Talent Specialist – Fixed Term, 3 months

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. Run intake calls with hiring leaders and create clear briefs, job ads, and Workable setups .

Posted 10/10/2026contractAuckland • New ZealandMid-LevelSenior💰 NZ$100,000 - NZ$120,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in recruitment processes, including direct sourcing, candidate screening, and managing hiring across multiple countries. Proficient in utilizing AI tools for scheduling and candidate management while ensuring a positive candidate experience.

Highest-signal resume keywords

3+ Years In RecruitmentDirect Sourcing ExperienceAI Recruiting ExperienceWorkable ExperienceHigh-Growth Tech Company Experience

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Hard Skills

Candidate ScreeningTalent MappingCold OutreachInterview Guide PreparationScorecard DevelopmentProcess ManagementPipeline TrackingReference ChecksRight-To-Work RequirementsConcise Screening Notes

Soft Skills

Commitment To FairnessCandidate Experience FocusEffective Communication

Tools & Technologies

WorkableParaformLinkedIn RecruiterAI Scheduling Tools

Industry Keywords

High-Growth Tech CompanyRecruitment AgencyIn-House RecruitmentMulti-Country Recruitment

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Run intake calls with hiring leaders and create clear briefs, job ads, and Workable setups
Prepare interview guides and scorecards
Use AI for scheduling, interview notes, and candidate updates
Review applications and conduct first-stage video screens across Sales, Customer Success, Engineering, Product, and Operations
Research candidates using AI while leaving hiring decisions to people
Write concise screening summaries for hiring leaders
Manage hiring processes and candidate coordination across four time zones
Schedule all interview stages across New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the US
Maintain roles in Workable and Paraform and provide weekly pipeline updates
Source directly for North America roles and map talent in core hiring areas
Coordinate with preferred recruitment agencies
Partner with the Director of People Experience on direct-sourcing pipeline processes
Track time to hire, source of hire, candidate feedback, and tool effectiveness
Capture effective processes for the recruitment playbook

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years in recruitment, agency or in-house
Experience working in a high-growth tech company
Experience managing a busy desk across multiple roles and keeping processes moving
Direct sourcing experience, including LinkedIn Recruiter, talent mapping, and cold outreach
Daily AI recruiting experience; ability to demonstrate workflows, prompts, and impact
Understanding of where AI should not make hiring decisions
Commitment to fairness and candidate experience
Experience recruiting across more than one country
Understanding that reference checks, right-to-work requirements, and candidate expectations differ by country
Ability to provide concise, useful candidate screening notes
Availability for early starts to overlap with North America in Auckland
Ability to start ASAP and commit to the full three months
Workable experience is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

The people, product, trust, and opportunity to do work that matters
Work that ships into the real world
Small team where contributions matter
Clear mission