Staff Recruiter

Mozilla

. Own the end-to-end candidate experience for Staff-level and leadership roles, navigating complex negotiations, equity education, and competitive counter-offers .

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Expertise in managing the recruitment lifecycle for technical roles, with a focus on building talent maps and executing sourcing strategies in niche communities. Strong ability to collaborate with senior leadership to define performance goals and ensure a diverse talent pipeline.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Recruitment Lifecycle ManagementSourcing StrategiesTalent MappingNegotiation TacticsCollaboration with Senior Leadership

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Hard Skills

Candidate Experience ManagementData-Driven InsightsCalibration SessionsEquity EducationPerformance Goal Definition

Soft Skills

Relationship-MindedGritCommitment to Diversity

Tools & Technologies

Career Level Guides

Industry Keywords

High-Growth EnvironmentOpen-Source EnvironmentNiche Technical CommunitiesPrivacy-Preserving AIBrowser Engine Architecture

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Rust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end-to-end candidate experience for Staff-level and leadership roles, navigating complex negotiations, equity education, and competitive counter-offers
Architect and execute sophisticated sourcing strategies for hard-to-find talent in niche technical communities such as Rust, browser engine architecture, and privacy-preserving AI
Serve as a primary talent advisor to VPs and Directors, providing data-driven insights to influence organizational design and multi-quarter hiring plans
Lead continuous improvement of the recruiting workflow using Career Level Guides (CLGs) for consistency in candidate evaluation, leveling, and calibration
Drive long-term succession planning by identifying and engaging talent for future critical roles and maintaining a healthy, diverse pipeline

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive experience managing the entire recruitment lifecycle for technical roles in a high-growth or open-source environment
Demonstrated ability to build proprietary talent maps and close high-level candidates through mission-alignment and sophisticated negotiation tactics
Proven track record of using job-level expectations to lead calibration sessions that result in consistent and fair hiring decisions
Strong ability to work with senior leadership to define performance goals and identify development opportunities for talent pipelines
Commitment to Mozilla's values: welcoming differences, being relationship-minded, practicing responsible participation, and having grit

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
One-time home office stipend
Annual professional development budget
Quarterly well-being stipend
Considerable paid parental leave
Employee referral bonus program
Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)