Ontela is growing fast. We need to hire lots of amazing talent, both technical and business. And most importantly, we need to hire someone who can lead this effort. If being able to distinguish between a rock star developer and “only great” developer is second nature to you – we want to talk to you. If you love to immerse yourself in a fun and high-performing corporate culture and then help it grow, we want to talk to you. If a well-oiled highly-polished recruiting process machine is a thing of joy for you to build, we want to talk to you. If you want to work for a company that combines great compensation, great benefits, great work environment, a great product, great corporate culture, AND work/life balance that doesn’t run folks in to the ground, we want to talk to you!
ABOUT ONTELA
Ontela builds software that makes it ridiculously easy to get your pictures off of your camera phone. We’re fast-paced, product-focused, and team-based. Our offices are in Pioneer Square, in the historic Smith Tower, and surrounded by fantastic coffee shops, gelaterias, and restaurants. We offer competitive compensation (salary, equity, and great benefits), and we’re small enough that your role will be critical in the success in our company.
Our team does its best to embody these values:
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Brilliant and creative problem solvers
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Passionate about solving problems
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Focused on goals, not methods
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Initiative to solve challenges, while balancing priorities
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Facilitate discussions, not arguments
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Understand business tradeoffs in the development process
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Teaching and contributing as well as listening and learning
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Empathy and respect for consumers
WHAT THE ROLE ENTAILS
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Fearlessly network at all levels, unlocking amazing candidates from their chains of employment misery and bringing them to the Ontela promised land
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Anything and everything necessary to create an extremely high quality candidate pipeline, including but not limited to creative cold calling, internet postings, community events, and more
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Fostering long-term relationships with candidate prospects
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Develop a campus recruiting program
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Manage the process by which we source and screen candidates, from “Nice to meet you” to “Meet our newest employee”
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Recruit for a wide variety of roles including project management, development, test, college interns, graphic design, sales, and whatever else our company needs
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Do a tremendous job of reaching out to diverse candidates of all backgrounds
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Hire and mentor other recruiters as our company grows
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Conduct trainings with our interviewers to ensure that they do a great job of finding the candidates who are the very best for Ontela
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Oversee the actual interview process so it proceeds effectively and smoothly
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Manage the recruiting budget and report on results
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Propose and implement ongoing improvements to Ontela's recruitment efforts
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
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College degree preferred
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5 years recruiting experience, preferably in both corporate and agency environments
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Proven track record of successful recruiting technical talent
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Expertise in multiple styles of interviewing
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Proven organizational skills with superb attention to detail
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The ability to prioritize and work well in an environment with urgent and competing demands
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High energy, highly motivated and self-directed
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Great team interaction skills, including the ability to work with hiring managers who are highly technical, highly passionate, or both
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Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
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Collaborative and consensus-building style with a focus on making teams better
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Experience with recruiting information/applicant tracking systems a plus
As a young startup, we do work long hours, not just nine-to-five. A small amount of travel (10% of your time) may be required to accomplish the above.
This job description is also available in convenient PDF form here. If this sounds like you, send your resume and a cover letter to RM2007.ontela@hiredesk.net!
Ontela is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.