Technical Recruiter, Voltus
$100-130k
+ Bonus & Equity
More information about location
Distributed energy resource connection and management
Open for applications
Distributed energy resource connection and management
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$100-130k
+ Bonus & Equity
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To be the distributed energy platform that fulfills the promise of the energy transition.
Role
Who you are
- Proven full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally from an agency, search firm, or high-growth environment where you operated with ownership over your own book of business
- Strong, demonstrated outbound sourcing skill; comfortable building pipelines without relying on inbound applicant flow
- Experience sourcing through technical-specific channels like GitHub, Stack Overflow, or developer communities is a plus
- A direct, assertive communication style; comfortable pushing back on hiring managers, challenging unclear specs, and holding firm to hiring criteria even under internal pressure
- Comfort operating in ambiguity, in a company still defining what "great" looks like for its talent function
- Experience recruiting for both technical (engineering) and product roles is a plus; we're open to strong generalist technical recruiters who can flex across both
- No specific energy, cleantech, or utilities background required; what matters more is the ability to evaluate technical fit and think through hiring like the hiring manager would
What the job involves
- Voltus is hiring a Technical Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting for our Engineering and Product teams
- This is a builder's role: you'll partner directly with engineering leadership to define hiring needs, build sourcing pipelines from scratch, and run a rigorous, fast-moving interview process
- We're not looking for someone who waits for inbound applicants to come to us. We need someone who goes and finds the right people
- You'll work closely with our VP of Engineering and engineering leadership to fill roles ranging from generalist backend engineers to highly specialized positions in optimization and control systems, and you'll help us build a stronger, more diverse pipeline as we scale
- Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering and product roles, from intake through offer, with autonomy to run your own process
- Build and execute outbound sourcing strategies rather than relying on inbound volume; proactively source top talent from other companies, not just from those with direct energy industry backgrounds
- Partner directly with hiring managers and leadership across engineering and product to build clear, well-scoped job specs, and hold the line on that bar throughout the process
- Move quickly and decisively once a strong candidate is identified; keep momentum through the process without unnecessary delay
- Build sourcing strategies that specifically expand candidate diversity, including piloting relationships with specialized talent networks
- Assess technical and product candidates for role-relevant thinking and problem-solving ability, not just resume pattern-matching to industry experience
- Bring a point of view on where domain (energy/cleantech) experience genuinely matters for a role versus where transferable skill is enough
- Act as a strategic partner to engineering and product leadership on hiring strategy, not just an order-taker executing reqs as they come in
Our take
The push towards green energy, combined with a sharp pivot away from traditional energy sources like natural gas, has accelerated the development and commercialisation of new electrical supply solutions. One such solution is the leveraging of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs): small-scale supply or demand resources that can be hooked up to the electric grid to help meet (or ease) demand.
Voltus helps broker this connection between DERs and the grid, allowing commercial owners of DERs to connect them to all the wholesale electricity markets in Canada and the US, and thereby gain and manage a potentially substantial additional income stream.
Voltus doesn’t manage as much load as competitors in the space like Enel X and CPower, but with its 2021 SPAC funding, it’s aggressively driving to capture more of what’s quickly becoming a hefty market opportunity. Behind-the-meter loads like water heaters and AC, and energy sources like microgrids and EV chargers, are increasingly sought after by businesses and land owners, and Voltus is benefitting from partnerships with large businesses such as Madison Square Garden Arena and Western Grain Marketing.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2021
$31m
SERIES C
Oct 2020
$25m
SERIES B
Total funding: $66.1m
Company benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Unlimited leave for full-time employees
- Parental leave
- Comprehensive benefits package to promote health, wellness, and financial security
Company HQ
Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Matthew Plante
(Co-Founder & President)Spent time as VP of Sales first at EnerNOC, then at Bidgely. Subsequently served as CEO of EcoFactor.
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