Contract Senior Recruiter

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Join the VRChat Team!

VRChat offers a first-of-its-kind, game-changing platform that provides an endless collection of social VR experiences and gives the power of creation to its robust community. With over 250,000 worlds and growing, VRChat’s vision is to allow users to bring their imaginations to life and help shape the metaverse anywhere in the world on any device. VRChat has raised $100M to date with the support of investors Makers Fund, Anthos Capital, and HTC and is building out a strong team to achieve hyper-growth in the coming years.

Job Overview

We are looking for a Senior Recruiter, Contract (20 hours/week) to support hiring across a targeted set of roles spanning Engineering, Design, and Product.

This role is focused on full-cycle recruiting execution, with responsibility for running searches from intake through close in partnership with hiring managers and a recruiting coordinator. The ideal candidate is comfortable operating independently, managing multiple roles, and delivering consistent progress across active searches.

Job & Team Impact

In this role, you will help ensure that priority hires are made efficiently by driving day-to-day recruiting execution. This includes building and managing pipelines, keeping candidates engaged, and maintaining momentum across interview processes.

You will play a key role in helping the team stay organized and responsive—surfacing insights from the market, identifying gaps in pipelines, and ensuring hiring teams are able to make timely decisions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across assigned roles, partnering with hiring managers to scope positions, align on candidate profiles, and drive hiring strategy
• Build and manage high-quality pipelines across technical, product, and creative roles, using a mix of sourcing and inbound channels
• Act as a thought partner to hiring teams, providing market insights, candidate calibration, and guidance throughout the hiring process
• Drive searches to close, managing candidate engagement, offer strategy, and negotiations in competitive situations
• Maintain clear visibility into pipeline health and progress, proactively identifying risks and unblocking searches
• Partner with the Recruiting Coordinator to ensure efficient process execution and a smooth candidate experience
• Identify and implement improvements to Recruiting workflows, helping the team operate more effectively

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience
• Experience hiring across a mix of technical, product, and/or creative roles
• Demonstrated ability to partner closely with hiring managers, influencing role scoping, candidate calibration, and hiring decisions
• Proven success in closing candidates in competitive markets, including managing multiple stakeholders and navigating offer negotiations
• Ability to operate independently in a lean environment, managing multiple searches and driving consistent progress with minimal oversight
• Strong sourcing capabilities and ability to build high-quality pipelines across multiple functions
• Experience using data and market insights to inform hiring strategy and improve outcomes
• Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Bonus Points

• Experience recruiting for consumer, social, or platform-based products
• Exposure to hiring in areas like trust & safety, content moderation, or community-focused roles
• Experience supporting both technical and creative organizations
• Prior experience in a contract or embedded recruiting role
• Experience working for a startup or high-growth tech company while developing a high-performing team.
• Demonstrated interest in VR, online communities, or be a VRChat user and creator!
• Knowing how our platform and community works

How we Work

Work from anywhere! VRChat is a 100% remote company.

VRChat is an equal-opportunity employer, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. VRChat fosters a diverse, creative, and collaborative environment where anyone can contribute to any of the ongoing projects or direction of the roadmap at any time.  If you’re a passionate team player who wants to have an impact on a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you!

Offers are subject to satisfactory background and reference checks.