Recruiter

Nathan James is looking for a Recruiter to join our team that is passionate about scaling organizations, hiring for globally distributed teams, and identifying top talent while ensuring we maintain our remote-first, autonomous culture. 

People-first company, design-first home.

We are a design-first, home furnishing company focusing on the habits of urban dwellers and first time home buyers. We pride ourselves on the best in class customer happiness, providing the highest possible quality products that are affordable for the majority and assembly that isn't dreadful.

As a people-first company, we understood from day one the importance of being fully distributed. We encourage everyone to work in whichever manner helps them perform at their best.

Nathan James is a globally distributed/remote company and has been since day one. As a Recruiter, you will play a vital role in ensuring that we are hiring the best possible talent to sustain and contribute to our growth. This individual will work cross-functionally, with our hiring managers and key stakeholders partnering together to ensure we meet our hiring goals.  

As a member of our People Operations team, this individual will report directly to our Head of People while partnering closely with our People Operations Lead. While you will own the end to end full-cycle recruiting process, both members of our People team started their careers in the recruiting space and have been filling the role of recruiter for the last six months. As such, you will always have support, understanding, and strategic thought partners at your disposal. 

It is essential that the person in this role values a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture and understands they will be a key player in ensuring that it is represented in our hiring practices. 

Your key areas of responsibility will center around running and facilitating the full-cycle recruiting process across all functions. Which is primarily (but is not limited to) posting roles on various job boards, sourcing and screening candidates, coordinating interviews, conducting interviews, communicating with hiring managers and candidates throughout the hiring process, conducting reference checks, completing offer calls, and closing candidates. 

It is important to note that our recruitment steps and hiring process are already well developed, Including a fully built out Applicant Tracking System via Airtable. It is not necessary for someone to come in and re-structure or reinvent the wheel right away. It is core to how we work to thoughtfully plan out and balance outcomes based on the number of roles open versus prioritizing the most important things we see that are high impact when they come up. By doing so, we can thoughtfully plan when to address areas in need of improvement. Our goal for mid-year is to revamp some of our recruitment processes, and once you feel more comfortable with the process, you'll be able to make suggestions and contribute to the work that will go into that. 

A large part of this role will be sourcing. To assist, we have LinkedIn Recruiter, as well as Fetcher, which is a sourcing tool (and you are able to change these based on what you recommend). Recruiting for top talent should be done in a proactive manner, as opposed to simply waiting for applications to come in. You should feel comfortable managing passive talent. 

Those who will be happy, fulfilled, and successful in this role as a remote team member at Nathan James are those who value life outside of work, and who do not seek a company that places a heavy emphasis on social engagement within the workplace (think planned zoom happy hours, virtual holiday parties, etc.). 

We have a rhythm to our work and have managed to create a culture where our teammates are able to work autonomously, with flexibility, and on their own schedule. We are a people first company, and your voice matters to us. We make change from fresh perspectives and appreciate new viewpoints.

We’re also ready for the ongoing work that goes into building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career. Our values, workplace, and our benefits are designed to support a sustainable, healthy relationship with your work. Our operating values provide the framework we use in building a healthy, resilient organization.

You can expect a mindful onboarding process with ramp-up time to learn. You can expect a team that listens and to be heard. You can expect to give and provide direct feedback. You can expect to work with good people. You can expect to be counted on. You can expect to do your best work and build a career here. 

We’re looking for a passionate individual who has hired remotely before and gets a lot of joy in finding the right candidate for the right role as well as finding the right role for the right candidate. As the first point of contact between Nathan James and candidates, you are a brand ambassador for us and are excited to share what it means to be on our team with them while creating an exceptional candidate experience at every stage. 

If the above information excites you and if the below describes you, we would love to review your application! 

• You have experience recruiting for all roles across an organization, including technical roles
• Currently, or in the past, you worked as an in-house recruiter at a smaller company or startup
• You understand recruiting and funnel metrics, conversion rates, and know which levers to pull depending on their status 
• You have a detailed and repeatable sourcing strategy and have experience running targeted job ads on LinkedIn and other various platforms
• You understand that recruiting can be unpredictable, and as such, are able to pivot quickly if necessary 
• You can easily build trust and communicate with clarity, influence, and partnership, across many different types of audiences 
• You desire to work remotely and are aware that at times, you will need to work independently for long periods of time in this role. 

For this role we do require that your normal workday has at least 4 hours overlap with the North American workday (currently UTC-5) without impinging on your personal/family life. 

This is a remote role since we are a remote company! You’re free to work where you work best, anywhere in the world: home office, coworking space, or coffee shops. That hinges on effective writing, self-discipline, and comfort with open communication.

Our benefits are all aimed at supporting a life well-lived both at work and away from work.

We’re all about reasonable working hours, sharing, ample vacation time, wellness, education, comfort, and giving back. We offer competitive salaries, for a similar role in the country you will be working in.

Please submit an application here that speaks directly to this position. There are no right answers or cookie-cutter expectations. A cover letter is not required, but those that clearly demonstrate how Nathan James would be a great fit for you and how you would be a great fit for us will be given full attention and are highly appreciated. 

We expect to take two weeks to review all applications. You’ll hear from us about advancement to a work sample review. You’ll get a chance to see the types of challenges you would be solving in this role. Then on to an interview. Our interviews are all remote by Whereby video chat (no software needed), with your future colleagues, on your schedule. 

We appreciate your consideration of having Nathan James be part of your career.

Our open conversation starts with this post. We look forward to hearing from you.
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