Later is the enterprise leader in social media and influencer marketing software, services, and data, trusted by leading brands and agencies worldwide. Following our acquisition of Mavely, the Everyday Influencer Platform®, Later enables brands to scale creator partnerships from nano to premium influencers while managing social media content and campaigns across all major social and affiliate networks. Through proprietary performance data, marketing leaders can drive attributable sales and optimize social commerce with our software platform or award-winning services.

Later is founded on two success stories that began in 2014: Mavrck, the industry-leading influencer marketing solution (now Later Influence™), and Later, the best social media management platform (now Later Social™) and first-to-market link in bio tool, Later Link in Bio. In 2024, Mavrck and Later officially joined together as one unified business, with a shared vision: to enable the world to make a living with their creativity.

We’re trusted by the top social platforms, with partnerships and integrations with Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest.

We enable marketers to create high-performing content and engage in authentic collaborations with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI.

About this position:

We’re looking for a Lead Technical Recruiter to own high-impact recruiting for our product, engineering, data, and AI teams. This role plays a critical part in building the teams that power Later’s next phase of growth.

You’ll act as a strategic partner to leaders across R&D, designing and executing thoughtful, data-informed talent strategies that attract and close exceptional talent. You’ll also serve as Later’s anchor in the Boston market—building relationships, strengthening our presence, and representing the company externally.

This is a player-coach role with people leadership responsibility and end-to-end ownership of technical hiring outcomes.

What you'll be doing:

Strategy

Build and own a nationwide R&D talent strategy with a deep focus on the Boston market, informed by market dynamics, academic institutions, and technical communities
Partner with R&D and business leaders to translate organizational goals into clear, achievable hiring plans
Design and continuously improve scalable, structured, and equitable recruiting processes that prioritize candidate quality, speed, and experience
Champion the responsible and transparent use of AI in recruiting while maintaining trust, fairness, and data integrity
Serve as a subject-matter expert on technical talent markets, compensation trends, and recruiting technology

Technical/ Execution

Own full-cycle recruiting for product, engineering, data, and AI roles across levels, including senior and hard-to-fill positions
Develop proactive sourcing strategies including market mapping, referrals, community-based approaches, and outbound engagement
Lead offer strategy, negotiation, and closing conversations in partnership with People and Finance, balancing competitiveness and internal equity
Maintain accurate, high-quality data within Later’s ATS and recruiting systems to support reporting, compliance, and forecasting
Track, analyze, and share recruiting metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, quality of hire, funnel conversion) to inform decisions and continuously improve outcomes

Team / Collaboration

Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, coaching them on effective, inclusive hiring practices and structured decision-making
Supervise, mentor, and develop members of the technical talent acquisition team, supporting skill growth and operational excellence
Partner cross-functionally with People, Marketing, and Operations to strengthen employer brand and candidate experience
Represent Later at Boston-area events, conferences, and universities as a credible voice in technical talent acquisition

Research/Best Practices

Stay current on technology market trends, emerging recruiting tools, and evolving hiring practices
Build and maintain recruiting playbooks, frameworks, and documentation that scale with the business
Benchmark Later’s talent acquisition practices against high-performing organizations and operationalize improvements

What success looks like:

Business-critical R&D roles are filled with high-quality talent in a timely, consistent manner
Hiring managers rely on you as a trusted partner for complex and senior-level hiring decisions
Recruiting processes are structured, fair, and continuously improving based on data and feedback
Later’s presence and reputation in the Boston technical talent market strengthens measurably over time
The technical recruiting function operates with strong data hygiene, predictable execution, and clear accountability

What you bring:

We encourage candidates to apply even if they don’t meet every requirement below.

8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with significant focus on product, engineering, data, and AI roles
2+ years of experience supervising, mentoring, or leading other recruiters
Demonstrated success hiring senior-level or business-critical technical talent in competitive markets
Experience owning a market-specific and/or function-specific talent strategy
Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and influence hiring decisions using data, judgment, and market insight
Strong sourcing expertise across passive talent, referrals, and community-based channels
Hands-on experience leading offer strategy, negotiation, and closing conversations
Track record of designing or improving structured, equitable recruiting processes
Comfort using recruiting metrics and insights to prioritize work and improve outcomes
Experience representing an employer externally through events, partnerships, or community engagement
Proficiency with modern ATS and recruiting technology, including Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing automation tools, analytics platforms, and AI-enabled recruiting tools
Exceptional communication and storytelling skills with an inclusive, consultative approach
Resilient, resourceful, and energized by building long-term talent infrastructure in a fast-growing environment

How you work:

Driven by Impact: You deliver results that matter—prioritizing high-value work, meeting deadlines, and adapting quickly while keeping outcomes clear.
Strategic & Customer-Centric: You anticipate risks and opportunities, connect decisions to long-term growth, and build trust through proactive insights.
Curious & Growth-Oriented: You seek knowledge, ask sharp questions, and apply learnings fast—challenging the status quo with a mindset of improvement.
Collaborative & Resilient: You thrive in change by staying resourceful, solution-focused, and positive—removing roadblocks, sharing insights, and keeping morale high.
Accountable & Honest: You own your work, hold yourself and others to a high bar, and use transparent feedback to drive growth.
Emotionally Intelligent: You build trust through empathy and collaboration, foster inclusion, and inspire others with grit, optimism, and integrity.

Our approach to compensation:

We take a market-based & data-driven approach to compensation. We leverage data from trusted third-party compensation sources to help us understand the market value of a role based on function, level, geographic location, and scope. We evaluate compensation bi-annually, including performance and market-related factors.

Our salaries are benchmarked against market Total Cash Compensation for the geographic location of our job posting. Compensation for some roles is structured as On Target Earnings (OTE = base + commission/variable) while for others it is structured as Salary only.

To comply with local legislation and ensure transparency, we share salary ranges on all job postings. Skills, experience and other factors help determine the final salary we offer which may vary from the original range posted.

Additionally, all permanent team members are eligible to participate in various benefits plans as part of their overall compensation package.

Salary Range:

$145,000-165,000 OTE

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Where we work:

We have offices in Boston, MA; Vancouver, BC; Chicago, IL; and Vancouver, WA. For select positions, we are open to hiring fully remote candidates. We post our positions in the location(s) where we are open to having the successful candidate be located.

Diversity, inclusion, and accessibility:

At Later, we are committed to fostering a culture rooted in an inclusion-first mindset at every level of the company, embracing the importance of hiring and building teams for culture add rather than culture fit. We openly build and maintain unbiased hiring, pay, and promotion practices to create a foundation for an equitable workplace, paving the way for systemic change.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or age. Please let us know if you require any accommodations or support during the recruitment process.

Lead Technical Recruiter

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