Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Junior / Senior / Lead

Job Description

Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Junior / Senior / Lead | Catalyst Labs

The Tone:
This is an expression of interest for various full-time talent acquisition roles with Catalyst Labs’ clients, primarily located in California, New York, and select hubs across Europe and the UK. Catalyst Labs integrates directly into clients’ hiring infrastructure, supporting high-performance teams in engineering, product, finance, GTM, and operations. As an extension of clients’ internal talent teams, these roles facilitate precise matches that align recruiting expertise, operational rigor, and a strategic understanding of the people function.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: New York, NY

• Team: Functions as an extension of clients’ internal talent teams and leadership.
• Mission: To facilitate precise talent matches for high-performance teams across various industries and functions.
• Tech Stack: ATS platforms (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby), Sourcing tools & automation, CRM and pipeline engagement systems, Hiring analytics, dashboards, funnel metrics, Onboarding workflows and HRIS systems.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Manage: Oversee full-cycle recruitment, including sourcing, screening, stakeholder alignment, interviewing, and closing candidates.
• Partner: Build strong partnerships with hiring managers, advising on role design and refining hiring processes.
• Source: Conduct advanced research and sourcing beyond LinkedIn using market mapping and competitor analysis.
• Optimize: Implement modern recruiting fundamentals such as structured interviewing, scorecards, and competency-based assessments.
• Cultivate: Manage candidate experience with professionalism, clarity, and speed throughout the hiring journey.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Professionals from early-career recruiters and talent coordinators to senior talent partners, lead recruiters, and people operations managers, with demonstrated experience in internal talent teams, embedded recruiting functions, reputable staffing agencies, or corporate HR/People departments.
• Experience: Proven full-cycle recruitment management, including hands-on experience in at least one major recruiting specialty such as Technical Recruiting (AI/ML, engineering, product), GTM & Sales Hiring, G&A Recruitment (Finance, HR, Ops), Executive Search, high-volume or campus recruiting, or international/remote hiring strategies.
• Skills: Strong understanding of modern recruiting fundamentals (structured interviewing, scorecards, competency-based assessments, hiring manager alignment), robust research and sourcing capabilities beyond common platforms, and the ability to effectively manage candidate experience.
• Bonus: Experience in People Operations covering policies, onboarding, retention, culture, or performance cycles, coupled with a track record of high-quality placements, reduced time-to-fill, process optimization, or scaling teams in demanding environments.