Technical Recruiter
At a glance
Mid-level Recruiting & Talent Acquisition role at Tive. Boston · full-time · $90,000–$110,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Run hiring from initial outreach and screening through interviews, offer discussions and candidate onboarding
- Set role criteria and interview plans with hiring leaders, then keep teams moving toward timely, clear decisions
- Maintain the headcount plan with People and Finance, tracking approvals, priority shifts and progress
- Build talent pools for recurring and urgent roles, and use recruiting data to improve results and workflows
- Represent recruiting at events and work with People on employer visibility
What you bring
- At least five years managing recruiting from sourcing through offer close
- Technical hiring experience in fast-growing startup, SaaS or hardware settings
- A record of hiring strong candidates across functions, locations and seniority levels
- Confident outbound sourcing, including LinkedIn Recruiter, and the ability to use data to influence hiring decisions
Who this fits
This role suits a mid-level recruiter comfortable managing several openings independently and advising hiring managers with data and market insight. Boston-based applicants can choose an office-based or hybrid arrangement.
From the employer
At Tive, we imagine a fully-transparent world in which everything and everyone is connected. We innovate beyond what the world thought possible—so what people hold near and dear arrives on time and in full.
We believe (and live!) four core values:
- Transparency First: We make everything visible so that everyone can operate better
- Always strive to make things simpler
- We are One Team, we have each other's backs
- Relentless iteration to optimize and improve
Whether shipped by road, rail, ocean, or air, Tive reduces shipment delays, minimizes rejected loads, and decreases theft, damage, and spoilage. Our customers count on Tive to ensure that their shipments are delivered on time and in full—because every shipment matters.
As the Technical Recruiter at Tive, you will own the end-to-end recruiting lifecycle—from proactive sourcing and candidate engagement to offer negotiation and onboarding. Partnering closely with hiring managers as a data-driven trusted advisor, you will design effective hiring strategies, optimize recruiting analytics, and continuously refine workflows to build strong pipelines across fast-paced startup, SaaS, and hardware environments.
About the role:
- Own the full recruiting lifecycle from sourcing through close, including proactive outreach, candidate screening, interview management, offer negotiation, and acceptance.
- Partner closely with hiring managers and leaders to define hiring strategies, role requirements, interview processes, and the profile of exceptional talent.
- Own and maintain Tive’s headcount plan, partnering with People, Finance, and business leaders to track hiring priorities, approvals, changes, and progress against plan.
- Develop creative sourcing strategies and build proactive talent pipelines for critical and recurring roles across highly competitive markets.
- Drive hiring processes from kickoff through close, maintaining high hiring standards and holding hiring teams accountable for timely feedback, strong assessment, and clear decisions.
- Track recruiting metrics and use the data to improve hiring outcomes.
- Help scale and continuously improve Tive’s recruiting processes, tools, reporting, and operating rhythms as the company grows.
- Represent Tive at recruiting and industry events, universities, and networking opportunities, and partner with the People team on strategies that strengthen Tive’s employer brand and visibility with top talent.
- Act as a trusted talent advisor to hiring managers and leaders, using market insight, data, and strong judgment to challenge assumptions, raise the hiring bar, and drive better talent decisions.
Our ideal candidate has:
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
- Experience recruiting for technical roles in high-growth startup or SaaS and hardware environments.
- Proven track record of hiring high-caliber talent across multiple functions, regions, and seniority levels.
- Strong sourcing skills using LinkedIn Recruiter and other outbound channels.
- Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence hiring decisions with data.
- Self‑motivated and detail‑oriented, with the ability to work independently, manage multiple job requirements, and thrive in a fast‑paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with modern ATS platforms (Rippling preferred).
Compensation:
$90,000-$110,000 base salary.
The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
What does Tive offer?
- A chance to join what may very well turn out to be the most important company in your career.
- The autonomy and resources to build what you know how to build.
- Work with a committed global team that have each others back.
- Office-based or hybrid options. Your choice.
- Competitive equity to ensure all of our employees have a sense of ownership in the long-term success of Tive’s growth.
We celebrate diversity, and consider it key to our success as both a team and a company. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect for all employees.