Contract Recruiter

Job Description

Job Description

Workstream is a mission-driven company building the all-in-one HR, payroll, and hiring platform for managing the hourly workforce. There are 2.7 billion hourly workers, making up 80% of the global workforce, but this market has been heavily underserved by technology and deserves better. Workstream has been purpose-built for the hourly workforce from day one so that these businesses and their employees can thrive.

Our customers include leading brands from multiple sectors, including Burger King, Carl's Jr./Hardee's, IHOP, KFC, and Culvers. We are a high growth series B company and quickly expanding our product portfolio to deliver on our vision. We are backed by legendary VCs and industry experts like Founders Fund, BOND, and Coatue.

In addition to our core business, Workstream is home to a small, fast-moving Robotics team focused on advancing the next generation of artificial intelligence and robotics. We partner with a leading AI and robotics company to produce high-quality, large-scale egocentric (first-person) video datasets that help train advanced AI models.

Our Robotics team develops scalable data collection and annotation pipelines that enable the efficient creation of high-quality training datasets, helping AI systems better understand human actions, environments, and everyday interactions. We're also building a new category of connected hardware designed to operate reliably throughout the day in thousands of homes and businesses. By combining cutting-edge data collection, automation, and hardware innovation, this team is helping shape the future of intelligent systems and real-world AI applications.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly driven, resourceful, and execution-focused Recruiter to support one of Workstream's highest-priority initiatives: scaling our Video Contributor contractor programs.

This is an initial 3-month contract engagement , with the potential for extension based on business needs and performance.

In this engagement, you will lead high-volume contractor recruiting with an immediate focus on rapidly expanding our in-office Video Contributor program in Menlo Park, while also supporting broader domestic and international contractor hiring initiatives as project priorities evolve.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys building recruiting processes from the ground up, and knows how to generate candidate volume through creative sourcing, platform optimization, and operational excellence. You'll collaborate closely with recruiting, operations, project managers, and cross-functional partners to help scale hiring capacity and support ambitious production goals.

The ideal recruiter is equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves to source candidates, manage pipelines, optimize recruiting funnels, and improve hiring processes while thinking strategically about building repeatable, scalable recruiting systems.

Given the collaborative nature of this engagement, the contractor is expected to spend upto 5 days working from our Menlo Park office alongside the team and co-founders.

Why This Opportunity Is Different

This isn't a traditional recruiting assignment focused on steady-state hiring. You'll help launch and scale a high-impact operational initiative where speed, creativity, and execution matter.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Build scalable sourcing strategies from the ground up.
• Improve recruiting workflows and candidate experience.
• Help rapidly scale hiring capacity for a business-critical initiative.
• Partner directly with leaders across Recruiting, Operations, and Product.
• Contribute to recruiting experiments and operational improvements that may shape future hiring programs.

If you enjoy solving recruiting challenges, building efficient systems, and seeing the direct impact of your work, this engagement offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful contribution.

Day In The Life

• Lead end-to-end recruiting for high-volume Video Contributor contractor hiring, with an initial focus on Menlo Park.
• Develop and execute scalable sourcing strategies across Workstream, Indeed, LinkedIn, and other recruiting platforms.
• Identify creative sourcing channels to attract high-quality contractor talent.
• Manage candidate pipelines from sourcing through screening, interview coordination, offer, and onboarding support.
• Partner closely with Recruiting, Operations, Project Managers, and People Operations to support hiring goals.
• Monitor recruiting funnel performance and recommend improvements to increase conversion rates.
• Coordinate recruiting logistics across multiple stakeholders and hiring initiatives.
• Track recruiting metrics, hiring velocity, and sourcing effectiveness.
• Build scalable recruiting processes that support future hiring growth.
• Support hiring surges, special recruiting projects, and evolving business priorities.
• Assist with sourcing and recruiting efforts for other U.S. roles as needed.

Who You Are

• 3 to 5 years of recruiting experience, preferably supporting high-volume, contractor, hourly, staffing, or operations hiring.
• Demonstrated success scaling recruiting efforts in fast-paced or rapidly changing environments.
• Strong sourcing skills across job boards, social platforms, and creative recruiting channels.
• Experience managing high-volume recruiting pipelines with excellent organization and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating across multiple teams.
• Experience improving recruiting workflows, processes, or systems.
• A proactive, resourceful, and results-oriented approach to recruiting.
• Availability to collaborate from our Menlo Park office approximately 4–5 days per week during the engagement.

Nice to Have

• Experience in staffing, marketplace, BPO, or large-scale contractor recruiting.
• Experience recruiting for content creation, media operations, or contributor programs.
• Familiarity with hourly workforce recruiting.
• Experience supporting international contractor hiring.
• Experience with ATS optimization, recruiting operations, or recruiting analytics.
• Startup or special projects recruiting experience.

Contract Details

• Initial 3-month independent contractor engagement
• Compensation: $40–$50 per hour , depending on experience, qualifications, and the scope of services
• Opportunity for extension based on project needs and performance
• Due to the collaborative nature of this project, the engagement is expected to involve regular onsite collaboration from our Menlo Park office for the majority of the workweek
• Opportunity to support one of Workstream's highest-priority operational initiatives and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and company leadership

Know More About Workstream

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Additional Information 

Workstream provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.