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title: 'Recuiter at Zencastr'
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# Recuiter at Zencastr

- **Company:** Zencastr
- **Location:** EU &, United States
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zencastr/0ab56a81-859d-406c-89f6-7bbc7531e0a8

## Job description

## FULL CYCLE RECRUITER

## POSITION SUMMARY

Zencastr is seeking a Full Cycle Recruiter to lead end-to-end hiring across technical and business functions. Reporting to the People Operations Lead, this role will partner closely with hiring managers to attract, assess, and hire exceptional talent while delivering an outstanding candidate experience.

The ideal candidate is proactive, highly organized, and thrives in a fast-paced startup environment. This person is an exceptional talent partner who can build strong relationships, manage multiple searches simultaneously, and identify creative ways to attract top talent in competitive markets.

## KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

## FULL CYCLE RECRUITING

- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from intake through offer acceptance across technical and non-technical roles.
- Partner with hiring managers to define hiring needs, interview processes, scorecards, and candidate profiles.
- Develop sourcing strategies to build diverse, high-quality candidate pipelines.
- Source passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, referrals, and other sourcing channels.
- Screen candidates to assess technical qualifications, experience, and cultural alignment.
- Coordinate interview schedules and ensure a seamless experience for candidates and interview teams.
- Facilitate interview debriefs and guide hiring managers through structured hiring decisions.
- Prepare and present offers, manage negotiations, and support candidates through acceptance.

## RECRUITING OPERATIONS

- Maintain accurate candidate records and hiring activity within the applicant tracking system.
- Monitor recruiting metrics including pipeline health, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, and offer acceptance rates.
- Ensure interview feedback is submitted promptly and hiring processes remain organized and compliant.
- Draft and maintain job descriptions, interview guides, scorecards, and recruiting documentation.
- Support onboarding handoffs to People Operations following accepted offers.

## TALENT STRATEGY & EMPLOYER BRAND

- Partner with leadership to proactively identify future hiring needs and workforce planning priorities.
- Recommend improvements to recruiting processes that increase efficiency, consistency, and candidate quality.
- Help strengthen Zencastr's employer brand through thoughtful candidate communication and engagement.
- Support employee referral initiatives and other talent attraction programs.
- Stay informed on market trends, compensation benchmarks, and recruiting best practices.

## CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE

- Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through timely communication, transparency, and professionalism.
- Build trusted relationships with candidates throughout the interview process.
- Represent Zencastr's culture and values throughout every stage of recruitment.
- Ensure candidates receive timely updates and thoughtful feedback whenever possible.

## QUALIFICATIONS

- 4-7+ years of full cycle recruiting experience, preferably within SaaS, technology, or startup environments.
- Demonstrated success recruiting technical roles including Software Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and Data, along with business functions such as Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Finance, and People Operations.
- Strong sourcing experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other outbound recruiting tools.
- Experience partnering directly with hiring managers and executive leaders.
- Excellent interviewing, candidate assessment, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
- Experience with applicant tracking systems such as Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, or similar platforms.
- Comfortable managing multiple concurrent searches while maintaining a high-quality candidate experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and operate effectively in a fast-paced startup environment.

## About Zencastr

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Zencastr provides an all-in-one audio and video creation platform for podcasters, video creators, and interviewers, featuring high-fidelity recording, AI-powered editing, and distribution tools.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage: Seed/Convertible Note)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Adrian Lopez (Co-Founder and CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Media Production / Podcasting Technology
- **Target customers**: B2B and B2C – podcasters, video creators, interviewers, marketers (SMB to professional)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Make it simple for anyone to create high-quality audio and video content” (derived from site messaging)

## Products & Services
- **Zencastr Recording**: Multi-track 4k video and 48kHz WAV audio recording on desktop and mobile, with double-ended tracks for remote interviews.
- **ZenAI Clipping**: AI-powered tool that transforms long-form videos into ready-to-post viral clips in a single click.
- **ZenAI Editing**: Edit audio or video like a text document using AI (remove silence, filler words, etc.).
- **Zencastr Hosting**: Next‑generation audio and video hosting with deep analytics.
- **Monetization Tools**: Options for podcasters to earn revenue through their shows.
- **Distribution**: Tools to publish content to all major platforms.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$4.6M** (seed round led by Kickstart, 2021) – conflicting reports indicate up to **$5.16M** including a convertible note [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/zencastr). Revenue is not publicly available.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Kickstart Fund (lead), WeFunder, Farhad Mohit, Jeremy Andrus, Start Up Loans, and others.
- **Growth Signals**:  
  - 47 employees as of mid‑2025 (LinkedIn data) – **+136.7% YoY** headcount growth.  
  - Operations in 14 countries (US, India, Philippines, Portugal, Brazil, Indonesia, etc.).  
  - 3 active job postings (Senior Fullstack, Senior Backend, Senior ML Engineer).  
  - Traffic : ~32k monthly visits, global rank #13M (small but growing).  
  - Tech stack: Kubernetes, TypeScript, TensorFlow, JavaScript, Stripe, Zendesk, CoreMedia, Power BI, Looker.

## Competitive Advantages
- **All-in-one platform**: Combines recording, AI editing, AI clipping, hosting, and monetization – reducing tool switching for creators.
- **High fidelity**: 4k video and 48kHz WAV audio, double-ended recording, suitable for professional podcasting.
- **AI-powered features**: ZenAI for editing and clipping differentiates from basic recording tools.
- **Remote-first culture**: Fully distributed team across 14 countries, enabling global talent pool.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI integration**: Continued investment in AI to automate editing and content repurposing (clips).
- **Growth and monetization**: Adding features to help creators grow audiences and generate revenue.
- **Scaling engineering team**: Active hiring for senior engineering roles (Backend, Fullstack, ML) to build out platform.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Rated 4.3/5 for culture, 4.0/5 for work-life balance, 5.0/5 for compensation (from 6 reviews on Built In) [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/zencastr).
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Fully remote – employees work from anywhere; office presence not required.
- **Benefits**:  
  - Company equity and employee stock purchase plan.  
  - Performance bonuses.  
  - Generous parental leave and family medical leave.  
  - Health, dental, and vision insurance.  
  - Tuition assistance and job training + conferences.  
  - Diversity-based Employee Resource Groups.  
  - Customized development tracks for career growth.
- **Engineering culture**: Senior-heavy team (9 senior engineers out of ~14 tech staff); strong emphasis on AI, infrastructure, and data.

## Sources
1. [zencastr.com](https://zencastr.com/)
2. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/zencastr)
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/zencastr)
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/zencastr)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zencastr)
6. [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/22/zencastr-adds-editing-and-distro-in-bid-to-become-a-full-service-podcast-offering/) (referenced in LinkedIn, not directly searched but cited in source material)

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