Job Title:  Contract Recruiter (6 months) 

Location: West Coast Based (Remote)

Reports to:  Chief Executive Officer 

THE COMPANY 

VideoLabs is a professional intellectual property services company with its headquarters in the Silicon Valley and a presence in Europe and Asia. We serve our clients globally with trusted executive, business, technical, legal, and licensing expertise.  We serve the technology industry through focused patent aggregation, licensing programs, and consulting and expert services. 

VideoLabs’ vision is to optimize the global high-tech intellectual property environment to be efficient, respected, and balanced. This will allow technology companies to have predictable, low-cost design freedom and will provide fair and just compensation to innovators who create impactful patented inventions.  VideoLabs is well funded, has a core team of highly experienced business, intellectual property, and legal experts, and is rapidly growing across all aspects of its business.  More information is available at www.videolabsinc.com 

We pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work environment where creativity thrives, and every team member can make a meaningful impact. As Contract Recruiter at VideoLabs, you will be a pivotal team member responsible for sourcing, attracting, and hiring top talent to help us achieve our goals.  

This is a part-time 6-month contract position with the potential to extend based on business needs. This role is a West Coast based virtual position, with preference for the Bay Area.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Manage full cycle recruiting for complex searches, creating innovative sourcing strategies and engagements to hire the best talent for open roles 
• Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing plans, analyze requirements to determine and create target candidate profile 
• Conduct hiring intake calls to generate position requirements, collaborate closely with CEO & hiring team to meet hiring needs/goals and promote/educate team on hiring best practices including diversity & inclusion strategies 
• Manage ongoing pipeline activity and maintain data integrity, interpret data to help influence hiring decisions 
• Screen candidates, generate candidate debriefs, coordinate interviews, facilitate hiring debriefs 
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process, providing timely feedback and communication 
• Facilitate and drive the offer process, including salary negotiations, offer letters, closing candidates, and post hiring activities 
• Differentiate required skills for multiple roles, manage overlapping candidates as appropriate 
• Establish and standardize hiring processes, including structured interviewing, interview best practices and candidate experience drivers
• Adapt sourcing techniques to ensure quality candidates and healthy pipelines, making tooling recommendations as needed
• Review existing job descriptions and interview structures to make recommendations that drive clarity, efficiency and candidate experience
• Create and conduct virtual interview training for all identified interviewers
• Partner with CEO, hiring managers and other VideoLabs colleagues to identify, develop and maintain programs and systems that contribute to our strong company culture and employee satisfaction 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• 5+ years demonstrated experience sourcing for senior legal / intellectual property licensing roles is a requirement 
• Experience in strategic influencing and driving results at the executive level
• Demonstrated record of sourcing, creating and engaging in complex diversity and inclusion hiring strategies 
• Proactive, self-directed, detail oriented with the ability to adapt to change or modify approach 
• Experience working in a start-up in the technology space preferred 
• Prior experience operating in the legal/intellectual property space preferred 
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills 
• Strong attention to detail, communication and interpersonal abilities with a focus on discretion 
• Adaptability and the ability to handle fast-paced, high-pressure situations 
• A profound commitment to safeguarding confidential information 

CULTURE  

At VideoLabs, we believe in improving access to innovation and technology while reducing inefficiencies, cost and risk. We value drive, passion to make things better, curiosity, and quality over quantity. We are a small, growing nimble team and continue to make huge strides because we share a commitment to making the intellectual property space more equitable. 

To learn more about our team, culture, and customers, check out our website at www.videolabsinc.com