Recruiter, Bird
Corporate Functions
Electric vehicle sharing platform
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Electric vehicle sharing platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make cities more livable by reducing car usage, traffic, and carbon emissions.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in high-growth, global tech environments
- Proven success hiring for Finance and Technology roles (Engineering, Data, IT, Product) is essential
- Experience recruiting for additional corporate functions such as Legal, Government Partnerships, HR, and Operations is highly desirable
- Exceptional sourcing skills and a passion for identifying and attracting top talent
- Strong communication, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience working in a startup environment is a plus
- Ability to work independently while thriving in a team environment
- Experience with Greenhouse or a similar ATS is a plus
What the job involves
- Employment Type: Contract-to-Perm
- Bird is seeking a dynamic and driven Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our high-performing Talent team, with a dedicated focus on hiring for our Corporate Functions, including Finance and our Technology teams (Engineering, Data, IT, and Product).
- In addition, this role will support recruitment for teams across Legal, Government Partnerships, Operations, and HR
- Reporting to the Manager, Talent Acquisition, this individual will play a critical role in scaling Bird’s global workforce by identifying and engaging exceptional talent.
- This is an individual contributor role with the opportunity to lead and contribute to key global projects across the Talent Acquisition function
- Full-Cycle Recruitment for Corporate & Tech Roles
- Manage full-cycle recruiting for corporate functions with a core focus on Finance, Engineering, Product, IT, and Data
- Partner with hiring managers to deeply understand business needs and define effective hiring strategies
- Source, engage, and assess top-tier talent using a variety of channels (LinkedIn, referrals, job boards, networking, etc.)
- Provide a world-class candidate experience from first touch through onboarding
- Cross-Functional Recruiting Support
- Support recruitment efforts across other business areas, including Government Partnerships, Legal, HR, and Operations
- Act as a consultative partner to hiring leaders, providing market insights, compensation benchmarks, and guidance on interview best practices
- Talent Strategy & Process Improvement
- Contribute to global Talent Acquisition projects focused on tools, processes, diversity hiring, and employer branding
- Continuously evaluate and improve recruiting practices to ensure efficiency, scalability, and an exceptional experience for candidates and hiring teams
- Track and analyze key hiring metrics to support data-driven decision-making
Our take
The demand for more eco-friendly urban transit solutions has been on the rise for a while now, and Bird is one of the companies that has answered this call. The company supplies lightweight, speed-capped electric vehicles for city travel - such as bikes and scooters.
Competition in the space has been famously fierce, but at one point Bird was one of the biggest companies of its kind. It was active in more that 450 cities worldwide, though it has since hit a rough patch. This saw the company exiting dozens of markets and ultimately declaring bankruptcy in 2023.
The company is now restructuring in hopes it can regain its footing, strengthen its balance sheet and position itself for long-term sustainable growth. Interestingly, Bird Canada was not part of its parent company's filing and continues operations as before.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2021
$208m
LATE VC
Jan 2020
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $973m
Company benefits
- Wellness stipend and a resource for personal and professional development
- Generous time off and parental leave
- Health and childcare savings options
- Free Bird credits
- Work from home opportunities + Stipend of $100/month
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Downtown, Santa Monica, CA
Leadership
Travis VanderZanden
(Founder & Chairman)Previously worked as COO of Lyft and VP of Global Driver Growth at Uber. Co-founder & former CEO of Cherry.com.
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