Senior Tech Recruiter- Freelance

SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40+ million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.

At SoundCloud, we are committed to pushing boundaries through innovative technologies. We are passionate about merging the worlds of music and technology to create groundbreaking solutions that empower artists and fans alike. 

We build products that leverage machine learning, AI, and data science to solve complex problems and support our artists and fans. Our growing team is looking for an experienced Freelance Senior Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team and help us hire top-tier talent in Technology, including Machine Learning, Data Science, and AI.

As a Freelance Senior recruiter specialising in technical recruiting, you will lead the identification, engagement, and hiring of world-class talent. You will work closely with hiring managers, technical leaders, and senior stakeholders to understand hiring needs, build pipelines, and deliver exceptional candidates.

Key Responsibilities:

• End-to-End Recruitment: Lead the entire recruitment lifecycle for all technical roles, focusing on Machine Learning, Data Science, and AI roles. This includes sourcing, screening, interviewing, and negotiating offers.
• Pipeline Development: Proactively identify, engage, and nurture relationships with passive candidates through networking, events, and social media channels
• Talent Mapping: Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of the machine learning, data science, and AI talent landscape, including trends, competitors, and emerging technologies
• Stakeholder Partnership: Work closely with hiring managers and team leads to understand job requirements, provide market insights, and develop recruitment strategies that attract top talent
• Candidate Experience: Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the hiring process, from first contact to offer acceptance
• Employer Branding: Promote Soundcloud as an employer of choice within the Tech communities through events, conferences, and social media
• Data-Driven Recruitment: Utilize metrics and analytics to track recruitment performance, identify trends, and continuously improve recruitment strategies and processes
• Diversity & Inclusion: Champion diversity and inclusion initiatives, ensuring diverse candidate pools and promoting inclusive hiring practices

Experience and Background: 

• Experience: 5+ years of full-cycle In-house technical recruiting experience, with at least 3 years specialising in Machine Learning, Data Science, or related technical fields (AI, NLP, Computer Vision, etc.)
• Technical Knowledge: Understanding of ML and data science concepts such as model training, ML frameworks
• Recruitment Expertise: Proven track record in sourcing and hiring high-quality technical talent for senior-level and niche positions, particularly in fast-paced or high-growth environments
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to build strong relationships with technical leaders, hiring managers, and candidates
• Tools & Platforms: Experience using modern recruitment tools and platforms like LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, and specialised data science job boards
• Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage and influence at all levels
• Metrics-Driven: Ability to analyse recruiting data and apply insights to improve hiring strategies and outcomes
• Diversity Focused: Passion for diversity and inclusion with an ability to source and engage underrepresented talent in technical fields

 About us:

• We are a multinational company with offices in the US (New York and Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), and the UK (London)
• We provide a flexible work culture that offers the opportunity to collaborate and connect in person at our offices as well as accommodating work from home
• We are deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels of our organization and fostering a community where everyone’s voice, perspective and experience is respected and heard
• We believe a strong team is made by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops, and enrichment opportunities

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SoundCloud

SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to our organization; they help us lead what’s next in music by understanding and empowering our creators and fans, no matter their identity. We acknowledge the challenges in the music industry, and strive to influence an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute respectfully and thrive, especially the historically marginalized communities that many of our creators, fans and SoundClouders identify with. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment at SoundCloud for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, migration background, national origin, age, disability status, or care-giver status. 

At SoundCloud you can find your community or elevate your allyship by joining a Diversity Resource Group. Diversity Resource Groups are employee-organized groups focused on supporting and promoting the interests of a particular underrepresented community in order to build a more inclusive culture at SoundCloud. Anyone can join, whether you share the identity or strive to be an ally.