The climate crisis is the defining challenge of our time—but it’s also the greatest opportunity for innovation, and a challenge we’re proud to take on. At Overstory, we’re harnessing cutting-edge technology to enable a resilient electrical grid that keeps communities thriving as our world changes.
The grid is the backbone of life as we know it. It powers hospitals, keeps food fresh, and ensures communities stay connected. But extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and growing wildfire risks are putting this critical system under pressure. All of this combined makes the electric utility industry the greatest opportunity for tackling climate change.
One of the leading causes of catastrophic wildfires and power outages? Trees and brush coming into contact with power lines.
That’s where we help. At Overstory, we use AI and advanced satellite imagery to pinpoint and prioritize vegetation risks before they materialize. By giving utilities critical analysis on those risks, we’re helping prevent outages, reduce wildfire risks, and accelerate the transition to a safer, more resilient grid.
Our team spans the Americas and Europe, and we work with utility partners across the Americas and beyond. We’re outdoor enthusiasts, musicians, artists, athletes, parents, and adventurers. What unites us is a passion for solving complex problems, a commitment to climate action, and the belief that technology should be a force for good.
Join us to help us build a more resilient world together.
As a Staff Technical Recruiter at Overstory, you'll build the team that brings our mission to life. Every hire you make directly shapes the ability to execute on our goals in our growing and scaling company. This is a hands-on role with great strategic impact. You'll balance delivering excellent day-to-day recruiting operations with shipping new features that make us ready to scale.
You’ll own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles, partnering closely with hiring managers and leadership from the earliest stages of role definition through sourcing, interviewing, and closing offers. Sometimes you’ll own other roles, e.g. product or go-to-market, depending on business needs. With every role you hire for, you champion our values and attract mission-driven builders who are energized by hard problems and meaningful impact.
You'll join a People team of five, where everyone is senior, trusted, and empowered to drive decisions. Together with our other Technical Recruiter, you’ll build and refine the recruiting motion that helps us scale: from systems and data to brand and community. With a global team spread across 11 countries working remotely, you'll navigate local complexities with ease while keeping the overall candidate experience feeling unmistakably like Overstory. Together, we nurture a culture where everyone can be their best selves — building a workplace people love, and keeping the way we work simple, effective, and above all: human-centric.
What you’ll do- Own full-cycle recruiting with a focus on technical roles, from role definition and sourcing through interviewing, coordinating and offer negotiation
- Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to understand team needs, shape role requirements, and design effective hiring strategies
- Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines through creative sourcing, networking, and application review
- Guide candidates through a thoughtful interview process, coordinating seamlessly across teams and timezones to ensure a positive experience
- Build and refine the systems, processes, brand and network that make recruiting incrementally easier as we scale.
- Use data and feedback to continuously optimize hiring practices and improve outcomes
- Act as a culture ambassador and trusted partner, bringing in mission-driven builders who reflect Overstory's values
- Stay flexible and pitch in across the people team as needed in our lean, fast-paced environment
- 8+ years of technical recruiting experience in high-growth tech startups
- Proven track record closing hard-to-find technical talent, including roles like machine learning engineers or other specialized positions
- You thrive in a fast-moving, wear-multiple-hats startup culture. You experiment, iterate, and take initiative to solve problems.
- You’re a trusted hiring partner that influences hiring decisions effectively
- You’re tech savvy and know how to apply AI to make recruiting more effective
- You have experience building the systems and tooling to scale recruiting
- You have worked in international, remote-first environments and have experience hiring in multiple geographies
- You’re passionate about our climate mission
- You’re based in the UK, Europe or the East Coast of North America
If you don’t meet all of the above yet feel you have lots to offer, please apply anyway. We're open to hiring less experienced candidates at a Senior Technical Recruiter level.
What you get- To be part of truly mission-driven work that reduces wildfires, protects earth’s natural resources and helps solve our climate crisis.
- Flexible working environment with a lot of autonomy. We build our work days around our lives, not the other way around.
- Other benefits like a remote working budget, an educational budget and time to develop new skills.
- To be surrounded by an excellent, vibrant, smart team who have each other's back and believe in a culture of openness, tolerance and respect.
- Equity and a competitive salary.
We are a group of 100 people from all over the world. Fifteen nationalities are represented in our team and at last count we speak fourteen languages: English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Luxembourgish, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Estonian, and Danish.
We work remotely from eleven countries and are looking for candidates that are living and working in one of them: United States, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Estonia, Portugal, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and Canada. We gather once a year in-person for our unforgettable team gathering event. We also offer the option to occasionally meet up for in-person collaboration.
Diversity & InclusionThe climate crisis is a human crisis that requires diverse perspectives to solve.
We place enormous value on diversity and believe that the best ideas emerge when people with different backgrounds and experience work together. We remain committed to scaling a team that reflects the communities we serve, and strive to uphold equitable and inclusive practices across every aspect of our business. We are responsible for creating and maintaining a culture where everyone - regardless of background - has a voice in building a sustainable future.
Our ValuesTackling the climate crisis is our greatest mission.We act with urgency.
Our curiosity fuels our growth.We recognize that change is constant, and we find joy and power in exploration.
We’re rooted in diversity.Just as ecosystems need biodiversity to thrive, our resiliency comes from our differences.
We care for each other.We love the power of machines but we nurture each other as humans.
Trust is fundamental.We assume the best in everyone, and we share ideas openly so that we have a positive impact.
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Use of AI in Our Hiring Process
We sometimes use AI tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as helping us manage applications more efficiently or ensuring job descriptions are clear and inclusive. All hiring decisions are always made by people, not machines. Any data processed by AI is handled securely in line with GDPR and our Privacy Notice.
Overstory Somerville, Massachusetts, USA Office
444 Somerville Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts , United States, 02143
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