Recruitment Specialist

Job Title: Recruitment Specialist Location: Remote  Employment Type: Internal Team, Full-Time Contractor Working Hours: 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM PKT (Monday to Friday) Industry: Recruitment / Talent Acquisition About Us Mint Source is a remote-first bridge that connects vibrant talent with international clients and agencies, enabling skilled individuals to showcase their expertise on a global stage. Our Values - True to our Word: We walk the talk. Commitment and reliability are in our DNA. - Deliver Excellence: Excellence is our standard: from candidate quality to client communication. - Be the Captain: We steer with confidence. Responsibility and quality are our navigational stars. - Honesty: We do what's right. Honest and transparent. - Equal and Fair: No hierarchies; fair and inclusive. Role Overview As a Recruitment Specialist at Mint Source, you'll work directly with our founders and alongside our recruitment team to own the end-to-end hiring process for client roles, from understanding requirements to delivering placed candidates. You'll be responsible for sourcing exceptional talent, conducting thorough assessments, and ensuring every candidate you present is a strong fit. You'll focus on the craft of recruitment: the detective work of sourcing, the psychology of interviewing, and the satisfaction of watching a great hire thrive. If you love building talent pipelines and finding people others miss, this role is for you. What You'll Do - Manage full-cycle recruitment for multiple client roles simultaneously, from intake to offer acceptance - Understand role requirements, ideal candidate profiles, and success criteria for each search - Source top-tier talent using LinkedIn Recruiter Lite and other platforms, constantly researching fresh sourcing strategies and tools beyond basic keyword searches - Maintain an organized, active talent pool in BambooHR, tracking candidate details, interactions, and fit - Develop and nurture relationships with passive candidates for future opportunities - Conduct structured screening interviews that assess both hard skills and cultural alignment - Design and coordinate role-specific assessments (case studies, work samples, technical tests) - Build detailed scorecards for each candidate, capturing strengths, concerns, and interview insights - Collect and verify candidate references to ensure quality and fit - Prepare candidates thoroughly for client interviews, setting them up for success - Coordinate interview schedules across multiple time zones with efficiency and professionalism - Gather and synthesize feedback from all stakeholders to drive hiring decisions forward - Keep candidates engaged and informed throughout the process, even when they're not selected - Provide recruitment updates to clients as needed on search progress and candidate pipeline - Guide offer negotiations to close candidates while protecting client budgets - Execute smooth handoffs to the People Associate for onboarding - Document lessons learned and continuously refine recruitment processes What We're Looking For - 3+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience, ideally in agency, startup, or high-growth environments - Strong sourcing experience across LinkedIn Recruiter Lite, Indeed, and niche job boards, with a proactive approach to testing new tools and strategies. - Demonstrated success recruiting across diverse functions (marketing, sales, creative, operations, etc.) - Experience recruiting for technical roles is a plus - ATS proficiency, preferably BambooHR, for candidate tracking and pipeline management - Strong communication skills: you can build rapport with candidates & navigate tough conversations with grace - Highly organized and detail-oriented: nothing falls through the cracks on your watch - Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously without compromising quality - Self-starter mentality: you take ownership of your searches and don't need hand-holding to deliver results - Experience recruiting for remote-first companies or distributed teams (nice-to-have) - Familiarity with ClickUp, Slack, Google Workspace, Calendly, Fireflies, Claude - Background in placing talent for agencies, ecommerce brands, or B2B services companies (nice-to-have) Key Performance Metrics (KPIs) - Time-to-fill: Target of 14 days from role kickoff to accepted offer - Placement volume: Number of successful hires placed per month/quarter - Candidate quality: Client satisfaction scores and offer acceptance rates - Process excellence: Completion of scorecards, reference checks, and documentation standards - Pipeline health: Active candidates in your network and response rates to outreach What You Get - Autonomy to own your recruitment process and make decisions that impact outcomes - Direct collaboration with Mint Source founders and internal team - Exposure to diverse industries, roles, and leadership styles - Opportunity to build and refine recruitment systems from the ground up - Clear pathways to expand your scope as the company scales - Competitive base salary aligned with experience - Commission on successfully closed roles