Head of Recruiting – Marketing & Creative Talent

Location: Remote – United States Role Overview Ride The Wave is seeking a strategic, hands-on Head of Recruiting to lead talent acquisition as the company scales toward approximately 100 hires next year. The role will focus on building a high-volume recruiting engine for entry-level Social Media Managers across Latin America while hiring specialized marketing, creative, and business professionals. Key Responsibilities Own end-to-end recruiting strategy, sourcing, screening, interviews, offers, and hiring delivery. Lead high-volume recruitment for approximately 90 Social Media Managers across LATAM and 10 specialized positions. Recruit marketing and creative talent, including Social Media Managers, Copywriters, Content Creators, Digital Marketers, and CRO Specialists. Build scalable sourcing strategies, talent pipelines, and standardized candidate assessment processes. Manage recruiting agencies, external vendors, hiring budgets, and cost-per-hire. Establish recruiting KPIs, monitor time-to-fill, and report hiring progress to leadership. Coordinate onboarding, employment documentation, and HR compliance with relevant specialists. Optimize recruiting workflows, team capacity, and hiring costs as the business grows. Required Qualifications Proven experience leading full-cycle recruiting in a U.S.-based or U.S.-focused organization. Demonstrated success hiring marketing, creative, social media, or digital marketing professionals. Experience managing high-volume hiring and international or LATAM recruitment. Strong expertise in sourcing, ATS platforms, agency management, and recruiting analytics. Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and process-building skills. Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, scaling business. Work Arrangement: Fully remote within the United States. Originally posted on Himalayas