Executive Recruiter at GitLab Nigeria

GitLab Inc. is a company based on the GitLab open-source project, helping developers collaborate on code to build great things and ship on time. We are an active participant in our global community of customers and contributors, trying to serve their needs and lead by example. We have one vision: everyone can contribute to all digital content, and our mission is to change all creative work from read-only to read-write. We value results, transparency, sharing, freedom, efficiency, frugality, collaboration, directness, kindness, diversity, boring solutions, and quirkiness. If these values match your personality, work ethic, and personal goals, we encourage you to visit our primer to learn more.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Executive Recruiter

Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with managers to understand requirements and establish effective recruiting strategies
• Develop and advertise accurate job descriptions to attract a highly qualified candidate pool
• Identify creative and strategic ways to source great people
• Apply effective recruiting practices to passive and active candidates
• Source, Screen, interview and evaluate candidates
• Assess candidate interest and ability to thrive in an open source culture
• Foster lasting relationships with candidates
• Share best practice interviewing techniques with managers
• Build an effective network of internal and external resources to call on as needed
• Ensure candidates receive timely, thoughtful and engaging messaging throughout the hiring process
• Partner with Marketing to develop and deliver a disruptive employer brand strategy
• Promote our values, culture and remote only passion
• Distribute thoughtful and engaging employer brand content
• Design and monitor key metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of our employment practices
• Develop recommendations for course corrections by leveraging data from our ATS, post interview and post hire surveys and other feedback loops
• Continually search for opportunities to elevate our brand by identifying industry best practices, evaluating competitors and nurturing networks and partnerships

Requirements

• Experience recruiting at all levels, preferably in a global capacity within the software industry, open source experience is a plus
• Proven success in recruiting and filling technical positions
• Demonstrated ability to effectively source and place candidates for all positions at all levels
• Experience with competitive global job markets preferred
• Focused on delivering an excellent candidate experience
• Ambitious, efficient and stable under tight deadlines and competing priorities
• Remote working experience in a technology startup will be an added advantage
• Ability to build relationships with managers and colleagues across multiple disciplines and timezones
• Working knowledge using an candidate tracking systems
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills across all levels
• Willingness to learn and use software tools including Git and GitLab
• College / University degree in Marketing, Human Resources or related field from an accredited institution preferred
• Successful completion of a background check.

Compensation
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Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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