About this role
At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit klaviyo.com/careers to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny.
As an R&D Recruiting Lead, you will act as the senior recruiting partner for the business. You will build the hiring plan, run the most critical searches, advise leaders on talent strategy, and use data to keep hiring on track. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can both execute searches personally and raise the quality of recruiting across the team.
What You Will Do
• Own the hiring relationship for High-influence Principal roles from planning through delivery.
• Translate org design and headcount plans into a clear, prioritized hiring strategy in partnership with HR.
• Run the most senior or highest-impact searches directly and model a high bar for search quality.
• Partner with HRBP, Talent Branding, and business leaders on workforce planning, hiring risk, market insights, and candidate messaging.
• Use pipeline, conversion, time-to-fill, and forecast data to communicate progress and identify risk early.
• Guide and mentor recruiters supporting the pillar, including prioritization, search strategy, calibration, and stakeholder communication.
• Use AI tools as part of the daily workflow to improve sourcing, screening, market mapping, and pipeline management while applying sound judgment to quality and candidate experience.
Who you are:
• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including strong experience in leadership-aligned technical hiring.
• Experience owning a full book of business, including delivery, stakeholder relationships, data, employer brand, and hiring strategy.
• Credibility with senior and executive stakeholders, with the ability to advise, influence, and push back when needed.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to connect org strategy, hiring plans, and market realities.
• Experience recruiting for senior leadership or executive-level roles, or partnering closely on those searches.
• Practical AI fluency, with examples of how AI has improved speed, quality, or candidate experience in your own work.
• A track record of mentoring or informally leading recruiters in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
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