Associate Recruiter

About the role

As an Associate Recruiter, you will support end-to-end recruiting for A1’s product, engineering, and business roles.

This is a hands-on, execution-focused role. You will work closely with recruiters and hiring managers to keep hiring moving smoothly and accurately. It’s a good fit for someone early in their career who wants to learn how high-quality technical hiring actually works in practice.

What you will be doing

• Support the full recruitment process across roles, from sourcing and screening to interview coordination and offer support.

• Source candidates through a mix of channels, including LinkedIn, referrals, job boards, and proactive outreach.

• Screen resumes and conduct initial candidate screens to assess basic role fit, motivation, and communication.

• Coordinate interviews, scheduling, and feedback collection with candidates and hiring managers.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records in the ATS, ensuring data quality and process consistency.

• Support recruiting projects and process improvements as the team scales, including candidate experience and employer branding initiatives.

• Help keep hiring operations organised, responsive, and moving at pace.

What you will need

• 0–2 years of experience in recruiting, HR, operations, coordination, or related roles
  (fresh graduates with a strong interest in recruiting are welcome).

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

• Comfort working with tools such as Google Sheets / Excel and basic ATS systems.

• A proactive, learning-oriented mindset and openness to feedback.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and follow through reliably.

(Prior recruiting experience is helpful but not required. Attitude, curiosity, and execution matter more.)

Why join A1

• Learn technical recruiting from the ground up in a small, high-bar team.

• Work closely with experienced recruiters, engineers, and hiring managers.

• Hands-on ownership and real responsibility from day one.

• Flat structure where initiative and execution matter more than titles.

• Clear growth path into Talent Partner, Recruiter, or specialised technical hiring roles.

• Competitive compensation and meaningful career development.

• High-entry package: up to CNY250,000 total comp for ambitious Recruiting Associates