Recruiter - Business

About us

Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language. We begin by teaching the next billion people English, Spanish, and French.

English is the global language of business, culture, and communication, and over 1.5 billion people around the world are actively trying to learn right now. Others dream of communicating with the half-billion native Spanish speakers across the globe. The problem is that it's nearly impossible to learn to speak a language without constant access to a speaking partner. Grammar and vocab apps don't really help – you need to actually converse with someone.

Speak is on a journey to fix this. We're creating an AI-powered experience that replicates the flow of a conversation, without needing a human on the other end. The goal is to make it radically more accessible to be able to have conversations in a foreign language and eventually help hundreds of millions of people gain fluency who otherwise wouldn't be able to.

We started on this journey over five years ago and we've still got a long ways to go. We're thoughtfully adding new team members only when we think they can truly play a big role in our mission.

Speak launched first in South Korea where we have quickly grown to become the top grossing education app in the country. We have now delivered this winning product to more than 40 countries globally and are continuing to expand to more markets in the coming months. The company is well funded, and as of December 2024, we've reached a $1B valuation with our Series C round, through key partners like Accel, OpenAI, Founders Fund, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Lachy Groom, Josh Buckley, and more. We’re a team of more than 90 based throughout San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.

About the Role

As a Business Recruiter at Speak, you will play a key role in building world-class teams across marketing, content, and operations. You’ll be responsible for sourcing, recruiting, and coordinating interviews for a variety of business roles, including B2B marketing, operations, and content. This role is essential in ensuring we attract and hire top talent who align with our culture and business objectives. You’ll work closely with our U.S. team to map talent in the region and serve as the first point of contact for candidates. Above all, you’ll be instrumental in hiring Speak’s most valuable asset—its people.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop tailored recruiting strategies.

• Source candidates through job boards, social media, networking, referrals, and other sourcing channels.

• Map the U.S. talent market using tools like LinkedIn and local job networks.

• Coordinate and schedule interviews between candidates and hiring managers.

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from job posting to offer acceptance.

• Build and maintain a strong candidate pipeline within our applicant tracking system (ATS). We currently use Ashby.

• Ensure a seamless candidate experience, keeping candidates informed and engaged throughout the process.

• Develop and refine job descriptions in collaboration with hiring managers.

• Stay updated on recruiting trends and best practices to continuously improve our hiring approach.

• Track and analyze hiring metrics, providing data-driven insights to optimize sourcing strategies.

• Collaborate with content and business leaders to anticipate and support future hiring needs.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of industry experience as a full-cycle recruiter, ideally within a startup or tech environment.

• Prior experience recruiting for business roles (marketing, sales, operations, etc.).

• Deep knowledge of the U.S. marketing industry and talent landscape.

• Proficiency in sourcing tools, Boolean search, and market mapping.

• Experience using applicant tracking systems such as Greenhouse, Lever, or Ashby.

• Strong ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a candidate-centric approach.

Why work at Speak

1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.

2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.

3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, and Tokyo, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.

4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.

Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.