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About Protocol Labs

Protocol Labs drives breakthroughs in computing to push humanity forward. Protocol Labs is a product-development lab, but behind the protocols and tools we build, behind the research and implementations, are passionate people, teammates, and community members. Most teams in the Protocol Labs Network are fully distributed and work remotely around the world. Engineers, researchers, and operators work in the open to improve the internet ?" humanity's most important technology ?" as we explore new advances at the intersection of many exciting fields (crypto, networks, distributed systems) and cultures (startups, research, open-source, distributed work).

Protocol Labs is seeking a mission-oriented, tenacious, highly creative, and curiosity-driven Senior Technical Recruiter to join our team.

As an important member of the Protocol Labs Recruiting team, the Senior Technical Recruiter works closely with our People, Engineering, and Research teams to identify and nurture promising passive and active candidates from a variety of channels. We work in a remote environment, and seek a recruiter who is a self-starter, great communicator, personable, professional, and positive! We're obsessive about candidate experience and aim to treat every candidate we engage as a member of our community, regardless of the outcome. If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

People at Protocol Labs

The People Team at Protocol Labs powers our work. Protocol Labs is a product-development lab, but behind the protocols and tools we build, behind the research and spec work, behind our implementations are passionate people, teammates and community members. The People Team ensures that the Protocol Labs team remains happy, aligned and productive. Protocol Labs works at the intersection of many exciting fields (crypto, networks, distributed systems) and cultures (startups, research, open source, distributed work). The People Team has the challenging and exciting task of taking the best from these cultures to shape the way we work at PL and ensure we all grow as people and professionals. All of this happens in an environment defined by curiosity, passion, and a love for open source.

About the Role

  • Execute full--cycle recruitment for evergreen roles.
  • Partner with hiring teams across the organization to build a pipeline of top talent through multiple channels (web, social/professional networks, etc.).
  • Identify and engage passive candidates via various platforms, tools, and creative sourcing techniques.
  • Develop strategies to engage the best leads/candidates.
  • Review inbound candidate pipeline with an eye for quality applicants.
  • Be a vital partner in maintaining the data integrity of our Applicant Tracking System by capturing and recording complete candidate information.
  • Represent PL, our values and culture, through the interactions you have with candidates.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of technical recruiting experience, with at least 1 year in-house.
  • Ideally a mix of experiences at startups and more mature companies.
  • Proven track record for successfully identifying and hiring exceptional candidates in high growth environments.
  • Scrappiness and tolerance for ambiguity.
  • Exceptional interviewing, communication, organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • Data driven and ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
  • Strong interpersonal and consultative skills.
  • Ability to maintain strong relationships with the people team, hiring managers, and candidates.
  • Ability to work independently in a distributed environment.
  • Embraces open-source philosophy.

Bonus Points

  • Recruiting experience in the cryptography and/or research space.
  • You are a subject-matter expert in Lever or Greenhouse.
What's it like to work at Protocol Labs?

Protocol Labs' mission is to improve humanity's most important technology, the Internet. We build protocols, systems, and tools to improve how it works. Today, we are focused on how we store, locate, and move information. Our projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and more.

As a distributed team, we hire anywhere in the world, and at various levels of experience (entry, senior, staff). We look for people with unique perspectives and diverse backgrounds.

We have a great benefits package, including parental leave, contributions to your retirement, competitive pay, and unlimited time off. For U.S.-based employees, we also provide platinum-level health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.

If you're passionate about the future of computing and a more democratized internet, we want to talk to you.

GDPR for Job Applicants and Candidates

When you apply to a job on this site, the personal data contained in your application will be collected by Protocol Labs, Inc. ("Protocol Labs"), which is located at 427 N Tatnall St #51207, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 and can be contacted by emailing legalrequests[at]protocol.ai. Protocol Labs' data protection team can be contacted via legalrequests[at]protocol.ai. Your personal data will be processed for the purposes of managing Protocol Labs' recruitment related activities, which include setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating and assessing the results thereto, and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes. Such processing is legally permissible under Art. 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) as necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Protocol Labs, which are the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of applicants for employment.

Your personal data will be shared with Greenhouse Software, Inc., a cloud services provider located in the United States of America and engaged by Protocol Labs to help manage its recruitment and hiring process on Protocol Labs' behalf. Accordingly, if you are located outside of the United States, your personal data will be transferred to the United States once you submit it through this site. Because the European Union Commission has determined that United States data privacy laws do not ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data collected from EU data subjects, the transfer will be subject to appropriate additional safeguards.

Your personal data will be retained by Protocol Labs as long as Protocol Labs determines it is necessary to evaluate your application for employment or to assist in the hiring process. Under the GDPR, you have the right to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that processing of your personal data be restricted. You also have the right to data portability. In addition, you may lodge a complaint with an EU supervisory authority.

Summary
Company name: Protocol Labs
Remote job title: Senior Technical Recruiter
Job tags: Technical Recruiting, Open Source Software, Interviewing

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