Contract recruiter, HR​/Recruitment

About the Role

Growth Assistant 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 Door Dash, Shopify, and Harry’s. We’re looking for a Contract Recruiter to join our tight-knit, entrepreneurial team.

• Becoming knowledgeable across a span of specialized roles - this may include technical functions such as data analytics or customer operations; client-facing roles like business development, customer success, or sales; & more
• Conduct final interviews post our international team’s interviews (currently based primarily in the Philippines)
• Serve as the final decision maker before a candidate gets introduced to a client - you’re the “gatekeeper” of holding the bar high!
• Working closely with US Recruiting Leaders to sound through decisions and solve challenges in the pipeline and the quality of candidates
• Working with our international sourcing and recruiting team to provide feedback on candidates and insights to fine-tune searches
• 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 the quality of our matches

KPIS:

• Keeping our churn below 7% MoM
• Conducting an average of 20-25 Final interviews a week
• 90% in the month placements of assigned reqs for Final Interview

Must-Have:

• Proven experience in full-cycle recruiting (inclusive of offshore/remote recruiting), with both international and US-based talent; strong preference for candidates who have recruited in Latin American countries.
• Proven staffing agency experience in fast-paced, growing environments.
• Strong interview and candidate assessment skills across multiple functions with a particular focus in data analytics roles, specialized/"sticky" roles, or other hard-to-fill niche verticals.
• Comfortable serving as the final decision-maker for candidate quality before client introduction.
• Familiarity with gency 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 the 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 20+ interviews weekly.
• Exceptional English communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Metrics-driven, with experience working toward KPIs such as churn rates and placement ratios.
• Must be based in the St. Louis metro area, with an ability to work in our STL office four days per week.

• 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.