Lead Recruiter - LATAM

Location:

Remote - South America Compensation:
Competitive base + uncapped commission

You are a proactive, assertive, take-charge person who loves to think ahead. You want a fast-paced environment with plenty of room to achieve goals with independence and freedom. You should also be able to attract candidates using various sources, like social media networks, email & SMS campaigns. Our ideal recruiter holds an academic HR background combined with work experience in sourcing, screening, interviewing, and assessing candidates.

Ultimately, the responsibilities of the Recruiter are to ensure our company helps our clients attract, hire, and retain the best employees while growing a strong talent pipeline.

Find, engage, and close top talent with speed, precision, and grit. We are looking for a tenacious recruiter to join our recruiting agency. The ideal candidate has experience working at a recruiting agency and is a highly motivated, self-sufficient recruiter.

We help companies hire top offshore talent from South and Central America (LATAM), South Africa, and the Philippines so that they can grow their business as cost-effectively as possible. We are a small, tight, fully-remote team that believes in direct communication, being coachable, and always staying curious. Results matter to us. We have fun on an inspiring mission and treat people as humans first and foremost.

• Turn client job requirements into strategy:
  Translate roles into clear, actionable sourcing campaigns.

• Build and maintain candidate pipelines:
  Leverage Linked In, Boolean search, and creative sourcing channels to engage top talent.

• Screen with excellence:
  Ensure only the top 1–5% of candidates move forward to clients.

• Manage client & candidate relationships:
  Provide proactive updates, coaching, and guidance at every stage of the process.

• Close offers and negotiations:
  Partner closely with clients and candidates to drive successful outcomes.

• Increment and improve upon our existing recruiting strategy
• Develop and update job descriptions and job specifications
• Perform job and task analysis to document job requirements and objectives
• Prepare recruitment materials and post jobs to appropriate job boards
• Source and recruit candidates by using databases, social media, etc
• Screen candidates' resumes and job applications
• Conduct interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection tools/methods to filter candidates within the schedule
• Assess applicants’ relevant knowledge, skills, soft skills, experience, and aptitudes
• Monitor and apply HR recruiting best practices
• Provide analytical and well-documented recruiting reports to the rest of the team
• Act as a point of contact and build influential candidate relationships during the selection process
• Submit qualified candidates to clients
• Move candidates through the client's hiring pipelines
• Coordinate with client talent teams to negotiate and close candidates for positions

• Proven work experience as an Agency Recruiter (staffing agency recruiting experience is preferred)
• Solid ability to conduct different types of interviews (structured, competency-based, stress, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with various selection processes (phone interviewing, reference checks, etc.)
• Ability to organize skills assessment centers (in-tray activities, work samples, psychometric and IQ/EQ tests, etc.)
• Familiarity with HR databases, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), and Candidate Management Systems (CMS)
• Hands-on experience with recruiting software, as well as Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) or Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong decision-making skills
• Excellent multi-tasking skills
• Ability to deliver consistent, high-quality candidates who meet client needs.
• Track record of building pipelines and securing top talent.
• Skill in managing clients and candidates with urgency and professionalism.
• Strong negotiation and closing abilities.
• Tenacious and gritty — never gives up after the first “no.”
• Urgency mindset — treats every role as time-sensitive.
• Attention to detail — submissions and…