Senior Recruiter - Newsela

About the Role

Newsela is looking for a Senior Recruiter (GTM) to join our People team, reporting directly to the Manager, Talent Acquisition. In this role, you will serve as a strategic talent partner to revenue and growth leadership, driving the strategy and execution required to scale our Go-to-Market (GTM) organization. You will own the full recruitment lifecycle for revenue-generating roles, champion candidate experience, and leverage GTM market data to build high-performing, diverse sales, marketing, and customer success teams.

Key Responsibilities

• GTM Strategic Partnership: Partner with GTM leaders (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success) to understand revenue goals, align on headcount roadmaps, and execute tailored hiring plans.
• Full-Cycle Execution: Own the end-to-end process for a portfolio of GTM requisitions, from kickoff calls and active outbound sourcing through complex offer negotiations and closing.
• Pipeline & Sourcing: Proactively source and engage top-tier, passive revenue talent across the competitive EdTech landscape using LinkedIn Recruiter and innovative network outreach.
• Data-Driven Advisory: Collaborate with hiring managers using real-time market trends, compensation benchmarks, and pipeline analytics to streamline time-to-hire and increase offer acceptance rates.
• Candidate Experience & Brand: Deliver a high-touch, memorable candidate journey that highlights Newsela’s mission, remote culture, and market impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle corporate recruiting experience for an EdTech or SaaS company, with a focus on Go-to-Market hiring.
• Proven track record of successfully hiring for roles in Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and RevOps.
• Strong understanding of the GTM function and key success metrics.
• Proactive and results-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Expert-level project management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and other recruiting tools.
• A passion for building diverse and high-performing teams.

Bonus Points

• Experience with recruitment tools such as Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, etc.
• Experience with global hiring in locations such as Latin America and the Philippines.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $100,000 – $115,000 USD per year, plus incentive stock options.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contributions to premiums and HSA accounts, pet insurance, and free access to Calm.
• Work From Home: Fully remote environment with a monthly tech stipend to support your home office setup.
• Family Support: Inclusive benefits including parental leave, fertility support, and adoption assistance.
• Financial Wellbeing: 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Time Off: Flexible PTO, 10 company holidays, and a company-wide winter break (Dec 24th – Jan 1st).
• Professional Development: Annual learning and development allowance for external training, classes, workshops, and conferences.

About Newsela

Newsela takes authentic, real-world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction-ready for K-12 classrooms. Each text is published at five reading levels, ensuring accessible content for every learner. Today, over 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela.