytical lens. Ask anyone who works here and you’ll hear similar reasons for why they joined:

Autonomy—for assertive self-starters, the opportunities to contribute are limitless.

Impact—by challenging the way it’s always been done, we solve problems that have a big impact on our business.

Collaboration—we encourage rich discussion and civil debate at every turn.

People—we are inspired by the collection of crazy-smart people around us.