People & Recruiting Specialist
Brazil / Argentina / Colombia / Mexico
G&A – Talent Acquisition /
Contractor (Full-Time) /
Remote
Sauce is a premier restaurant technology platform that helps businesses grow with our Commission-Free Delivery & Pickup structure and proprietary delivery optimization technology. We are serving a 105 billion dollar US local restaurant business. Headquartered in NYC and Tel-Aviv, Sauce wants restaurants to fulfill their highest potential, this means giving local establishments everything they need to connect directly with their customers. The Sauce team pools together decades of restaurant tech experience, along with seasoned tech, sales, marketing, product and operations executives who produce an industry-changing delivery system for successful local restaurants and chains.
Sauce is looking for a Recruiting Specialist with a track record of sourcing high-level talent in South America and Mexico. You’ll own the recruitment process for our Sales and Customer Operations teams hiring in LATAM, working directly with leaders to fill crucial roles while also taking on light HR responsibilities to support broader People initiatives.
You will report directly to the Head of People at Sauce.
The schedule for this position is flexible, ideally Monday to Friday with standard EST working hours.
What You'll Do:
- A majority of the tasks and responsibilities will be focused on Recruiting, but as the needs of the business fluctuate, HR tasks may be assigned.
- Full-Cycle Recruitment: Manage the entire recruitment process for Sales and Customer Operations roles, from defining job requirements to offer negotiations. Drive a seamless experience, aiming to reduce the time-to-fill by 20% across roles.
- Strategic Sourcing: Develop sourcing strategies tailored to LATAM talent markets, utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, specialized job boards, social media, and external partners. Build a talent pipeline with a 50% passive candidate engagement rate.
- Stakeholder Management: Partner closely with Sales and Customer Operations leaders, conducting regular hiring strategy sessions to forecast hiring needs.
- Candidate Experience: Ensure a top-tier candidate experience by providing transparent communication, personalized feedback, and a structured interview process with a target satisfaction score above 90%.
- Data-Driven Recruiting: Analyze recruitment metrics such as time-to-hire, source effectiveness, and interview-to-offer ratios, presenting monthly reports to the Head of People.
- Pipeline Nurturing: Implement strategies to maintain relationships with high-potential candidates, ensuring Sauce has a pre-qualified pool ready for future openings.
- Recruitment Marketing: Collaborate with the marketing team to create engaging content showcasing Sauce’s culture, diversity, and growth opportunities, driving an increase in quality inbound applications.
- Onboarding & Integration: Assist with refining onboarding programs, ensuring new hires achieve full productivity within their first 60 days. Coordinate with department leads to tailor onboarding to each role's requirements.
- HRIS Management: Maintain and update HR systems, ensuring accurate employee data and supporting reporting for workforce planning.
- Employee Engagement: Collaborate on engagement strategies such as pulse surveys and in-market activities, aiming to increase employee satisfaction scores by 15%.
- Talent Development: Identify skill gaps and assist with creating training initiatives, improving retention rates and fostering internal career growth.
- Policy Implementation: Support the Head of People in implementing HR policies, ensuring compliance with local labor laws in South America/Mexico.
Recruiting (80%):
HR & People Support (20%):
What You Bring:
- Based anywhere in South America or Mexico
- 2+ years experience in Recruiting, Sourcing, or People Ops (either as an in-house recruiter or at a staffing agency)
- Proven success in building diverse talent pipelines and reducing time-to-fill for key positions.
- HR Knowledge: Familiarity with HRIS (e.g., Rippling, Workday), ATS (e.g., Greenhouse, Lever), and employee engagement strategies
- Ability to work autonomously, in alignment with Sauce’s hiring goals.
- Previous experience with various interviewing methods (video interviewing, phone interviewing, reference check etc)
- Strong decision-making skills
- Fluent English proficiency and strong communication skills.
What We Offer:
- Strong & Competitive Compensation Package
- Flexible Work Environment
- Paid Time Off Policy
- Friendly environment where you can reach your full potential and grow your career
- Challenging tasks to help you evolve as a professional
- Open minded teams for innovation and self growth
- Work from home for better work/life balance
Sauce is an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability (physical or mental), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, immigration status, or any other classification, category or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We understand the importance of creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace and celebrate our employees for their differences.
