Early Career Recruiter

About the role

This role focuses on recruiting early career talent, encompassing both interns and full-time candidates, including those with PhDs. The work involves managing the entire recruiting process, from initial engagement to hiring, ensuring a consistent and high-quality experience for all applicants. A key aspect is developing and implementing inclusive hiring strategies to attract a diverse pool of candidates across various roles within Figma.

The recruiter will collaborate closely with leaders and hiring managers from both technical and non-technical departments to understand their needs and align on candidate profiles. This involves building strong, trusting relationships with various cross-functional teams, including Data Science, Engineering, and People teams, to ensure a cohesive and supportive recruiting environment. Success in this position means consistently delivering top early career talent to Figma while maintaining a positive candidate experience.

A significant part of the role involves driving candidate engagement through both in-person and virtual events. This requires partnering with stakeholders to create compelling experiences that attract and convert top talent. The ability to plan and execute these events, from campus visits to regional gatherings and Figma hub events, is essential for reaching and connecting with potential hires.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $105,000 to $210,000 USD.

Skills that matter here

• full-cycle early career recruiting and programs: This role requires managing the entire recruitment process for interns and entry-level candidates, including those with PhDs.
• inclusive practices: The recruiter is expected to create and implement hiring strategies that promote diversity and inclusion across all early career functions.
• managing competing priorities: The role involves handling multiple recruitment cycles simultaneously, requiring consistent follow-through and organizational skills.
• full-cycle recruiting across both technical and non-technical roles: The recruiter will be responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and hiring candidates for a variety of positions, from engineering to other departments.
• driving candidate engagement through in-person and virtual recruiting events: This position involves planning and executing various events to attract and interact with potential early career hires.
• collaborate with hiring managers: The recruiter will work closely with department heads to define role requirements and make hiring decisions for early career talent.

Who this role suits

• You have a background with at least four years of experience specifically in early career recruiting and program management.
• You are skilled at building and maintaining strong relationships with various internal teams and external candidates.
• You are adept at organizing and executing recruiting events, both in-person and online.
• You are comfortable managing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously while ensuring consistent follow-through.

From the employer

• Manage full-cycle recruiting processes for interns and full-time candidates (including PhD), ensuring a smooth, uniform, and top-notch candidate experience.
• Construct creative and inclusive hiring strategies to engage, source, evaluate, and hire top early career talent across Figma.
• Partner closely with leaders and hiring managers across technical and non-technical pipelines.
• Drive candidate engagement through in-person and virtual events, partnering with stakeholders to create compelling experiences that convert top talent.
• Create strong and trusting relationships with all cross-functional teams including but not limited to Data Science, Engineering, and People teams (Workplace, Onboarding, BEI, Business Partners).

• 4+ years of experience in full-cycle early career recruiting and programs, with a deep understanding of the early career lifecycle including PhD pipelines.
• A track record for creating inclusive practices across all early career functions.
• Proven track record of managing competing priorities with consistent follow-through across recruiting cycles.
• Demonstrated experience owning full-cycle recruiting across both technical and non-technical roles, from pipeline build to close.
• Experience driving candidate engagement through in-person and virtual recruiting events, from planning through execution.
• Collaborate with hiring managers across technical and non-technical pipelines to align on role requirements, candidate profiles, and hiring decisions.
• The ability to travel for campus, regional, and Figma hub events.

• Figma offers equity to employees, as well a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, mental health & wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, a learning & development stipend, a work from home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement.
• Figma also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles.
• Annual Base Salary Range: $105,000 — $210,000 USD.