Associate Recruiter at Web Summit

About us: How did Web Summit become, in the words of Forbes, “the best tech conference on the planet”? Meaningful connections. Our tech events are unmissable because we make it easier for the right people to meet and connect. Everyone at Web Summit works towards this goal. And we’re just getting started.  We’re always looking to build on the impact we have already made at Web Summit. In the coming years we’ll take Web Summit to new markets, promoting global connectivity, highlighting important issues and connecting global leaders – all while making a positive impact on the environment and communities we encounter. To build a better company, we have to better ourselves. We do that by finding the most ambitious people to work with us.  About the team: At Web Summit, our people are at the centre of everything we do. So it makes sense that our People Operations team (HR, Internal Comms, Recruitment, Environment & L&D) are focused on supporting them by championing a diverse culture, nurturing learning and development, and finding the brightest minds to join us from around the world! We attract world-class talent; develop and execute numerous projects to improve processes like onboarding, learning, and development; provide strong administrative support to the rest of the business; and just add fun to our working lives! We are now looking for an Associate Recruiter to join the team and be influential in scaling our sales teams in multiple global regions. What you’ll achieve at Web Summit: • You’ll work the full cycle recruitment process for a variety of teams(mainly commercial) across the business, ensuring a smooth and positive candidate experience. • You'll work closely with the CCO and Sales SVPs, to scale our sales teams globally. • You’ll collaborate with hiring managers and their teams to deliver a seamless recruitment process. • You’ll work closely with the internal recruitment team and HR to build efficient and scalable recruiting processes - generating ideas and suggesting improvements. • You’ll manage a complex and busy recruitment schedule, utilising our ATS, Slack, and others. • You’ll source active and passive candidates through relevant networks, online databases, employee referrals, networking and research. • You'll support the recruitment team in ad-hoc hires across the business, including operations, live events, engineering, marketing, etc. Skills we like: • Exceptional problem-solving, planning and communication skills as well as the ability to engage any audience. • Demonstrated track record of success in talent acquisition and development of sourcing strategy preferably within a tech sector. • Ability to understand the long-term “big picture” and short-term perspectives of situations adjusting to moving deadlines and priorities. • Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail • Must be adaptable to moving business needs, and the asks the business places on the recruitment team. • Comfortable dealing with internal stakeholders, and deep diving into team needs, which will help build out the ideal candidate profile. • Experience hiring sales candidates a big plus Benefits and perks: - Hybrid-working model open to all employees. - Subsidised healthcare, dental, employee assistance programme (EAP) and more. - Pension contribution up to 6%(Irish based only) - A dedicated in-house L&D department, with access to workshops, online learning and resources to help you excel in your career development. - Company laptop, generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements. - Our very own Tramway Team, which drives community and morale-boosting events for employees to participate in. - Annual company get-togethers, charity days, and monthly wellbeing talks. - Wellness subsidy issued to all employees of €1000 per year At Web Summit, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We want talent from all walks of life to help us on our journey to digitise the conference sector. Hiring decisions are made purely on experience, skills and the needs of the business.