Cycle Recruiter - EG

Full-Cycle Recruiter - EG009 at Pearl

Location:

Pearl, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Department: Human Resources
Work Arrangement: Remote
Job Type: Independent Contractor, Full Time
Work Schedule: US Time Zone (candidate expected to be flexible with the client's preference)
Locations: Philippines, LATAM, South Africa, Kenya, and other remote regions with excellent English communication skills

About Pearl Pearl works with the top 1% of candidates from around the world and connects them with the best startups in the US and EU. Our clients have raised over $5B in aggregate and are backed by companies like OpenAI, a16z, and Founders Fund. They are looking for the sharpest, hungriest candidates who they can consistently promote and work with over many years.

Candidates we've hired have been flown out to the US and EU to work with their clients, and even promoted to roles that match folks onshore in the US.

Role Overview The Full-Cycle Recruiter owns the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, connecting high-quality candidates with growing companies across multiple industries. This role spans intake and role scoping, sourcing and screening, interview coordination, offer management, and placement support—requiring both strategic thinking and hands‑on execution.

Your Impact Your work directly supports company growth by securing talent that drives performance and long-term success. Through effective sourcing, screening, and candidate experience management, you help reduce hiring friction and improve hiring quality. Your ability to manage pipelines and stakeholder relationships ensures consistent talent flow and strong hiring partnerships.

• Partner with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, role requirements, and success profiles
• Conduct intake discussions to clarify expectations, skills, and hiring priorities
• Provide market insights to support realistic hiring strategies
• Build trusted, consultative relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Develop sourcing strategies across roles and industries
• Proactively source candidates via Linked In Recruiter, job boards, networks, and referrals
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs
• Execute Boolean search strategies and personalized outreach to engage passive candidates

• Review resumes and conduct initial screening interviews
• Perform structured interviews to assess experience, skills, and role fit
• Evaluate candidates for both technical capability and cultural alignment
• Document candidate assessments and provide clear feedback to stakeholders

• Coordinate interview scheduling across candidates and hiring teams
• Prepare candidates and interviewers for each stage of the process
• Manage candidate communication and ensure timely follow‑ups
• Maintain a positive and professional candidate experience throughout

• Partner with stakeholders to support offer preparation and presentation
• Manage candidate communications through offer acceptance
• Support smooth handoff for onboarding and placement completion

• Maintain accurate candidate records in the ATS
• Track candidates across recruitment stages
• Monitor pipeline health and identify process bottlenecks

• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment workflows and quality
• Maintain consistent recruitment standards and documentation
• Stay current on recruitment tools, trends, and best practices

• 1–2+ years of experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, or headhunting
• Proven full‑cycle recruitment experience from sourcing through offer stage
• Experience recruiting for US-based roles or companies
• Strong sourcing, interviewing, and candidate assessment skills
• Ability to manage multiple open roles simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• High attention to detail, ownership, and follow‑through
• Proven ability to work independently in a remote environment