Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UP.Labs is seeking a highly skilled Senior Recruiter on a contract basis to help hire top talent across various domains including product, engineering, data, design, and business. The role involves full-cycle recruiting, partnering with hiring managers, and driving strategies to enhance candidate experiences in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting across Product, Engineering, Business & Growth, Data Science, and Design (Lead/Manager/Director-level)
- Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, scorecards, competencies, and hiring strategies
- Build top-of-funnel pipelines using creative sourcing techniques across LinkedIn, niche channels, outbound campaigns, talent communities, and warm networks
- Lead structured interviews and candidate assessments; ensure consistency, clarity, and high-quality bar setting across interview panels
- Navigate ambiguity as roles evolve; work fluidly in 0→1 environments where requirements shift and speed is paramount
- Communicate candidate insights, market trends, and pipeline analytics to leadership; influence decision-making through data
- Drive a best-in-class candidate experience from first touch to close
- Maintain and optimize recruiting workflows, ATS usage, and operational processes to improve speed, quality, and efficiency
- Represent the company brand externally—selling the mission, product vision, and venture studio model to world-class talent
Skills
- 6+ years of recruiting experience, ideally within a startup, venture studio, incubator, accelerator, or company that builds software ventures
- Proven track record recruiting for technical roles (Software Engineering, Data Science/ML, Product, Design) and director-level leadership positions
- Strong sourcing capabilities and proficiency with modern tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, etc.)
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and high-change environment; comfortable context switching and managing competing priorities
- Strong business acumen and ability to understand how roles map to product, engineering, and GTM execution
- Exceptional communication skills—clear, concise, and able to influence senior stakeholders
- Highly organized, operationally minded, and committed to process excellence
- Preference for candidates located in Los Angeles
Company Overview
UP.Labs is a first-of-its-kind venture lab unlocking the future of transportation and mobility. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, US, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://up.partners/labs.