Talent Intelligence improving quality of hire
Last updated 02.SEP.2021
Why Searchlight?
Searchlight is creating a new category in people tech by making hiring objective, data-driven and measurable. Both companies and candidates win when we find better matches.
Funded by top-tier investors like Founders Fund, Accel, and YC.
Fast-growing team tackling a $150B market opportunity with a category-defining product.
77 NPS with customers like Zapier, Udemy, and Coda.
Women-led and mission-driven company; founders are Forbes 30U30 with backgrounds from Stanford, Uber, Google, and McKinsey.
Opportunity for meaningful ownership, leadership, and autonomy on a <10 person team.
Recommended Reading: Using Data for Hiring at Zapier
We are looking for a leader we can count on to:
Establish Searchlight as a thought leader in the future of hiring and talent management by evangelizing the problem we’re solving, and become a thought leader themselves
Maintain integrity and reduce bias in our product by giving direct input into our product informed by the latest research
Conduct statistical analysis, surface insights from our platform’s data
Required Experience:
PhD or PhD coursework in I/O Psychology, Human Resource Capital Management, Org Psych, or Org Behavior
3 years of experience conducting people research in an organization or consulting environment
1 year of experience working at an early stage startup
Expertise in survey design and project management
Have worked in HR Tech (nice to have)
Has recruiting experience (nice to have)
1 year of experience working at a SaaS company (nice to have)
Success Profile:
Excels in problem solving, critical thinking, and systems thinking
Effective storyteller and communicator, both verbal and written. Comfortable presenting to internal and external audiences.
Self-starter and fast learner, especially in ambiguity; you’ll need to define your own role at times and fill in gaps wherever needed
Fluent in quantitative statistical methodologies
Hiring Process:
Initial Screen (30 min) (Founder)
Interview (30 min)
Case Study Presentation (30 min with Founder + 30 min with Growth Advisor)
Team Interview (2.5 hrs) (Full Team)
Invite your references via Searchlight’s platform
Final Interviews (2 hrs) (Founder + Board Member)
Key Teammates:
Kerry Wang - CEO/Cofounder
Anna Wang - CTO/Cofounder
Impact Description
Within...
1 month
Become familiar with Searchlight’s product and market
Review internal pre-hire assessments
Provide thought leadership to 1 key project
3 months
Create thought leadership content on hiring, references, DEI, and talent development
Support sales team as needed to close new customers
Advise on GTM and product roadmap
6 months
Build a community of thought leaders in people
Demonstrate the problem of not investing in people
Evangelize Searchlight’s solution
Beyond
More about Searchlight
Companies with the best talent win. But the way that companies hire hasn’t changed in decades, and recruiting as a core business function has been largely left behind by technology innovations in other functions like sales, customer success, marketing, etc. Job descriptions are still written in silo-ed documents, recruiting metrics end at time-to-fill instead of quality-of-hire, and we have a devastating diversity problem. While these are big challenges, we see a huge opportunity for Searchlight to own a ton of whitespace in the recruiting tech landscape.
Searchlight's full-cycle talent platform gives companies the right data and infrastructure to assess candidates and scale winning cultures.
Logistics:
Remote through Nov 2021
Located out of the San Francisco, CA office beyond Nov 2021 with hybrid in-person and remote work
Weekly team dinners (remote) sponsored by the company
Salary range $180-$250k
Significant Equity
401(k), Unlimited PTO, Health Insurance (100% paid premiums)
What Hybrid Work Means to Us
We are a fast-paced, tight-knit team that enjoys quality time working synchronously during core business hours. We have a PDX office and will have a SF office by EOY2021. We encourage team members to come into the office 2-3 times a week.
We’re committed to providing equal treatment and opportunity to all applicants at every stage of the hiring cycle and throughout their life at the company. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status.
Note: Research says men tend to apply even if they only meet ~60% of the job qualifications, whereas women and other marginalized groups are hesitant to do so. If you don’t match 100% of the job qualifications but think you’d be a great fit, we encourage you to apply!
Searchlight's mission is to build the best teams by helping companies hire the whole person, beyond resumes and interviews.
Searchlight's intelligent hiring software creates a profile of a candidate's team fit, strengths, and areas of growth through the people who've worked with them before. Our platform then matches the candidate to unique team profiles to predict top performers. Our customers like Zapier, Discord, and Chainlink now have the data they need to hire efficiently and effectively.
We've raised $20M from investors like Accel, Founders Fund, and Soma Capital.