Recruitment Lead - Remote

About the role

A partner company is looking for a Recruitment Lead based in Switzerland, working fully remotely in an international talent acquisition environment. The role guides a team of Recruitment Specialists, works directly with the founders, and combines hands-on recruiting with people leadership, operational oversight and process improvement. It offers a path to a Recruitment Manager position as the team grows.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the recruitment team and take responsibility for the quality, consistency and performance of hiring activities.
• Maintain oversight of active searches, coach team members and give clients timely updates and qualified candidates.
• Review and approve every candidate scorecard before submission to clients; observe screening interviews and give targeted coaching.
• Attend client interviews, share recordings and notes, and turn observations into actionable feedback.
• Manage the weekly team performance scoreboard and monitor all active pipelines, intervening early on delays or bottlenecks.
• Provide clients with written weekly updates on open positions, through to offer acceptance, and coordinate handover to the People Lead after an offer is signed.
• Manage one or two searches independently from sourcing to offer acceptance, and allocate new searches across the team.
• Train new recruiters, maintain and improve SOPs, and follow a 30/60/90-day onboarding plan.
• Monitor KPIs such as 90-day retention, submission timelines, interview follow-ups and client communication.

Required profile

• At least 3 years of full-cycle recruitment experience in an agency or high-growth environment.
• Previous experience leading, coaching or mentoring recruiters is a strong advantage; senior recruiters ready to move into leadership are also welcome.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting across functions such as marketing, sales, creative and operations.
• Experience with agencies, e-commerce brands or B2B service companies, and with remote-first teams, is an advantage.
• Availability Monday to Friday, 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM Pakistan Standard Time (PKT).

Required skills

• Strong interviewing and candidate assessment skills, with clear, constructive feedback.
• Excellent client-facing communication and written updates.
• Familiarity with BambooHR, LinkedIn Recruiter Lite, ClickUp, Slack, Google Workspace, Calendly, Fireflies and Claude.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.

What we offer

• Competitive base salary aligned with experience, plus commission on placements personally closed.
• Quarterly team performance bonus.
• Direct collaboration with the founders and autonomy to lead the team and shape standards.
• Exposure to international clients and diverse industries, with career progression toward Recruitment Manager.
• Fully remote, full-time contractor engagement.