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Recruiting Operations Specialist

Outset - San Francisco, CA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-09-18

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Outset is an AI-powered user research platform that helps global enterprises like HubSpot, Microsoft, Uber, and Nestle conduct qualitative research at scale. The company recently raised a $30M Series B and is experiencing rapid growth (8x business expansion) as enterprises adopt AI-moderated research as a new standard. You will serve as a Recruiting Operations Specialist supporting Outset's Talent Acquisition team. This role combines day-to-day recruiting operations with hands-on event coordination and logistics. You'll be the operational backbone of the hiring function, ensuring smooth processes, accurate data, and excellent candidate experiences. Key responsibilities include: - Maintain candidate, requisition, interview, and hiring-process data in the ATS (Ashby) - Set up and manage job postings, interview plans, candidate communications, offer documentation, and recruiting templates - Monitor recruiting workflows and proactively follow up on missing feedback, delayed approvals, incomplete scorecards, and status updates - Support recruiters and hiring managers with scheduling, system guidance, process questions, and administrative needs - Generate recruiting reports on pipeline activity, interview volume, candidate sources, time in stage, and hiring progress - Maintain recruiting documentation, process guides, FAQs, interviewer resources, and communication templates - Identify process gaps and recommend practical improvements - Coordinate logistics for recruiting events: career fairs, university recruiting, networking events, hiring events, interview days, open houses, and virtual events - Manage event timelines, registration, vendor communication, venue/platform details, materials, attendee lists, and post-event reporting - Partner with recruiters, hiring managers, employee volunteers, marketing, and external partners to ensure events are well-organized and on-brand - Prepare event materials: signage, candidate information, talking points, swag, job collateral, interview schedules, and follow-up communications - Support employee volunteers and attendees with clear schedules, expectations, training materials, and day-of coordination - Capture, organize, and track leads and candidate information from events in Ashby - Ensure timely follow-up with prospective candidates post-event and measure event effectiveness - Collect feedback and identify improvements to turnout, candidate experience, conversion, and operational execution Requirements: - 2+ years of experience in recruiting operations, event coordination, or related role - Experience coordinating multiple schedules, stakeholders, deadlines, or events in a fast-paced environment - Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail - Ability to manage competing priorities, solve problems quickly, and remain calm when plans change - Comfort using spreadsheets, calendar tools, video-conferencing platforms, and collaboration tools (Google Workspace, Slack, Ashby) - Ability to handle confidential candidate and employee information with discretion - Willingness to support occasional early-morning, evening, or travel requirements related to recruiting events

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