Technical Recruiter

About Skylo

Skylo is a global Non-Terrestrial Network service provider based in Mountain View, CA, offering a service that allows smartphone and IoT cellular devices to connect directly over existing satellites. 

Skylo’s direct-to-device service is now live across four continents, with more than 50 million square kilometers of coverage, in partnership with multiple satellite operators, mobile network operators (MNOs), Tier-1 chipset makers, and OEMs. Devices connected over satellite are managed and served by Skylo's commercial NTN vRAN, featuring a 3GPP standards-based cloud-native base station and core. Skylo works with existing satellite operators, network operators, and device makers to provide subscribers an anywhere, anytime connectivity solution that seamlessly roams between terrestrial and satellite networks. Skylo's focus is on enabling connected services for people outdoors and connected workflows across three main verticals: Industrial IoT, automotive, and mass-market consumer devices. 

This role is located in Mountain View, CA which we are onsite 3 days a week. 

Summary Of How You Will Impact Skylo

Skylo is hiring a Technical Recruiter to help scale Skylo’s team and fulfill our mission of making ‘direct-to-device’ satellite connectivity available to all. This is a high impact role that will collaborate with our network, product, engineering, and sales teams to support our engineering hiring. Initially, this role will primarily support hiring in our Mountain View and Finland offices but may contribute to our Bangalore office as well. 

How You Will Contribute

• Own the full-cycle recruiting process A-Z: Manage all recruiting efforts for critical reqs; from sourcing, to interview management, to implementing take-home tests, to the close - with an emphasis on strong hiring manager partnership and effective candidate advocacy. 
• Be an ambassador for Skylo. You will share the Skylo story, culture, and vision with prospective candidates and build our employer brand
• Talent Sourcing: You will constantly be on the lookout for creative ways of discovering new talent in our industry, including direct outreach on LinkedIn, job boards, social media, networking events, and industry-specific sources, to identify and engage with potential candidates.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner with hiring managers and leadership to understand their unique hiring needs, develop job descriptions, and create comprehensive recruitment plans.
• Process: Maintain a disciplined talent acquisition process, following our published workflows, tools, and systems.
• Data Management: Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records in Greenhouse (ATS) and generate regular recruitment reports.
• Strive to deliver the best candidate experience possible.

What We Look For

• 5-7+ years of in-house technical recruiting experience 
• 1-2 years of focused experience sourcing for technical/engineering roles
• International recruiting experience is a plus
• Good understanding of or interest in the mobile industry is a plus 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a proven record of success building engineering teams
• Adaptable to changing requirements and priorities in the dynamic satellite/cellular connectivity fields
• Experience recruiting for early/growth-stage startups or new functions within a larger company, ideally hiring both tech and G&A roles 
• Proven track record of building strong relationships with hiring managers and interviewers 
• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention-to-detail and follow-through
• Proficiency with Greenhouse and LinkedIn Recruiter
• Highly self-motivated and driven to get things done

What We Offer

With employees working across three continents, Skylo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. Our worldwide and inclusive culture encourages a flexible approach to work, and we also offer an attractive range benefits such as: 

• Competitive compensation packages including a stock option based equity program 
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement plan
• Monthly allowances for wellness and education reimbursement
• A generous time off policy, holidays, and the opportunity to temporarily work abroad
• Once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of developing and running world’s first commercial, live direct-to-device satellite network and service 
• Access to world-class team and talent across tech domains: software, hardware, chipsets, telecom, satellite and network virtualization 
• Open, transparent, inclusive culture that blends the Silicon Valley, Nordic and South Asia characteristics

Additional information

The compensation range for this position is: $100,000 - $120,000 plus equity. This range reflects the low and high end of the range Skylo reasonably and generally expects to pay the hired candidate in this role.

EEO Statement
Skylo is an equal-opportunity employer and we celebrate diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, parent or caregiver status, political affiliation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.