Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, Cobalt
$100-120k
+ Attractive Equity Plan
More information about location
Penetration testing software provider
Posted today
Penetration testing software provider
201-500 employees
Posted today
$100-120k
+ Attractive Equity Plan
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To become the world's interface to the security workforce.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 3+ years of experience in full-cycle recruitment, with a focus on Go-to-Market (GTM) teams (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success) and/or technical roles (e.g., Engineers, Product Managers). 2-3 years security experience, preferably in Cyber security
- Strong sourcing and candidate engagement skills
- Ability to assess both technical and non-technical talent for role fit and cultural alignment
- Expertise in using recruiting platforms (LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, etc.)
- Solid understanding of the interview process, including conducting phone screens, technical assessments, and behavioral interviews
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with both candidates and internal stakeholders
- Negotiation Skills: Ability to successfully negotiate offers, handle candidate objections, and close talent effectively
- Continuous Improvement: A proactive mindset with a passion for optimizing processes and improving team results
- Adaptability: Comfort working in a dynamic and evolving environment, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results
- Cultural Fit: Strong alignment with Cobalt’s values of innovation, collaboration, and inclusion
What the job involves
- In this full-cycle recruitment role, you will play a crucial part in scaling our teams by supporting the hiring needs for both our Go-to-Market (GTM) teams (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success) and technical roles across Engineering, Product and Delivery
- You will partner closely with hiring managers to identify critical talent needs, define job requirements, and drive the recruitment process from start to finish.Your expertise in proactive sourcing, resume screening, and candidate assessment will be key to identifying top talent for our diverse teams
- You’ll be responsible for managing the recruitment pipeline, conducting initial interviews, and ensuring a smooth, efficient candidate experience. As a full-cycle recruiter, you’ll handle every stage of the process, from offer negotiation to closing candidates and ensuring a successful onboarding transition
- Partner with Hiring Managers: Collaborate with GTM and technical hiring managers to understand team needs, define job descriptions, and set hiring priorities
- Full-Cycle Recruitment: Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, from sourcing and resume screening to interviews, offer negotiation, and closing
- Proactive Candidate Sourcing: Utilize a variety of sourcing channels to identify top-tier candidates, including direct outreach, job boards, and social media
- Screening & Interviews: Conduct initial phone and video interviews, assess candidate skills and cultural fit, and ensure timely feedback throughout the interview process
- Offer Negotiation & Closing: Extend offers to candidates, negotiate terms, and close top talent to join the team
- Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and suggest improvements to our recruiting processes, tools, and strategies to drive better results and enhance the candidate experience
- Brand Awareness: Assist in promoting Cobalt’s employer brand and employer value proposition to attract diverse and top-tier candidates
Our take
Cobalt is a penetration testing platform providing PtaaS to significantly improve the efficiency and deliverability of penetration testing. The company is working to transform a multi-billion dollar industry that is set to grow in value as vulnerabilities become an increasing liability. Usefully for Cobalt, this applies across smaller and larger businesses alike, as the use (and protection) of data becomes increasingly important across all scales.
Its approach, using a curated marketplace of 400+ highly vetted ethical hackers, is pioneering in an industry typically hobbled by inefficient practices. Existing services tend to deliver a PDF list of vulnerabilities at the end of a testing period. Cobalt, delivers results in real-time, integrated into the client’s existing environment.
In an age where hacker tech is continuously and rapidly developing, a service allowing companies to match this with continuous (as opposed to periodic) pentesting will no doubt prove a vital and attractive tool.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
40% female employees
23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Opportunities to learn
"Cobalt truly lives up to its value of Humble Learning by offering incredible opportunities for learning and development, from an annual L&D stipend,..."
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Aug 2020
$29m
SERIES B
May 2018
$5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $36.5m
Company benefits
- Equity plan
- 401k matching for retirement savings plan
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible PTO, to support work life balance from anywhere in the US, UK, and Germany
- Monthly WFH stipends for equipment, lunches, wellness and learning & development
- Work directly with experienced senior leaders
- Make your mark in the rapidly expanding PtaaS space
- Join an award-winning “best workplace” and fast growing team
- Medical, dental and life insurance benefits
Company values
- Humble Learning
- Lead with Grit
- Quality at Speed
- One Cobalt
Company HQ
South Beach, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Christian Hansen
(Distinguished Engineer)Has worked as a Consultant, in Technology Transfer at the Tech Transfer Office, and in Structural Engineering at FAIRLEAD MARITIME LTD. Was an iOS and Web Developer at BYTEPOETS. Founded & Developed Calcul8.it.
Jacob Hansen
(Board Member)Was a Consultant with Accenture for over 2 years. Has been a Co-founder for 9 years at Bitcoinfilm.
Jakob Storm
(Chief Product Architect)Former Supply Chain Specialist and Global Master Data Project Manager at Chr. Hansen.
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