Recruiting Associate (LATAM)

About the Role

We are a fast-growing international staffing company connecting top-tier talent from emerging markets with global companies. Our mission is to unlock global opportunity for high-performing professionals, while helping our clients scale efficiently with skilled, vetted, and reliable remote teams.

As we continue to expand in Latin America, we are looking for a Recruiting Generalist Associate based in Colombia to spearhead our local hiring initiatives. If you're passionate about people, operational excellence, and building scalable hiring systems, we’d love to meet you.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for Colombian-based roles, including sourcing, screening, and onboarding.
• Build and manage a local recruitment team, including freelance recruiters and sourcing specialists as needed.
• Collaborate with the sales and operations team to understand hiring needs and translate them into effective recruitment strategies.
• Create and maintain candidate pipelines for common Tech and Non-Tech roles, Operational roles (e.g., Marketing, Tech customer service, virtual assistants, sales reps, etc.).
• Oversee local hiring compliance and advise on best practices in employment standards.
• Implement and optimize ATS tools, assessments, and scorecards to ensure consistent candidate evaluation.
• Maintain key hiring KPIs (time to fill, quality of hire, candidate satisfaction).
• Represent the company at local job fairs or networking events, when relevant.

Must-Haves

• 3+ years of recruitment experience, preferably in high-volume or international settings.
• Based in Colombia with deep knowledge of the local labor market and talent pools.
• Exceptional English, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a team or contractors/freelancers.
• Familiarity with ATS platforms (Jazz preferred).
• Strong communication, organization, and time management skills.
• A bias toward action and the ability to work in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.
• Ability to work EST

Nice-to-Haves

• Prior experience in remote or international recruiting.
• Experience recruiting for U.S.-based clients.
• Understanding of Colombian labor laws and employment classifications.