AbouttheRole:
We are a fast-growing international staffing company connecting top-tier talent from emerging markets with global companies. Our mission is to unlock global opportunity for high-performing professionals, while helping our clients scale efficiently with skilled, vetted, and reliable remote teams.
As we continue to expand in Nigeria, we are looking for a Recruiter based in Nigeria to spearhead our local hiring initiatives. If you're passionate about people, operational excellence, and building scalable hiring systems, we’d love to meet you.
CoreResponsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end recruitment, including sourcing, screening, and onboarding.
- Build and manage a local recruitment team, including freelance recruiters and sourcing specialists as needed.
- Collaborate with the sales and operations team to understand hiring needs and translate them into effective recruitment strategies.
- Create and maintain candidate pipelines for common roles (e.g., customer service, virtual assistants, sales reps, etc.).
- Oversee local hiring compliance and advise on best practices in employment standards.
- Implement and optimize ATS tools, assessments, and scorecards to ensure consistent candidate evaluation.
- Maintain key hiring KPIs (time to fill, quality of hire, candidate satisfaction).
- Represent the company at local job fairs or networking events, when relevant.
Must-
Haves:
- 3+ years of recruitment experience, preferably in high-volume or international settings.
- Based in Nigeria with deep knowledge of the US labor market and talent pools.
- Exceptional English, both written and verbal.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a team or contractors/freelancers.
- Familiarity with ATS platforms
- Experience recruiting for U.S.-based clients.
- Understanding of US/Nigerian labor laws and employment classifications.
- Strong communication, organization, and time management skills.
- A bias toward action and the ability to work in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.
- Prior experience in remote or international recruiting.
- Ability to work EST
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