Recruiter

About this role

Recruiter

Team: People

Location: Flexible / Remote

Reporting to: Recruitment Lead

Role Overview

Rwazi scales through disciplined talent acquisition.

The Recruiter executes the hiring engine — sourcing, screening, coordinating, and progressing high-quality candidates through structured evaluation pipelines.

This role ensures hiring velocity without compromising talent bar.

The Recruiter does not simply fill roles.

They move qualified candidates through a structured, high-signal system.

Core Mandate

The Recruiter is accountable for:

• Generating qualified candidate flow
• Maintaining structured candidate progression
• Preserving evaluation rigor
• Reducing time-to-interview and time-to-offer
• Ensuring strong candidate experience

This is an execution-critical role within the hiring pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

• Sourcing & Pipeline Execution
• Source candidates across prioritized channels
• Maintain proactive outreach cadences
• Build candidate pools ahead of immediate demand
• Track sourcing effectiveness by channel
• Candidate Screening & Signal Filtering
• Conduct structured screening interviews
• Assess alignment against defined role rubrics
• Filter for capability, ownership mindset, and execution ability
• Maintain clear candidate documentation
• Interview Coordination & Progression
• Schedule and manage interview stages
• Ensure timely feedback collection
• Reduce bottlenecks in hiring workflows
• Maintain candidate momentum through the funnel
• Candidate Experience
• Communicate clearly and professionally
• Maintain responsiveness and transparency
• Uphold Rwazi’s reputation in the talent market
• Recruiting Metrics & Discipline
• Track funnel conversion rates
• Maintain accurate pipeline reporting
• Identify drop-off patterns and escalate issues
• Role Impact
• Strong performance in this role results in:
• Faster hiring cycles
• Higher-quality candidate shortlists
• Reduced interview fatigue for hiring managers
• Predictable pipeline health
• Stronger employer brand perception
• What This Role Is Not
• Not passive resume sorting
• Not job posting only
• Not administrative scheduling support
• Not lowering bar to fill seats
• This role requires judgment, pace, and structure.
• Qualifications and Profile
• We are looking for individuals who demonstrate:
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• 2–5+ years in recruiting (startup or high-performance environments preferred)
• Experience hiring across multiple functions (Product, Ops, Finance, etc.)
• Strong structured interviewing ability
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Ability to operate with speed and organization
• Comfort working in metric-driven environments
• Candidates may come from startup recruiting, marketplace hiring, agency environments, or internal talent acquisition teams.
• Cultural Fit
• We value recruiters who:
• Protect the hiring bar
• Move quickly without chaos
• Maintain high ownership
• Operate with clarity and professionalism
• See recruiting as a system, not a task
• How Candidates Are Evaluated
• Candidates are evaluated based on:
• Quality of sourced candidates
• Funnel discipline and pipeline clarity
• Communication clarity
• Speed without compromise
• Ability to maintain candidate momentum
• Summary
• The Recruiter powers the execution layer of Rwazi’s hiring engine.
• This role ensures high-quality talent flows predictably into the organization as we scale.