Recruitment Lead (LATAM)

About the Role

We are a fast-growing international staffing company connecting top-tier talent from emerging markets with global companies. Our mission is to unlock global opportunity for high-performing professionals, while helping our clients scale efficiently with skilled, vetted, and reliable remote teams.

As we continue to expand in Latin America, we are looking for a Recruitment Lead based in Colombia to spearhead our local hiring initiatives. If you're passionate about people, operational excellence, and building scalable hiring systems, we’d love to meet you.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for Colombian-based roles, including sourcing, screening, and onboarding.
• Build and manage a local recruitment team, including freelance recruiters and sourcing specialists as needed.
• Collaborate with the sales and operations team to understand hiring needs and translate them into effective recruitment strategies.
• Create and maintain candidate pipelines for common roles (e.g., customer service, virtual assistants, sales reps, etc.).
• Oversee local hiring compliance and advise on best practices in employment standards.
• Implement and optimize ATS tools, assessments, and scorecards to ensure consistent candidate evaluation.
• Maintain key hiring KPIs (time to fill, quality of hire, candidate satisfaction).
• Represent the company at local job fairs or networking events, when relevant.

Must-Haves

• 5+ years of recruitment experience, preferably in high-volume or international settings.
• Based in Colombia with deep knowledge of the local labor market and talent pools.
• Exceptional English, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a team or contractors/freelancers.
• Familiarity with ATS platforms (Jazz preferred).
• Strong communication, organization, and time management skills.
• A bias toward action and the ability to work in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.
• Ability to work EST.

Nice-to-Haves

• Prior experience in remote or international recruiting.
• Experience recruiting for U.S.-based clients.
• Understanding of Colombian labor laws and employment classifications.
• Prior experience in training junior recruiters or creating recruitment playbooks.