HR - Recruiter

Review Criteria:

Mandatory:

• Strong Technical Recruiter profile
• Must have 7+ years of experience in end to end recruitment (sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, joining etc)
• Must have 4+ years of experience in tech recruitment across different tech roles
• Strong grasp of technical concepts and ability to evaluate candidate fit for different technical roles
• Must have experience of analyzing data to improve hiring funnel, take data-driven hiring decisions
• Must be proficient in advanced sourcing techniques such as Boolean search, social media recruiting, and referral programs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills — should be articulate, confident, and well-spoken in interactions
• Product companies
• This is an IC role

Preferred:

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, or a related field

Role & Responsibilities:

The company’s Human Resources team plays a critical role in enabling business growth by building high-performing, mission-driven teams across geographies. As a people-first organization, we are focused on attracting, developing, and retaining top talent while creating an engaging and inclusive employee experience.

As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you will own end-to-end hiring for technology roles. You will partner closely with technology leaders to understand evolving workforce needs, build strong talent pipelines, and deliver high-quality hiring outcomes. This role requires a strong understanding of technology roles, proactive sourcing capabilities, and the ability to influence stakeholders while strengthening company’s employer brand.

What you will be expected to do:

• Own and manage the full recruitment lifecycle for technology and IT roles, from sourcing to offer management and onboarding support.
• Partner with technology leaders to understand hiring priorities, role requirements, and future talent needs.
• Design and execute effective sourcing strategies, leveraging online platforms, professional networks, referrals, and offline channels.
• Conduct initial screening and structured interviews using technical, behavioural, and competency-based assessment methods.
• Coordinate and manage interview processes, ensuring a smooth and positive candidate experience.
• Review employment applications and background verification reports to ensure compliance with hiring standards.
• Act as a trusted advisor to candidates, providing clarity on role expectations, compensation, benefits, and work culture.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with active and passive talent pools.
• Track and report on key talent acquisition metrics, including time-to-hire, source effectiveness, and pipeline health.
• Stay abreast of market trends, emerging technologies, and competitor hiring practices to strengthen hiring strategies.
• Analyse and improve hiring and candidate experience through surveys, feedbacks, etc.

Ideal Candidate:

• 7 to 10 years of overall recruitment experience, with 4-7 years focused on technical/IT hiring.
• Good understanding of technology roles and the ability to assess and articulate technical requirements.
• Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and resume databases.
• Good analytical skills, including market mapping, talent research, and data-driven hiring decisions.
• Proficiency in advanced sourcing techniques such as Boolean search, social media recruiting, and referral programs.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence both candidates and hiring managers.
• High levels of ownership, self-motivation, and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, or a related field (preferred).

Perks, Benefits and Work Culture:

• Because we are a high-growth global enterprise, and because we prefer to promote successful employees internally, Greenlight Planet offers opportunities for flexible assignments and rapid international career progression as well as a competitive salary and a fun, supportive work environment. Our Creative team, headquartered in Nairobi, is an innovative team, operating in a stimulating atmosphere where our only measure is in the results we deliver.
• Greenlight Planet is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, HIV/Aids, disability or any other protected characteristic as established by law. If you are a committed, passionate professional who wants to become part of a compelling social venture that is redefining energy access in Asia and Africa for the underserved, we want to hear from you.

Desired Candidate Profile

• MBA (HR) preferred
• Non-MBAs with 2+ years of experience in related fields can also apply
• Work experience in talent acquisition teams of start-ups or technology companies
• Familiarity with hiring portals & professional networks like LinkedIn  

Desired Candidate Profile

• MBA in HR
• 5-7 years relevant work experience in TA in a fast paced organization
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to be comfortable with a high volume workload and not be afraid to "roll up your sleeves"
• Ability to identify problems and drive appropriate solutions
• Strong management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills    

Role and responsibilities:

• Develop recruitment goals and objectives.
• Develop sustainable recruiting strategy based on our goals and needs.
• Source passive candidates
• Search resume databases for the most fit candidates
• Communicate with Hiring Managers
• Determine the effectiveness and success of current recruiting plans and strategies.
• Write and proofread job descriptions.
• Recommend new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting.
• Build talent networks to find qualified active and passive candidates.
• Use multi-channel approach to recruit.
• Evaluate which sources bring best candidates.
• Identify key recruiting KPIs.
• Plan and implement a Recruitment Marketing and Employer Branding strategy to attract high quality applicants.
• Review applicants to evaluate if they meet the position requirements.
• Interview candidates following company's rules and regulations.
• Adhere to laws, rules, and regulations.
• Adhere to personal data privacy regulations.
• Responsible for end-to-end recruitment activities.
• Responsible for hiring decisions Offer Negotiation / DOJ negotiations / Notice period Negotiations with candidates.
• Rich experience in technical/Non-technical hiring across all levels (junior, middle & senior)

We are looking for a seasoned Recruiter to support our staffing division. The right candidate must be able to successfully manage, prioritize and close searches against a timeline and have experience setting benchmarks, metrics, and understand how to prioritize to hit all client SLAs. They thrive in an innovative, fast-paced environment, can roll up their sleeves, work hard, have fun, and get the job done.  

Responsibilities

• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process -sourcing, interviewing & closing candidates
• Conduct phone interviews to screen and qualify candidates in a timely manner while always providing a positive candidate experience
• Help to maintain various recruitment tracking reports, and enhance existing reports where applicable
• Successful track-record of delivering on aggressive hiring goals and managing a high requisition count with multiple clients
• Proven experience and knowledge of sourcing and attracting top tier passive talent
• A drive to excel in a fast-paced, autonomous environment.

 Experience Required

•        1+ years of relevant recruiting experience 
• Experience in hiring technical profiles on a permanent / C2H basis
• Self-starter who can operate effectively in a fast-paced environment and navigate ambiguity independently
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize competing demands
• Strong problem-solving, data analytics, and reporting skills
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal, listening and questioning skills), organization and interpersonal skill, ability to work with diverse personalities

• He should hire marketing candidates in his district both physically and digitally.
• He will recruit potential candidates for Block Sales Manager and District Sales Manager.
• He will physically screen, verify and scrutinize prospective candidates on field and then forward the same to the company’s HR cell if found eligible.
• He shall be responsible to make them aware of their job role and responsibilities.
• He shall be responsible to send eligible candidates to this office through the HR Coordinators.
• Other Field recruitment processes as and when instructed.