Freelance Principal Recruiter
- Your creativity and quick thinking help you build innovative candidate pipelines and source passive talent effectively.
- You excel at adapting to changing priorities and ambiguous situations, a must for this dynamic role.
- Your strong communication skills allow you to drive proactive stakeholder dialogue and maintain momentum.
- You enjoy problem-solving in hiring strategies, but may struggle with the monotony of managing 8-12 active roles simultaneously.
- Closing candidates through trust and long-term fit requires patience and follow-through that can be a growth area.
Who we are
Typeform is a refreshingly different form builder. We help over 150,000 businesses collect the data they need with forms, surveys, and quizzes that people enjoy. Designed to look striking and feel effortless to fill out, Typeform drives 500 million responses every year—and integrates with essential tools like Slack, Zapier, and Hubspot.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Freelance Principal Recruiter to join Typeform on an initial, full-time engagement. In this role, you’ll operate as a full-cycle Talent Acquisition Partner, owning hiring end-to-end across a mix of technical and business roles. You’ll work in a small, high-ownership TA team, where the focus is not just on delivery—but on consistently raising the bar on talent and hiring quality.
Things you will do:
- Own and drive 8–12 active roles simultaneously across both technical, commercial and business functions
- Build and maintain high-quality candidate pipelines, with a strong focus on sourcing passive talent
- Partner closely with hiring managers to define role scope, success criteria, and hiring strategy
- Run structured hiring processes from intake through to offer, ensuring clarity and alignment at every stage
- Drive proactive communication with stakeholders, anticipating needs and keeping momentum high
- Deliver a strong candidate experience while maintaining a high and consistent hiring bar
- Close candidates by building trust, alignment, and long-term fit
What you already bring to the table:
- Proven experience as a full-cycle recruiter in a global SaaS or technology company
- Comfortable hiring across both technical and business roles
- Strong sourcing capability—you know how to identify, engage, and convert passive candidates
- Confidence in assessing talent and contributing to high-quality hiring decisions
- Strong stakeholder management—you bring structure, clarity, and momentum
- High ownership and autonomy—you’re comfortable operating at speed with limited direction
- Ability to thrive in fast-moving and sometimes ambiguous environments
*Typeform drives hundreds of millions of interactions each year, enabling conversational, human-centered experiences across the globe. We move as one team, empowering our collective efforts by valuing each individual’s unique perspective. This fosters strong bonds grounded in respect, transparency, and trust. We champion our diverse customer base by anticipating their needs and addressing their challenges with priority. Committed to excellence, we hold high expectations for ourselves and each other, continuously striving to deliver exceptional results.
We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and stand firmly against discrimination and harassment of any kind—whether based on race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Everyone is welcome here.
Best personality fits for this role
You strategically plan hiring pipelines, perfectly aligning with the need to manage 8-12 roles with structure and foresight.
Read the INTJ career guide →You naturally lead and drive momentum, making you effective at managing multiple roles and keeping stakeholders aligned.
Read the ENTJ career guide →Your creativity and quick thinking help you build innovative candidate pipelines and source passive talent effectively.
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