Recruitment Team Lead

Role Summary

Category: Employment - Recruiting - Staffing

We are looking for an experienced Recruitment Team Lead to lead and develop the recruitment function within a fast-growing media buying and technology environment. The role combines hands-on recruitment, executive search, team management, recruitment analytics, and strategic talent acquisition.

The Recruitment Team Lead will manage the existing recruitment team, build the function further, and ensure a transparent, predictable, and data-driven hiring process across media buying, design, and technology roles.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full end-to-end recruitment process across multiple functions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of recruiters, with plans to expand the team.
• Remain hands-on in recruitment, executive search, and headhunting.
• Recruit media buyers, Team Leads, Heads of Buying, and other key specialists.
• Build and continuously maintain a high-quality, warm talent pool.
• Develop alternative sourcing channels beyond LinkedIn and Telegram.
• Track recruitment KPIs, reporting, and hiring performance to ensure transparency and predictability.
• Analyze the recruitment market, including salary benchmarks, EVP, and competitor hiring practices.
• Plan and manage recruitment budgets and ensure efficient use of resources.
• Work closely with hiring managers and other stakeholders to align recruitment priorities.
• Optimize recruitment processes and improve overall hiring efficiency.
• Ensure a high-quality candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Contribute to HR branding and employer value proposition initiatives.

Requirements

• 5+ years of total recruitment experience.
• 2+ years of experience as a Recruitment Team Lead or Head of Recruitment, managing a team of at least 3 recruiters.
• 2+ years of experience recruiting within affiliate marketing or media buying teams, with at least 1 year in a single team.
• Hands-on experience hiring media buyers.
• Proven experience with recruitment reporting, KPIs, and data-driven recruitment management.
• Strong experience with Executive Search and headhunting.
• Experience using alternative candidate sourcing channels beyond LinkedIn and Telegram.
• Experience optimizing recruitment processes.
• Strong understanding of the media buying domain.
• Experience managing and developing recruitment teams.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• English language B2+ is preferred.
• Experience with ATS and recruitment automation tools; PeopleForce is a plus.
• Experience with AI recruitment tools such as Claude or GPT is a plus.
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