Senior Corporate Recruiter

Who we are: Founded in 2001, Vivid Seats (NASDAQ: SEAT) is a leading online ticket marketplace committed to becoming the ultimate partner for connecting fans to the live events, artists, and teams they love. We believe in the power of experiences and are fiercely dedicated to building products that inspire human connections. Named as one of Built In's top places to work in 2023, we believe that our People are our greatest competitive advantage. To support our People, we have built a company culture that empowers our employees to embrace challenges, encourages unity through collaboration, and seeks to constantly evolve by leveraging data and inspiring innovation.

Who we are: Founded in 2001, Vivid Seats (NASDAQ: SEAT) is a leading online ticket marketplace committed to becoming the ultimate partner for connecting fans to the live events, artists, and teams they love. We believe in the power of experiences and are fiercely dedicated to building products that inspire human connections. Named as one of Built In Chicago’s top places to work in 2023, we believe that our People are our greatest competitive advantage. To support our People, we have built a company culture that empowers our employees to embrace challenges, encourages unity through collaboration, and seeks to constantly evolve by leveraging data and inspiring innovation. 

The Opportunity: At Vivid Seats, recruiting is our top competitive advantage. As a Sr. Recruiter, you’ll directly impact the most valuable part of our company’s success; recruiting the best people with the skills and passion to succeed in our fast-paced, digital environment. 
 
As the owner of end-to-end search engagements, we will look to you to lead everything from inception of candidate contact to on-boarding with finesse and speed that ensures that we secure the best and brightest. You will be empowered to use your creativity and strategic influence to deliver on great hiring decisions. Our recruitment team partners closely with stakeholders across the organization to create meaningful interview processes and fantastic candidate experiences. 
 
Our recruiters understand what motivates candidates and apply our expertise to foster trust-based relationships with talented professional individual contributors and managers. As you build talent pipelines and drive a portfolio of active searches, we will ensure that your ideas are heard, supported and funded. Together with the help of a committed internal recruiting team, you will differentiate Vivid Seats as the employer of choice by embodying our values and proudly representing our brand. 

Responsibilities:  

• Partner with hiring managers to understand business objectives, assess hiring needs, develop job descriptions, and manage searches through the recruiting lifecycle 
• Demonstrate and advise teams on recruitment best practices, including the use of level appropriate objective assessments and score cards 
• Assess internal and external talent – including interview teams - and coach teams to make strong hiring decisions that align with our company values 
• Represent the Vivid Seats brand in the broader talent market 
• Manage candidate and hiring manager expectations to ensure a smooth recruiting process 
• Build offer letters, compensation packages, and handle all negotiations with candidates 
• Manage a portfolio of active searches and proactively seek out talent to build the pipeline

How your role expectations will progress in the first 30, 90, and 180 days:  

30 days in  

• Complete new hire orientation, gaining the resources you need to be successful.   
• Learn how ticket marketplaces operate and how you will contribute to providing great experiences for our customers. 
• Acclimate to team and company norms, business objectives, and Vivid Seats values. 
• Meet with hiring managers, set check in cadences, assess applicants, and advance candidates through the interview phases.  
• Home in on or close on your first professional level hire.  

90 days in  

• Contribute to our approaches, methods, or technologies that support overall business goals and drive team efficiencies. 
• Maintain, harvest and aid internal and external relationships to achieve progress and advance objectives. 
• Identify talent assessment gaps, create solutions to close opportunity areas, and coach team members to better outcomes. 
• Hire professional or managerial roles across multiple teams.  

180 days in   

• Play a larger role across the organization to advance talent assessment skills necessary to hire the right talent for the righ