Senior Recruiter, Leadership

The role

You will lead Senior Director and above searches across all functions. You will partner with executives to shape roles, build talent maps, and manage the end-to-end recruitment process.

What you will do

• Lead Senior Director and above searches end to end across all functions
• Build talent maps and pipelines of senior leaders using research, referrals, networks and direct outreach
• Partner with executives to shape each role by clarifying scope and defining success
• Develop a deep understanding of supported functions and design structured assessments
• Create a high-touch experience for candidates and hiring managers
• Use data, AI and feedback to improve searches

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience at technology companies
• 2+ years focused on leadership hiring (Director and above)
• Track record of leading technical and non-technical leadership searches end-to-end
• Strong business sense and credibility to partner with, advise and influence C-level executives
• Hands-on experience using AI tools in recruiting work
• Ability to work from the New York City office on a hybrid (4+1) schedule

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting for a high-growth consumer technology company where Engineering, Product and Design lead the way
• Deep knowledge of and experience sourcing and recruiting for challenging roles across Engineering, Product and Design
• Alignment with Duolingo’s mission (and an impressive Duolingo streak!)

About the company

Duolingo's mission is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. The team focuses on educating users, experimenting with big ideas, and making fact-based decisions.