Pirates Wanted: Limited Duration/Contract Senior Recruiter

Every ecommerce business deserves the cheapest shipping rates. That’s why Pirate Ship’s simple shipping software levels the playing field for small businesses, giving them free access to the deepest shipping discounts with no fees or hidden costs. We’re currently on the lookout for an exceptional pirate to join our crew as a Contract Senior Recruiter otherwise known as a Contract Senior Pirate Scout to us here at Pirate Ship. This role will be a limited duration fixed 12 month contract with benefits!

Pirate Ship is a remote-first company, and like any jolly crew of pirates we operate in a casual and creative atmosphere, where everyone’s ideas are welcome and having fun is encouraged. We offer competitive pay, exceptional benefits, and the opportunity to tell people you’re a pirate when they ask what you do. As Steve Jobs said, “It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy!”

Responsibilities:

The Pirate Scout’s primary objective is to hunt down the most ARRrrrsome talent on the high seas, share our story with them, and win their hearts into joining our ranks. ReCREWtment at Pirate Ship goes beyond the basic requirement of filling an open position. Here, it involves being a part of the business, understanding the dynamics of the teams, and knowing how those teams contribute to our success.

• Navigate the Seas: Own recruiting and employee selection efforts at Pirate Ship for all roles and levels.
• Chart a Course: Reports to the Director of Pirate Experience and partners with Senior Leadership including Sea Suite (C-Suite) to understand their hiring objectives and develop a plan to hit goals & deliver quality and timely results.
• Codify the Process: Manage full-cycle recruiting by creating and executing unique and effective sourcing strategies and techniques to find professionals across a variety of roles.
• Scoping: Consistently generate a healthy pipeline of high quality candidates by driving recruitment initiatives such as branding, events, sourcing, and referrals along with plunderin' the interwebs, LinkedIn, and other channels to seek out the most talented pirates.
• Keep it Shipshape: Scannin' the horizon for new recruitment trends and technologies to ensure our recruitment process stays ahead of the curve.
• Find the treasure: Identify, prescreen, and evaluate both passive and active candidates
• Turn People to Pirates: Manage candidates in process and provide them with a positive candidate experience.
• Crew Up: Build solid relationships with team leaders and serve as a talent partner before, during, and after the recruiting process.
• Bottle Your Messages: Develop deep business knowledge of Pirate Ship’s organization and the markets it serves.
• Gather Round the Grog: Partner with HR in the areas organizational training and development, compensation, and compliance.
• Uncover hidden treasure: Maintain key recruiting metrics and conduct analysis of recruiting trends to maintain a healthy talent pipeline and drive effective hiring decisions.
• Ride the seas of change: You’ll be comfortable in an environment where there’s lots of change all the time.
• Sail from your port o’ call: You’ll be working from home, but will connect with your crewmates throughout the day over chat, voice, and video.
• Hoist the Jolly Roger: You’ll have the opportunity to share your background, experience and interests with the crew to enhance our fun, progressive culture.
• Collect your booty: Pirate Ship pays competitively compared to other landlubbers because we value your creativity and passion.
• Ride the seas of change: You’re comfortable in a remote environment where there’s lots of change.
• At this time we are only accepting applicants in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 5+ years of in-house corporate recruiting experience driving end to end recruiting within a high-tech or high-growth industry.
• Experience building and scaling creative teams across design, copy, and brand disciplines.
• Proven track record of recruiting from a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging lens to support Pirate Ship’s efforts to build a diverse and inclusive team.
• Hands-on experience with applicant tracking systems, preferably Greenhouse, including managing candidate pipelines, interview coordination, reporting, and recruiting workflows.
• Ability to run your own ship independently & capable of handling multiple projects at once amidst rapidly-changing seas.

Bonus Points For/Preferred Qualifications:

• Both staffing agency and in-house experience.
• YARRrrr! The ability to speak pirate as you’ll be the first touchpoint with our Pirate Ship employer branding.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation - The pay range for this role is $115,000 - $125,000 US yearly USD plus a performance based bonus.
• Vacation Time - We offer 144 hours of accrued vacation time to start to keep our pirates rested & rejuvenated!
• Paid Holidays - 12 paid holidays per year.
• Paid Sick Time - 80 hours annually.
• Medical Insurance - 100% covered for Pirates by the company and kicks in the first of the month after enrollment. If you want to add any dependents (spouse, partner or children), they’ll be 50% covered.
• Dental and Vision - 100% covered for Pirates and 50% covered for dependents.
• 401(K) - We offer a Traditional 401(K) and a Roth 401(K), and pirates who contribute 1-3% of their annual salary get matched 100% by the company.
• Parental Leave - Full 12 weeks for parents for the birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child.
• Home Office Reimbursement - We provide a one-time home office reimbursement of up to $1,500 to purchase an ergonomic desk and chair.
• Other Stipends for Remote Individuals - Wifi & snacks, we’ve got y’er back!
• Virtual Tacos for ARRrrrsome Rewards- “Hey Taco!” is our employee recognition program where you can give and receive virtual "Tacos" which can be redeemed for rewards.

We Sail Under Our Three Pirate Codes:

• People Over Plunder - Screwing people over is a game for lily-livered landlubbers! We believe that doing what’s right is the tide that raises every ship, including ours.
• Clarity, Not Confusion - Confusion is tyranny. Clarity is freedom. We strive to make things easy to understand and tackle real needs for our customers.
• Play or Perish - A life without laughter isn’t worth living. Why should that be any different in business?

Our Values Reflect Who We ARRrrr:

• Be Fair - Accessible to everyone, so no one’s left out.
• Be Nice - Empathy, humanity, and humor go a long way.
• Be Real - Be reliable and back up the pirate talk.

We work to ensure our company is a safe and supportive environment for everyone. As our crew continues to grow rapidly, we want to do all we can to create an environment where everyone can feel included.

How we do this:

• We pay well and offer world-class health benefits so you can focus on being a balanced pirate!
• No degree? No problem. We value experience of all kinds!
• The crew helps select nonprofits for our quarterly donation program.
• We don’t shy away from hard conversations. Building a better world takes constant feedback, conversations and hard work!
• We do engagement surveys twice a year to constantly iterate our policies and procedures.
• We acknowledge the identities and experiences of everyone.

Pirate Ship is committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) and equal pay to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Pirate Ship will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as needed.

Before candidates officially set sail with Pirate Ship, we do conduct a post-offer, pre-employment background check. But don’t worry, Pirate Ship is all about second chances! We proudly consider qualified applicants with prior arrest or conviction records. Our commitment to building a diverse and talented crew means that we look at the whole person, not just their past, and we do so in line with local, state, and federal laws. So, whether you're a first-time sailor or have a bit of history, we’re excited to explore the possibility of you joining our crew!

We welcome feedback for making our company a lighthouse in the industry.