Contract Technical Recruiter

 
About This Role

Strava is the leading digital community for active people, with more than 135 million athletes in more than 190 countries. The platform offers a holistic view of your active lifestyle, no matter where you live, which sport you love, and/or what device you use. Everyone belongs on Strava when they are pursuing an active life.

Strava is growing, and we are looking for a Contract Technical Recruiter to help us identify, assess, and hire the best talent who want to make an impact in health and fitness technology. The right candidate is able to successfully manage, prioritize, and close searches against a timeline. You will be partnering with various hiring managers in Engineering, Product, and Design, globally to build impactful teams that embody Strava’s values and culture. This is a contract role (min 3-6 months).

Strava is committed to becoming an antiracist company, and Antiracism is our first value. We live this value in the recruitment process by ensuring that we speak to a variety of people, including people from identity groups that are currently underrepresented within Strava. This requires us to proactively search for candidates from a diverse set of backgrounds, and in this role, you will assist in that effort. It is important that whoever joins our team in this Talent Partner role shares similar passions and is committed to helping incorporate antiracist strategies into our culture. Compensation for this role is between $60.00-$70.00 per hour. 

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will:

• Manage candidates through the full recruitment life cycle
• Build talent pipelines for multiple requisitions, taking the time to ensure we’ve built a strong and diverse candidate pool
• Coach managers to align with our commitments to DEI before completing a search
• Build credibility and relationships with hiring managers, understanding team structures and styles
• Run searches and engage with passive candidates via LinkedIn and other sourcing platforms
• Source qualified candidates, review resumes, and pre-screen candidates while moving the interview process forward in a timely manner
• Work with the Talent team to provide positive and exceptional interview experiences for candidates and the hiring team
• Actively work on talent projects that positively impact the overall Strava organization

We’re excited about you because you have:

• 4+ years of technical recruiting experience (in-house recruiting and/or with a search firm) across multiple time zones
• Experience recruiting engineers (backend, mobile, data), product managers, and designers
• Extensive experience creating dynamic sourcing strategies with or without the use of LinkedIn Recruiter (including advanced Boolean search techniques, X-Ray, etc.)
• Baseline knowledge of programming languages, web and emerging technologies
• A positive, open-minded approach and are excited to learn and contribute with a team
• Committed to learning about antiracism and supporting Strava’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts
• A sincere understanding of the importance of building rapport with active and passive candidates of all levels
• Exposure to Applicant Tracking Systems (Greenhouse preferred)
• Experience in building and managing a diverse pipeline, aligning with our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Exceptional organizational skills, with attention to detail and great follow-through
• Proficient with Google Suite of Tools inclusive of Mail, Calendar, Sheets, etc. and/or similar technology
• Self-sufficient and able to work in a very fast-paced working environment

About Strava

Strava is Swedish for “strive,” which epitomizes who we are and what we do. We’re a passionate and committed team, unified by our mission to connect athletes to what motivates them and help them find their personal best. With billions of activity uploads from all over the world, we have a humbling and adventurous vision: to be the record of the world’s athletic activities and the technology that makes every effort count.

Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage diverse teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.

Despite challenges in the world around us, we are continuing to grow camaraderie and positivity within our culture, and we are unified in our commitment to becoming an antiracist company. We are differentiated by our truly people-first approach, our compassionate leadership, and our belief that we can bring joy and inspiration to athletes’ lives — now more than ever. All to say, it’s a great time to join Strava!

Strava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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