Job Description
Team: People
Location: Flexible / Remote
Reporting to: Recruitment Lead
Role Overview
Rwazi scales through disciplined talent acquisition.
The Recruiter executes the hiring engine — sourcing, screening, coordinating, and progressing high-quality candidates through structured evaluation pipelines.
This role ensures hiring velocity without compromising talent bar.
The Recruiter does not simply fill roles.
They move qualified candidates through a structured, high-signal system.
Core Mandate
The Recruiter is accountable for:
- Generating qualified candidate flow
- Maintaining structured candidate progression
- Preserving evaluation rigor
- Reducing time-to-interview and time-to-offer
- Ensuring strong candidate experience
This is an execution-critical role within the hiring pipeline.
Key Responsibilities
Sourcing & Pipeline Execution
- Source candidates across prioritized channels
- Maintain proactive outreach cadences
- Build candidate pools ahead of immediate demand
- Track sourcing effectiveness by channel
Candidate Screening & Signal Filtering
- Conduct structured screening interviews
- Assess alignment against defined role rubrics
- Filter for capability, ownership mindset, and execution ability
- Maintain clear candidate documentation
Interview Coordination & Progression
- Schedule and manage interview stages
- Ensure timely feedback collection
- Reduce bottlenecks in hiring workflows
- Maintain candidate momentum through the funnel
Candidate Experience
- Communicate clearly and professionally
- Maintain responsiveness and transparency
- Uphold Rwazi’s reputation in the talent market
Recruiting Metrics & Discipline
- Track funnel conversion rates
- Maintain accurate pipeline reporting
- Identify drop-off patterns and escalate issues
Role Impact
Strong performance in this role results in:
- Faster hiring cycles
- Higher-quality candidate shortlists
- Reduced interview fatigue for hiring managers
- Predictable pipeline health
- Stronger employer brand perception
What This Role Is Not
- Not passive resume sorting
- Not job posting only
- Not administrative scheduling support
- Not lowering bar to fill seats
This role requires judgment, pace, and structure.
Qualifications and Profile
We are looking for individuals who demonstrate:
- 2–5+ years in recruiting (startup or high-performance environments preferred)
- Experience hiring across multiple functions (Product, Ops, Finance, etc.)
- Strong structured interviewing ability
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Ability to operate with speed and organization
- Comfort working in metric-driven environments
Candidates may come from startup recruiting, marketplace hiring, agency environments, or internal talent acquisition teams.
Cultural Fit
We value recruiters who:
- Protect the hiring bar
- Move quickly without chaos
- Maintain high ownership
- Operate with clarity and professionalism
- See recruiting as a system, not a task
How Candidates Are Evaluated
Candidates are evaluated based on:
- Quality of sourced candidates
- Funnel discipline and pipeline clarity
- Communication clarity
- Speed without compromise
- Ability to maintain candidate momentum
Summary
The Recruiter powers the execution layer of Rwazi’s hiring engine.
This role ensures high-quality talent flows predictably into the organization as we scale.