Talent Acquisition Specialist

About Cardlytics Founded in 2008, Cardlytics (NASDAQ: CDLX) is the industry-leading purchase intelligence and incentives platform. We make commerce smarter and more rewarding for everyone by helping businesses attract, understand, and incentivize consumers through our partners' digital reward programs. Join us on our mission to make commerce smarter and more rewarding for everyone!

About the Position Cardlytics is seeking a highly organized, candidate-centered Talent Acquisition Specialist to support our lean, high-impact Talent Acquisition function. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys balancing recruiting operations with talent sourcing and candidate engagement. You will serve as a key partner to the Head of Talent Acquisition, helping deliver a thoughtful, efficient hiring experience for candidates, hiring managers, and interviewers.

You will manage the details that keep hiring moving - from interview coordination and candidate communication to sourcing, screening, offer administration, and ATS workflow management. This role is ideal for a recruiting professional who is comfortable operating independently, can manage competing priorities with sound judgment, and is eager to grow into broader full-cycle recruiting ownership.

You will Coordinate complex interviews, calendars, and interviewer panels; manage reschedules and ensure a seamless candidate experience. Own candidate communications throughout the process, including interview confirmations, preparation, follow-up, and status updates. Partner with the Head of TA to source and build diverse pipelines for priority roles using Linked In Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, talent mapping, and other outbound strategies. Review resumes and conduct structured initial screens for defined roles, evaluating core qualifications, motivation, and alignment with role requirements.

Maintain accurate, timely data and workflows, including candidate stages, interview feedback, requisition activity, and reporting. Coordinate offer-process administration, including drafting offer letters and employment documentation, initiating background checks, and managing candidate pre-hire workflows. Monitor interview feedback and follow up with interviewers and hiring teams to keep processes moving and decisions timely. Partner with the Head of TA and hiring teams to deliver a consistent, professional, and equitable interview process.

Identify friction points in the hiring experience and recommend practical improvements to workflows, templates, systems, and communication. Support additional recruiting and people-team initiatives as business needs evolve. Support full-cycle recruiting for assigned, lower-complexity searches as experience and readiness develop.

You have 5+ years of experience in recruiting, recruiting operations, talent sourcing, or recruiting support in an in-house or agency environment. Demonstrated success managing complex interview scheduling, multi-stakeholder communications, and confidential candidate information. Strong sourcing fundamentals, including Linked In Recruiter, Boolean search, candidate research, and outreach. Experience conducting candidate phone screens or a clear ability to learn structured screening quickly. Exceptional organization, detail orientation, follow-through, and written communication skills.

Sound judgment and comfort managing shifting priorities in a fast-moving, resource-conscious environment. A candidate-first mindset and high bar for service, responsiveness, and professionalism. Ability to work independently while knowing when to escape issues, risks, or decisions. A growth mindset and interest in developing into a full-cycle recruiting professional.

The anticipated annual base salary range for this role is $100–$125 USD. Actual compensation will vary based on location, experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

We primarily use macOS and Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides). While our preferred platform is macOS, we support both macOS and Windows. Familiarity with or willingness to work within this environment is required.

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