Recruiting Manager

Posted:
12/4/2024, 8:30:09 AM

Location(s):
New York, New York, United States ⋅ New York, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
People & HR

Workplace Type:
On-site

About Blackbird:

Blackbird Labs is a loyalty and payments platform establishing meaningful connections between the world’s best restaurants and their customers. 

Served up in 2022 by Ben Leventhal, co-founder of Eater and Resy, Blackbird offers a fully customizable loyalty programming platform for restaurants and a consumer app designed to make every guest feel like a bonafide VIP no matter where they dine. Backed by Union Square Ventures, a16z, Amex Ventures, Variant Fund, and other forward-thinking investors, Blackbird is out to revolutionize the restaurant industry. 

 

About Our Team:

At Blackbird, our values guide everything we do and our talent principles define the key traits we seek in our employees. 

We have passion for our product – committed to our mission and instinctively think like and go the extra mile for our customers. We are elite performers – striving for excellence, going above and beyond to achieve exceptional results, and learning quickly with horsepower, drive, and grit. We make others better – taking initiative to elevate others, giving and receiving feedback, and championing a culture of growth. We hold one another accountable to living out our talent principles as we march together to achieving our mission. 

We are an in-office culture that values the power of in-person connection and collaboration. Just as Blackbird fosters magical in-restaurant experiences, we believe being together ignites creativity, accelerates problem-solving, and strengthens the team spirit essential to driving our mission forward.

 

About the Job

Blackbird is looking for a Recruiting Manager to be our first in-house recruiting hire. This individual will lead all aspects of recruiting while establishing scalable foundations for Blackbird’s talent acquisition strategy. You will recruit for eng, sales, marketing, and other critical roles as we scale, and play a key role in shaping how we attract and hire top talent. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports at this time, but the opportunity to grow into leading the recruiting function as we scale.

The ideal candidate has demonstrated experience building out recruiting processes in early-stage startups, excels in hiring across both tech and go-to-market functions, and thrives in a lean, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities 

  • Lead full-cycle recruiting for sales, PDE (Product, Design, Engineering), and other critical roles
  • Develop and implement a scalable hiring strategy that reflects Blackbird’s mission and values
  • Partner with hiring managers to create compelling job descriptions, define interview plans, and execute effective hiring processes
  • Source high-quality candidates through creative and efficient strategies
  • Build the foundations of Blackbird’s recruiting muscle, including processes, tools, metrics, and best practices
  • Optimize and, if necessary, replace current agency/vendor relationships to improve quality and efficiency
  • Set the standard for an exceptional candidate experience and foster a high-performance hiring culture

Requirements

  • 7-10+ years of experience in full-cycle recruiting in early-stage startups and big tech
  • Proven success hiring for both sales and PDE teams
  • Built scalable recruiting processes and tools from scratch
  • Strong network and sourcing capabilities, with a knack for identifying and closing top talent
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Grit, adaptability, and a passion for creating a strong hiring foundation in a high-growth, lean environment

Nice to Haves

  • Experience scaling recruiting functions at startups transitioning from Series A to Series B and beyond
  • Familiarity with ATS implementation and recruiting analytics
  • Interest in growing into a leadership role as the company scales

 

Pay Transparency Notice & Benefits

Depending on your work location and experience the target annual salary for this position can range from: $180,000 - $200,000+ USD. This range does not include the equity component of the overall compensation package. Disclosure in accordance with New York City's Pay Transparency Law.

Full time offers from Blackbird may also include stock options, benefits (including medical, dental, vision, flexible time off, 401(k)), and some not-so-standard, extra-fun perks — subject to applicable taxes and based on eligibility.

 

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Blackbird Labs is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Blackbird will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable.  For US applicants, you may view the Know Your Rights notice here.  Additionally, Blackbird participates in the E-Verify program

Join us and find out what the best work of your career could look like here at Blackbird.

Blackbird

Website: https://blackbird.xyz/

Headquarter Location: New York, New York, United States

Employee Count: 11-50

Year Founded: 2022

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Series A

Industries: Hospitality ⋅ Information Technology ⋅ Loyalty Programs ⋅ Web3