Contract Recruiter (US)

About GrowthAssistant

GrowthAssistant embeds elite offshore talent with growth-obsessed founders and marketers. We help businesses scale faster, smarter, and more affordably. In four years of profitable growth, we’ve scaled to over $20M of revenue with blue-chip clients like DoorDash, Shopify, and Harry’s. We’re looking for a Contract Recruiter to join our tight-knit, entrepreneurial team.

About the Role

Final Interviews (90%)

• Conducting final interviews post our international team, currently primarily in the Philippines 
• You are the final decision maker before a candidate gets introduced to a client
• You are the “gatekeeper” of holding the bar high for talent
• Becoming knowledgeable across a span of different functional roles - PM, Digital Marketing, Data Analyst, CS and clients - some examples: software, e-commerce, digital agencies
• Working closely with US Recruiting Leaders to sound through decisions and solving challenges in pipeline and quality of candidates
• Working with our international sourcing and recruiting team to provide feedback on candidates and insights to fine tune searches

Recruiting Initiatives (10%)

• Initiatives to help drive our continued efforts to improve our process, candidate and client experience
• Proactively voicing and driving improvements in our process and particularly high impact projects directly improving quality of our matches
• Training with GAX Lead to transition into coverage for ~Jan - March (12 week parental leave time)

KPIS: 

• Keeping our churn below 7% MoM
• Conducting an average of 25 Final interviews a week
• 90% in the month placements of assigned reqs for Final Interview

• Proven experience in full-cycle recruiting, ideally with international and US-based talent.
• Strong interview and candidate assessment skills across multiple functions (PM, Digital Marketing, Data Analytics, Customer Success, etc.).
• Comfortable serving as the final decision-maker for candidate quality before client introduction.
• Familiarity with digital marketing, e-commerce, SaaS, or agency environments.
• Track record of maintaining high standards and ensuring only top talent advances.
• Strong collaboration skills; able to work closely with US Recruiting Leaders and global teams.
• Process improvement mindset with ability to drive initiatives that enhance candidate and client experience.
• Quick learner with readiness to step into temporary leadership/coverage roles as needed.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills; capable of handling 25+ interviews weekly.
• Exceptional English communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Metrics-driven, with experience working toward KPIs such as churn rates and placement ratios.

• Experience recruiting in high-growth startups or fast-scaling organizations.
• Background in offshore/remote recruiting, particularly in the Philippines.
• Exposure to tools like ATS platforms, sourcing databases, or recruiting automation tools.
• Knowledge of behavioral interview techniques and structured interviewing.
• Ability to mentor, train, or upskill junior recruiters.