Part-Time Recruiter

Now is a great time to join Optery. Optery is profitable with $XXM annual revenue, and we 3x-ed sales last year. Our product was awarded “Editors’ Choice” by PCMag as the most outstanding in the personal data removal category for the 4th year in a row (2022 - 2025), we received the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards for Attack Surface Management, Digital Footprint Management, and Employee Privacy Protection for the 2nd year in a row (2024 - 2025), we received the Top InfoSec Innovator Award and Best Service for Attack Surface Management by Cyber Defense Magazine in 2025, Fortress Cybersecurity Award for Privacy Enhancing Technologies in 2025, Fast Company awarded Optery Next Big Things in Tech for Security and Privacy, Optery was ranked the #1 most effective of all personal data removal services tested in 2024 study by Consumer Reports, Optery was named one of Business Insider’s Top 30 Future Unicorns of 2025, and we’re changing the game in the world of consumer data in a way that puts individuals in control.

Optery is automated opt out software, and we serve individuals, families and businesses. Our mission is to empower people to take control of their personal data, and we have a vision for a safer world through data privacy.

Optery is the first company to offer a free report with dozens of screenshots showing where your personal information is being posted by hundreds of data brokers online (https://app.optery.com/signup), and the first to offer IT teams a completely self-service platform for finding and removing employee personal information from the web (https://business.optery.com/signup). Optery subscription plans automatically remove customers from these sites, clearing your home address, phone number, email and other personal information from the Internet at scale. The service is used to prevent threats like phishing, social engineering, identity theft, harassment and physical violence.

Optery has completed its AICPA SOC 2, Type II security certification, and distinguishes itself with unparalleled search technology, data removal automation, visual evidence-based before-and-after reporting, data broker coverage, and API integration options.

Hundreds of thousands of people rely on Optery to prevent attacks and keep their personal information off the Internet. Optery has raised $9M+ in funding from world-class investors such as Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Bayhouse Capital, Flex Capital, Global Founders Capital, Goodwater Capital, Pioneer Fund, Soma Capital, TRAC, Tribe Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures.

Optery is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, but operates as a fully-remote global team.

Optery is a fast-growing startup tackling one of today’s most pressing issues: data privacy. We’re looking for a highly organized, detail-oriented part-time recruiter to help us scale our team with top-tier talent. You’ll partner closely with hiring managers across multiple departments — including Product, Engineering, GTM, Finance & Ops, Marketing, Legal and more — to help identify, engage, and guide exceptional candidates through our hiring funnel.

This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, startup environment and wants to make meaningful contributions without needing full-time hours.

🧠 What You’ll Do:

• Manage the full-cycle recruiting process for a variety of complex and niche roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to align on hiring needs and develop recruiting strategies.
• Provide a high touch candidate experience.
• Continuously improve our recruiting practices, tools and workflows, using data to inform decisions.
• Uphold and elevate our talent bar across all roles.
• Source candidates via LinkedIn and other platforms to build a strong top-of-funnel pipeline.
• Screen resumes and conduct video screens to assess fit, experience, and communication.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews across time zones using an ATS
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements, candidate profiles, and hiring goals.
• Maintain clear candidate records and pipeline tracking in Excel/Google Sheets and our ATS.
• Help optimize recruiting workflows and candidate experience.
• Communicate with clarity and professionalism to both candidates and internal stakeholders.
• Provide ad hoc support for recruiting operations by assisting with various hiring tasks as needed.

✅ What We’re Looking For:

• 3+ years of recruiting experience in fast-paced, high growth startup environments
• Demonstrated success in hiring for complex and niche roles with high hiring standards (e.g., CISO, Technical, Product, Marketing, GTM).
• Comfortable working independently in a remote, part-time setting.
• Proficient in ATS systems (e.g., Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, Breezy).
• Strong experience using LinkedIn Recruiter or other platforms for proactive and creative sourcing.
• Excellent resume screening and candidate vetting skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills — clear, thoughtful, and professional.
• Comfortable working in Google Sheets, Excel, and G Suite tools.
• Available to work during U.S. business hours across time zones.
• Bonus: Experience recruiting in the cybersecurity industry.

Location

While Optery is a fully-remote global team, this position is based in the United States and is required to work regular U.S. business hours, i.e. in the U.S. Eastern, Central, Mountain, and/or Pacific time zones.

Why Work With Us:

• $30–$65/hour
• Flexible part-time hours with remote autonomy
• Work directly with founders and hiring managers
• Help shape the team at a mission-driven startup
• Great team culture — low ego, high impact

Equal Opportunity

Optery values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Optery does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

If you’re a recruiter who loves building great teams and wants a flexible, part-time role at a meaningful startup — we’d love to hear from you!