Principal Technical Recruiter (Australia Site Lead)

We are Rokt, a hyper-growth ecommerce leader. We enable companies to unlock value by making each transaction relevant at the moment that matters most, when customers are buying. Together, Rokt's AI-based relevance Platform and scaled ecommerce network powers billions of transactions. In December 2022, Rokt’s valuation increased to $2.4 billion USD, allowing us to expand rapidly across 15 countries. 

At Rokt, we practice transparency in career paths and compensation. At Rokt, we have a well-defined career ladder with transparent compensation and clear career paths based on competency and ability. Rokt’stars constantly strive to raise the bar, pushing the envelope of what is possible.

We are looking for a Principal Technical Recruiter (AU Site Lead)

Compensation: $130,00 - $153,000 salary (including superannuation), + 25% bonus ($32,500 - $37,500), employee equity plan grant & world class benefits.

As a Principal Technical Recruiter at Rokt, you will lead recruitment efforts for key technical roles across the organization. This role is critical in identifying, engaging, and hiring top technical talent to meet the needs of our expanding business. You will work closely with hiring managers, engineering teams, and senior leaders to shape recruiting strategies and ensure a seamless candidate experience.  In addition, this role serves as our Recruiting Site Lead in Australia, helping to develop and execute the local talent acquisition strategy while also contributing to our global strategy.

About our Engineering Team

The Rokt engineering team builds best-in-class ecommerce technology that provides personalized and relevant experiences for customers globally and empowers marketers with sophisticated, AI-driven tooling to better understand consumers. Our bespoke platform handles millions of transactions per day and considers billions of data points which give engineers the opportunity to build technology at scale, collaborate across teams and gain exposure to a wide range of technology.

About the role: 

• Lead end-to-end recruitment processes for our Sydney team, primarily focused on  technical roles, including sourcing, interviewing, and hiring candidates across our various engineering teams. 
• Partner with hiring managers and leadership to develop and refine job descriptions, recruitment strategies, and interview processes that attract top-tier technical talent.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and candidates to ensure alignment on hiring goals and seamless communication throughout the recruitment process.
• Track and analyze key recruiting metrics to ensure the effectiveness of recruiting efforts and continuously optimize for success.
• Represent the Australian business within a larger global team based in the US, ensuring the execution of the People Team strategy aligns seamlessly with overall company objectives.

Requirements

About you:

You are a proactive and strategic recruiter who thrives on taking ownership and driving talent initiatives. In this role, you will have a direct impact on scaling Rokt’s technical teams and contributing to the company’s growth in Australia and globally. You’re passionate about identifying top talent and excited by the opportunity to shape and refine Rokt’s talent acquisition strategy.

• You’re comfortable taking on a lead role driving all aspects of hiring for Rokt in Australia.  Specifically you bring years of technical recruiting experience in the Sydney market, with a focus on senior and highly technical roles (engineering, infrastructure, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of technical concepts and the ability to evaluate technical talent.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders and hiring managers.
• A data-driven mindset with experience using recruitment metrics to inform and improve processes.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities in a high-growth environment.

Benefits

About Rokt’stars:

As a mission-driven, hyper-growth community of curious explorers, our ambition is to unlock the full potential in ecommerce and beyond. Our bias for action means we are not afraid to quickly venture into uncharted territories, take risks or challenge the status quo; in doing so we either win or learn. We work together as one aligned team never letting egos get in the way of brilliant ideas. We value diversity, transparency and smart humble people who enjoy building a disruptive business together. We pride ourselves on being a force for good as we make the world better. 

About The Benefits:

We leverage best-in-class technology and market-leading innovation in AI and ML, with all of that being underlined by building and maintaining a fantastic and inclusive culture where people can be their authentic selves, and offering a great list of perks and benefits to go with it:

• Accelerate your career. We offer roadmaps to leadership and an annual $5000 training allowance
• Become a shareholder. Every Rokt’star gets equity in the company
• Enjoy catered lunch every day and healthy snacks in the office. Plus join the gym on us! 
• Extra leave (bonus annual leave, sabbatical leave etc.) 
• Work with the greatest talent in town
• See the world! We have offices in New York, Seattle, Sydney, Tokyo and London

We believe we’re better together. We love spending time together and are in the office most days (teams are in the office 4 days per week). We also get that you need to balance your life and your commitments so you have the flexibility to manage your own hours and can spend up to a week of every quarter working from anywhere.

If this sounds like a role you’d enjoy, apply here and you’ll hear from our recruiting team.