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About Volition: 

Volition Capital is a leading global growth equity investment firm with ~ $2B in total AUM across five funds. Volition focuses on investing in founder-owned and capital-efficient companies that aspire to lead their markets and have the proven chops to get there. Volition aims to invest in every sense of the word. We’re extremely selective and work every day to support our Founders, their teams, and their mission. An approach that has allowed us to participate in notable exists including: JazzHR, Ping Identity, Velocify, GlobalTranz, Connatix, iPipeline, VisualIQ, and Chewy.com. 

 
At Volition, we work to make an everlasting impact on the lives of our founders, a transformative impact on our portfolio companies, a meaningful impact on the missions of our LPs, and a positive impact on the world around us. 

About the Role: 

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Recruiter to join our Talent team. As a Recruiter, you will be instrumental in executing high-quality talent searches and helping to professionalize our in-house recruitment services. You will work closely with the SVP of Talent and HR and the Senior Talent Manager, our portfolio companies’ executive teams, and potential candidates to ensure a seamless and strategic hiring process. Your focus will be on sourcing and engaging top talent for Executive-level hires at our portfolio companies to help execute our recruiting process with a high degree of quality and efficiency. If you are passionate about recruiting and want to be a part of a dynamic team that makes a measurable impact, we’d love to hear from you!  

Responsibilities: 

• Partner with other Talent team members to execute searches. Working closely with hiring managers, executive team members, and founders of portfolio companies to ensure a high level of service and engagement. 

• Maintain a workload of ~5 executive-level searches on an ongoing basis. 

• Complete roughly 10-15 executive placements within your first year with the firm. 

• Conduct deep sourcing efforts, identifying top-tier candidates across various industries and functions. 

• Increase the quality of hires, as measured by retention and performance feedback from hiring managers. 

• Work closely with hiring managers to refine interview scorecards, ensuring alignment on outcomes, competencies, and cultural fit. 

• Handle thorough market mapping and research to identify the best talent pools for key roles. 

• Engage in weekly calls with portfolio hiring teams, providing recruitment updates, candidate insights, and any relevant findings.  

• Utilize a variety of recruitment technologies to improve workflow, tracking, and reporting.  

• Collaborate with the team to optimize search execution, communication, and visibility.  

About You:  

• Previous experience with an executive search firm focused on high-growth tech companies is required. 

• Strong research and sourcing skills, with experience handling high-volume candidate pipelines. 

• Experience utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, and other sourcing tools.  

• Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously while maintaining a high-level of attention to detail.  

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with executive teams and candidates. 

• Ability to be in office 4 days a week. 

• A strategic mindset with a passion for improving processes and driving results.  

• Ability to be flexible and adapt to the evolving needs of our portfolio companies. 

Why Join Us? 

• Opportunity to be part of a high-impact, in-house talent function that directly supports company growth. 

• Play a direct role in scaling high-growth companies by delivering top talent. 

• Work alongside an experienced team that values collaboration, efficiency, and driving results. 

• Gain exposure to a broad range of industries and leadership roles within our portfolio companies.   

• Help shape and professionalize an evolving talent function. 

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