Staff Recruiter, Design & Specialized Tech

Key Responsibilities

• Recruiting end to end. You run specialized, req-based searches from pre-search strategy through offer acceptance, across levels and craft areas. You uphold a high bar for recruiting craft.
• Work cross-functionally to achieve the goal. You build working relationships across Compensation, People Partners, Executive Operations and Candidate Experience and you know who to pull in and when, so work doesn't sit waiting.
• Guide candidates through an experience that resonates. High touch, honest, and caring, held to real SLAs, so people leave feeling seen, heard, and cared for, whether or not they get an offer.
• Flex into other technical searches when priorities shift. Hiring for design is home base, but you pick up specialized Product Management, Data, or other technical searches when the business needs the coverage.
• Build an in-market design community in San Francisco. You bring designers together in person, showing up at and hosting local events, so Gusto is a name the SF design scene knows and your pipeline grows from real relationships, not cold lists.

Key Requirements

• Full-cycle recruiting depth. Typically 8+ years across specialized tech, including meaningful time specializing in design recruiting.
• Data fluency. You read, research, and interpret data across multiple tools, turning it into a clear next move in a search and a compelling narrative for hiring partners. It's also how you prioritize a full requisition load and catch bottlenecks before they become problems.
• Sourcing as a craft. You know what great talent looks like, across all backgrounds and walks of life, where to find it, and how to assess it, with a knack for spotting bar raisers and building always-on pipelines.
• Cross-functional partnership. A proven ability to work across Compensation, People Partners, Executive Ops, and Finance to keep hires moving.
• Executive presence. A history of partnering with senior leaders, and the ability to walk into a room, read the audience, and speak with credibility.