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Salary: USD 136,000 - 204,000 / annual
As R&D Recruiting Lead at Klaviyo, you will serve as the senior recruiting partner for the R&D organization, owning the full hiring lifecycle for high-impact technical and leadership roles. You will develop and execute the hiring strategy in partnership with HR and business leaders, translating organizational design and headcount plans into prioritized, data-driven recruiting initiatives.
Key responsibilities include: owning the hiring relationship for principal-level and senior technical roles from planning through offer; running the most critical and complex searches directly while modeling high recruiting standards; partnering with HR Business Partners, Talent Branding, and engineering leadership on workforce planning, hiring risk assessment, and candidate positioning; using pipeline, conversion, time-to-fill, and forecast data to track progress and identify risks early; mentoring and guiding recruiters on the team in search strategy, prioritization, stakeholder communication, and calibration; and leveraging AI tools to enhance sourcing, screening, market mapping, and pipeline management while maintaining sound judgment on quality and candidate experience.
You will need 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with strong expertise in technical and leadership hiring. You should have a track record of owning a complete book of business including delivery, stakeholder relationships, data analytics, employer branding, and hiring strategy. Credibility with senior and executive stakeholders is essential—you must be able to advise, influence, and push back constructively. Strong business acumen is required to connect organizational strategy, hiring plans, and market realities. Experience recruiting for or partnering on senior leadership and executive-level searches is important. You should demonstrate practical AI fluency with concrete examples of how AI has improved speed, quality, or candidate experience in your own work. Finally, you should have a proven track record of mentoring or informally leading recruiters in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
Klaviyo is a B2B SaaS platform that empowers creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable. The role offers the opportunity to shape talent strategy for a high-growth, venture-backed company. Up to 10% travel may be required for onboarding, team meetings, and industry events.
