Talent Acquisition Specialist

Location: Remote within the U.S.; eligibility is restricted to U.S. persons, including U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, asylees, and refugees.

Salary: $77,100–$90,000 for Tier 3 U.S. markets; $83,200–$94,400 for Tier 2 markets; $100,000–$110,000 for Tier 1 markets, plus bonus eligibility.

Company

Builds software for interconnection life cycle management, helping utilities, grid operators, policymakers, and energy stakeholders reduce interconnection backlogs and accelerate reliable, sustainable grid development.

What you will do

• Source and engage active and passive candidates for technical and non-technical roles through multiple channels.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines, craft personalized outreach, and support the employer brand through candidate touchpoints and job postings.
• Align with hiring managers on role requirements, interview plans, and timelines after requisitions are approved.
• Conduct phone screens, prepare clear written candidate summaries, coordinate interviews, and keep candidates and interviewers informed.
• Own the offer stage, including extending offers, negotiating within approved compensation ranges, and maintaining candidate engagement through acceptance.
• Maintain accurate Ashby records, pipeline reports, recruiting processes, templates, job descriptions, and market feedback.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of recruiting experience, with experience in the energy industry, SaaS, or ideally both.
• Strong sourcing ability, including creative and persistent outreach to passive candidates.
• Experience recruiting technical talent and the ability to learn unfamiliar roles and disciplines.
• Strong organization and the ability to manage multiple searches while keeping candidates and interviewers informed.
• Strong follow-through, urgency, bias toward action, clear communication, and early escalation of concerns.
• Commitment to a positive candidate and hiring-manager experience.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment where priorities change and processes are still developing.
• Interest in researching unfamiliar disciplines, testing sourcing approaches, and persisting when initial efforts do not produce qualified candidates.
• Must qualify as a U.S. person under applicable federal law due to potential access to regulated U.S. critical infrastructure data and systems.

Nice to have

• Experience in energy, utilities, climate technology, or another complex technical industry.
• Experience recruiting engineering, product, data, AI, or other highly technical roles.
• Deep experience with proactive sourcing and passive candidate outreach.
• Hands-on experience with Ashby or another modern ATS.
• Interest in broader HR projects beyond recruiting.
• Exposure to onboarding, employee programs, or HR operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first culture with flexibility and work-life balance.
• Lean, fast-moving environment emphasizing bold thinking, reliability, continuous learning, transparency, and scrappiness.
• Professional development through training, mentorship, and career pathing.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance from day one, plus disability and basic life insurance at no cost.
• 401(k) plan with a 4% match and flexible PTO.
• Mission-driven work focused on improving the energy sector.