Talent Acquisition Partner

First things first, if you are looking for a fully remote role with flexible hours, unlimited time off, and are based somewhere in Europe or Asia, read on. 🌍

Embark on a transformative journey with BlueThrone, a pioneer in the mobile app domain.

Our Specialization: Turning b2c mobile apps into market leaders, boasting over 49.5 million downloads and 4.6 million monthly active users.

Our Mission: Propel iOS and Android applications to new heights. We've achieved a remarkable $8M ARR organically in just 25 months, exemplifying sustainable growth and innovation.

Our Team: Rich in tech entrepreneurship and mobile marketing expertise, we thrive in an environment that values agility, growth mindset, flexibility, creativity, and tangible outcomes.

At BlueThrone, your career is more than a job—it's a journey toward excellence in an innovative culture where high performance is as valued as innovation.

If our apps are our beating heart and our technology is the brain, our people are the soul that brings everything to life. At BlueThrone, we value diverse perspectives and the unique strengths of each individual. Our People Team fosters a vibrant, inclusive culture that champions growth, innovation, and collaboration.

• Strategic Vision: Developed a new leadership structure and people vision within the last six months.

• Leadership Excellence: Hired 4 completely new strategic   leaders within four months, ensuring strong guidance and direction.

• In-House Expertise: Reduced dependency on agencies for tech hiring, showcasing our ability to source top talent independently.

• Team Growth: Expanded our team from 45 to nearly 70 in the last 6 months, hiring over 20 exceptional individuals.

• Enhanced Diversity: Increased talent diversity across various departments, including gender and neurodiversity.

• Advanced Talent Hub: Implemented a new ATS, creating a talent database of over 9,000 candidates.

• High-Volume Hiring: Launched a new career site and developed processes to manage high-volume hiring, handling an average of 12-20 roles and receiving over 180 applicants within 24 hours.

• Reached a world class Time to hire of 25 days.

• Talent Pool: Our candidate database includes 9,484 talents, with 3,892 (41%) actively connected to our Talent Hub.
  

BlueThrone is unlike any other organization. We appreciate the unique perspectives and strengths of each individual. Our People Team is growing and looking for transparent, egoless, and passionate soul-players who thrive in a scale-up, high-paced, and ever-changing environment.

• Collaborative Spirit: Work closely with hiring managers and various departments to ensure a seamless recruitment process.

• End-to-End Ownership: Manage every step of the hiring process, from understanding requirements to facilitating offers.

• Data Integrity: Maintain high standards of data integrity in reports and ATS systems.

• Innovative Sourcing: Utilize relevant communities and social networks beyond LinkedIn, including VKontakte, XING, Haber, Reddit, Stack Overflow, Slack groups, Telegram communities, GitHub, Behance, Dribbble, Twitter, and Facebook communities, to find top talent.

• Supportive Environment: Foster a collaborative, transparent, and non-competitive environment, supporting each other and sharing knowledge.

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our dynamic team and help us attract and hire the best talent in the music-tech industry. This role is not just a job; it's a calling for those who dare to lead, inspire, and transform the recruitment landscape.

Join us, and let's chart the course to a future written in the stars of success.

• You Value Flexibility: You prefer flexible hours, unlimited time off, and the ability to work from anywhere. You excel in a supportive environment where you're given the freedom to work independently and are evaluated based on your results, not the number of meetings or emails.

• You Love People: You enjoy meeting new people, sourcing and interviewing to build our talent pipeline and expand our network, not just to fill an open role.

• You Thrive with Leadership &  Mentorship, Not Micromanagement: You appreciate guidance from your direct manager but don’t need constant oversight. You dive into situations and learn on the go.

• You Are a Natural Contributor, Collaborator, and Team Player: You enjoy supporting those around you to achieve common goals and see the benefit of collective success over individual wins.

• You're Naturally Curious: You are eager to drive impact for both candidates and the business.

• You Wear Multiple Hats: You enjoy wearing multiple hats - we value experts but appreciate jacks of all trades.

• You Thrive in Calm Environments: You thrive in a drama-free, calm, and systematic problem-solving environment.

• You Love Challenges: You are always ready to roll up your sleeves and take on new challenges.

• You Work Smarter: You believe in working smarter, not harder - prioritizing productivity and quality over punching the clock.

• You Follow Your Passion: Above all, you follow your passion and have fun while doing it.

The ideal candidate for this role will have a proven track record in talent acquisition, with experience in social sourcing and headhunting via platforms like LinkedIn, VKontakte, XING, Haber, Reddit, Slack, Stack Overflow, Slack groups, Telegram communities, GitHub, Behance, Dribbble, Twitter, and Facebook communities. Must have several years of experience in recruitment, especially in a high-growth or scale-up environment, and a strong understanding of various roles across commercial, product, and technical domains.

 Co-own initial interviews with other talent acquisition specialists, handling 60% of your time interviewing across all departments, 20% screening and sourcing, 10% documentation and facilitation, 5% stakeholder management, and 5% people/TA projects.

•  Serve as a pivotal member of the People Team, driving recruitment efforts with a strategic mindset.

• End-to-End Recruitment: Own the entire recruitment process of your verticals, from getting requirements and setting up pipelines to screening, interviewing, and facilitating offers.

• Specialized hiring : Focus on hiring for commercial roles (e.g., conversion rate optimizers, customer success managers, account managers, community managers, content managers, user support) and product roles (e.g., product managers, product designers, product analysts, UX researchers).

• Innovative Sourcing: Implement strategic sourcing methodologies, including social sourcing on various platforms and communities.

• Data Integrity: Ensure data integrity in reports and ATS systems. Support Head od People to mantainand delivery of weekly / monthly reports. 

• Collaboration: Work closely with head of people, collecting feedback from hiring managers and teams to refine recruitment tactics and improve our interview workflow.

• Maintain an Exceptional Candidate Experience: Ensure every candidate receives timely and quality interview invites, feedback on their messages, and updates on their application status for all open roles, regardless of role ownership.

• Support the Head of People: Be the trusted individual who assists the Head of People in leading the team effectively.

• Employer Branding: Contribute to employer branding initiatives by partnering with marketing to showcase BlueThrone’s culture and opportunities.
  

• Experience: 3+ years in recruitment, especially in a scale-up environment or agency/consultancy, with a diverse understanding of different roles and ecosystems.

• Product and Commercial Hiring: At least 2 years of experience in product and/or commercial roles.

• Social Sourcing Skills: Strong understanding of social sourcing tactics and platforms, including LinkedIn, VKontakte, XING, Haber, Reddit, Stack Overflow, Slack groups, Telegram communities, GitHub, Behance, Dribbble, Twitter, and Facebook communities.

• ATS Proficiency: Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), ideally Teamtailor.

• B2C Mobile Domain: Experience in hiring for the B2C mobile domain.

• Organizational Skills: Highly organized and capable of supporting the Head of People in creating internal systems and templates.

• Communication Skills: High emotional intelligence with an authentic, transparent, and direct communication style.

• Multilingual: Fluent in English; proficiency in other European languages (German, French, Spanish, Russian, etc.) is a significant advantage.

• Cultural Sensitivity: Experience hiring across European markets and Russian-speaking markets using dedicated tools and communities.

• Independent and Collaborative: Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and manage multiple tasks in an environment with competing demands.

• Data-Driven: A data-driven mindset with experience leveraging metrics to guide hiring decisions.

1. First Meeting: Connect with Head of People (hiring manager)for a mutual introduction and to see if we're a good fit (30-45 minutes).
2. Second Meeting: Meet our COO  or Head of Staff (30mins)
3. Third Meeting: Meet our CEO (30-45 minutes)

On average, our process takes about 3-4 weeks. Speed is as important to us as it is to you. 💨

Equal opportunities for everyone 💖
To truly represent our vibrant and diverse BlueThrone community, we prioritize diversity and inclusion. We are committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work. We strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds. We consider all candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran status, neurodiversity, or disability. If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Join us in a role that's more than a job - it's a chance to be part of a transformative mission propelling mobile apps to unparalleled success.