What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recruiter - Business position at Speak?
About us
Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language. We begin by teaching the next billion people English, Spanish, and French.
English is the global language of business, culture, and communication, and over 1.5 billion people around the world are actively trying to learn right now. Others dream of communicating with the half-billion native Spanish speakers across the globe. The problem is that it's nearly impossible to learn to speak a language without constant access to a speaking partner. Grammar and vocab apps don't really help - you need to actually converse with someone.
Speak is on a journey to fix this. We're creating an AI-powered experience that replicates the flow of a conversation, without needing a human on the other end. The goal is to make it radically more accessible to be able to have conversations in a foreign language and eventually help hundreds of millions of people gain fluency who otherwise wouldn't be able to.
We started on this journey over five years ago and we've still got a long ways to go. We're thoughtfully adding new team members only when we think they can truly play a big role in our mission.
Speak launched first in South Korea where we have quickly grown to become the top grossing education app in the country. We have now delivered this winning product to more than 40 countries globally and are continuing to expand to more markets in the coming months. The company is well funded, and as of December 2024, we've reached a $1B valuation with our Series C round, through key partners like Accel, OpenAI, Founders Fund, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Lachy Groom, Josh Buckley, and more. We're a team of more than 90 based throughout San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
About the Role
As a Business Recruiter at Speak, you will play a key role in building world-class teams across marketing, content, and operations. You'll be responsible for sourcing, recruiting, and coordinating interviews for a variety of business roles, including B2B marketing, operations, and content. This role is essential in ensuring we attract and hire top talent who align with our culture and business objectives. You'll work closely with our U.S. team to map talent in the region and serve as the first point of contact for candidates. Above all, you'll be instrumental in hiring Speak's most valuable asset-its people.
What You'll Be Doing
- Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop tailored recruiting strategies.
- Source candidates through job boards, social media, networking, referrals, and other sourcing channels.
- Map the U.S. talent market using tools like LinkedIn and local job networks.
- Coordinate and schedule interviews between candidates and hiring managers.
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from job posting to offer acceptance.
- Build and maintain a strong candidate pipeline within our applicant tracking system (ATS). We currently use Ashby.
- Ensure a seamless candidate experience, keeping candidates informed and engaged throughout the process.
- Develop and refine job descriptions in collaboration with hiring managers.
- Stay updated on recruiting trends and best practices to continuously improve our hiring approach.
- Track and analyze hiring metrics, providing data-driven insights to optimize sourcing strategies.
- Collaborate with content and business leaders to anticipate and support future hiring needs.
What We're Looking For
Why work at Speak
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
