Blink is looking for a Director of Recruiting to join our Embedded Staffing team. Blink Embedded works with our largest clients to provide highquality UX research and design talent directly into their teams - strategically expanding Blinks services.
Our Director of Recruiting plays a dual role of Client Partner and Recruiter - working from initial intake to final candidate negotiations to place talent. This person leads fullcycle recruiting for Embedded roles and serves as a trusted partner to our clients - juggling multiple searches nurturing key accounts with exceptional care and ensuring every placement meets the high bar our clients expect.
Were looking for someone with deep recruiting expertise a love for client services and a steadiness and strategic prowess to thrive in an environment where priorities shift quickly and client needs evolve in real time.
A note about location:Blink has offices in California Colorado Massachusetts Texas and Washington. We are a remote-friendly work environment however and are able to hire full-time employees outside of these states as well.
What youll be doing:
- Recruiting
- Lead full lifecycle recruiting across multiple simultaneous embedded roles including sourcing screening interviewing assessment offers and closing.
- Build strong diverse talent pipelines across UX research design and related creative/tech disciplines.
- Deliver a hightouch human transparent candidate experience from first contact to onboarding.
- Negotiate initial talent rates and any necessary promotion or extension rates with clients and talent.
- Write and post clear compelling job descriptions that reflect client needs and Blinks standards.
- Maintain accurate and organized documentation within the applicant tracking system (Lever).
- Maintain ongoing relationships with placed talent acting as a positive cultural touchpoint from the Blink team.
- Client Services
- Manage multiple client relationships with professionalism empathy and exceptional service.
- Maintain proactive communication with client stakeholders ensuring alignment clarity of expectations and accurate visibility into recruiting progress.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to clients on talent markets compensation role framing timelines and hiring best practices.
- Anticipate issues early and resolve them collaboratively and calmly maintaining trust and continuity.
- Sales Partnership
- Partner with Blink Business Development to evaluate scope and qualify new embedded opportunities.
- Bring the recruiter lens to sales conversations advising on feasibility pricing required skills and timeline.
- Act as a problemsolver and internal collaborator removing roadblocks spotting patterns and supporting the growth of the Embedded program.
What youll be doing:
- 7 years of fullcycle recruiting experience in a staffing or agency environment supporting creative UX or technical roles.
- Strong understanding of user research UX design visual design and adjacent talent markets.
- Proven ability to juggle a high volume of requisitions and client interactions without sacrificing quality or warmth.
- A serviceoriented mindset. A commitment to providing amazing experiences to candidates clients and internal partners.
- A track record of personal accountability responsiveness and thoughtful communication.
- Comfort working in ambiguous environments; skilled at bringing order clarity and calm to the work.
- Experience collaborating directly with client stakeholders and/or navigating Vendor Management Systems (a plus).
- High integrity empathy and ethical judgment especially when navigating sensitive or highpressure situations.
$132500 - $157700 a year
Our Pay Philosophy
Blink strives to provide clear career paths and opportunities for growth while maintaining a strong sense of inclusivity in our workforce. We believe in practicing salary transparency by providing a clear salary band for each role. Our recruiters will review salary ranges at the start of the interview above pay rate or salary range represents the expected hourly rate or salary for this position. The hiring team will also consider your experience and location when making final salary decisions.
If your experience looks a little different from what weve identified and you think you can rock the role wed love to learn more about you. Please include a cover letter that explains why you are well-suited for the role - we read each and every one to ensure we dont overlook any qualified individual.
ABOUT US
Blink UX is a product design consulting firm. With a specialty in rigorous research strategic envisioning and high-impact design were the preferred partner for companies that want to align around a clear vision scale with confidence and set the standard for great products services and experiences. Blink has over two decades of experience in UX research strategy and design partnering with innovative industry leaders including Amazon Chase Gates Foundation Google Meta and NASA. For more information visit.
Our Culture
Maintaining a positive company culture requires the same careful curation management and rigor as any other aspect of a business. At Blink we consciously design our culture to ensure that employees have the structure and guidance they need to fully develop their skills and abilities for a happy and rewarding career. Be sure to read up on the unique aspects of ourcompany culture frameworkand ensure they align with your working style.
EEO
When hiring we aim to build teams of compassionate people with diverse experiences thoughts and skills. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin religion sexual preference gender identity or age disability or length of time spent unemployed.
Following your application submission we encourage you to disclose personal demographic information in order to help us comply with federal and state Equal Employment Opportunity record-keeping requirements. We will also use this information in an anonymous aggregated form to help us measure and improve diversity at Blink.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Director
Blink is looking for a Director of Recruiting to join our Embedded Staffing team. Blink Embedded works with our largest clients to provide highquality UX research and design talent directly into their teams - strategically expanding Blinks services.Our Director of Recruiting plays a dual role of Cli...
Blink is looking for a Director of Recruiting to join our Embedded Staffing team. Blink Embedded works with our largest clients to provide highquality UX research and design talent directly into their teams - strategically expanding Blinks services.
Our Director of Recruiting plays a dual role of Client Partner and Recruiter - working from initial intake to final candidate negotiations to place talent. This person leads fullcycle recruiting for Embedded roles and serves as a trusted partner to our clients - juggling multiple searches nurturing key accounts with exceptional care and ensuring every placement meets the high bar our clients expect.
Were looking for someone with deep recruiting expertise a love for client services and a steadiness and strategic prowess to thrive in an environment where priorities shift quickly and client needs evolve in real time.
A note about location:Blink has offices in California Colorado Massachusetts Texas and Washington. We are a remote-friendly work environment however and are able to hire full-time employees outside of these states as well.
What youll be doing:
- Recruiting
- Lead full lifecycle recruiting across multiple simultaneous embedded roles including sourcing screening interviewing assessment offers and closing.
- Build strong diverse talent pipelines across UX research design and related creative/tech disciplines.
- Deliver a hightouch human transparent candidate experience from first contact to onboarding.
- Negotiate initial talent rates and any necessary promotion or extension rates with clients and talent.
- Write and post clear compelling job descriptions that reflect client needs and Blinks standards.
- Maintain accurate and organized documentation within the applicant tracking system (Lever).
- Maintain ongoing relationships with placed talent acting as a positive cultural touchpoint from the Blink team.
- Client Services
- Manage multiple client relationships with professionalism empathy and exceptional service.
- Maintain proactive communication with client stakeholders ensuring alignment clarity of expectations and accurate visibility into recruiting progress.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to clients on talent markets compensation role framing timelines and hiring best practices.
- Anticipate issues early and resolve them collaboratively and calmly maintaining trust and continuity.
- Sales Partnership
- Partner with Blink Business Development to evaluate scope and qualify new embedded opportunities.
- Bring the recruiter lens to sales conversations advising on feasibility pricing required skills and timeline.
- Act as a problemsolver and internal collaborator removing roadblocks spotting patterns and supporting the growth of the Embedded program.
What youll be doing:
- 7 years of fullcycle recruiting experience in a staffing or agency environment supporting creative UX or technical roles.
- Strong understanding of user research UX design visual design and adjacent talent markets.
- Proven ability to juggle a high volume of requisitions and client interactions without sacrificing quality or warmth.
- A serviceoriented mindset. A commitment to providing amazing experiences to candidates clients and internal partners.
- A track record of personal accountability responsiveness and thoughtful communication.
- Comfort working in ambiguous environments; skilled at bringing order clarity and calm to the work.
- Experience collaborating directly with client stakeholders and/or navigating Vendor Management Systems (a plus).
- High integrity empathy and ethical judgment especially when navigating sensitive or highpressure situations.
$132500 - $157700 a year
Our Pay Philosophy
Blink strives to provide clear career paths and opportunities for growth while maintaining a strong sense of inclusivity in our workforce. We believe in practicing salary transparency by providing a clear salary band for each role. Our recruiters will review salary ranges at the start of the interview above pay rate or salary range represents the expected hourly rate or salary for this position. The hiring team will also consider your experience and location when making final salary decisions.
If your experience looks a little different from what weve identified and you think you can rock the role wed love to learn more about you. Please include a cover letter that explains why you are well-suited for the role - we read each and every one to ensure we dont overlook any qualified individual.
ABOUT US
Blink UX is a product design consulting firm. With a specialty in rigorous research strategic envisioning and high-impact design were the preferred partner for companies that want to align around a clear vision scale with confidence and set the standard for great products services and experiences. Blink has over two decades of experience in UX research strategy and design partnering with innovative industry leaders including Amazon Chase Gates Foundation Google Meta and NASA. For more information visit.
Our Culture
Maintaining a positive company culture requires the same careful curation management and rigor as any other aspect of a business. At Blink we consciously design our culture to ensure that employees have the structure and guidance they need to fully develop their skills and abilities for a happy and rewarding career. Be sure to read up on the unique aspects of ourcompany culture frameworkand ensure they align with your working style.
EEO
When hiring we aim to build teams of compassionate people with diverse experiences thoughts and skills. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin religion sexual preference gender identity or age disability or length of time spent unemployed.
Following your application submission we encourage you to disclose personal demographic information in order to help us comply with federal and state Equal Employment Opportunity record-keeping requirements. We will also use this information in an anonymous aggregated form to help us measure and improve diversity at Blink.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Director
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