What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recruiter position at Vangst?
About the Opportunity
Vangst is partnering with a fast-growing, founder-led national cannabis brand to hire its first dedicated Recruiter. The company is a leader in its product category and continues to expand into new markets. This is a chance to build a recruiting function from the ground up: run your own searches, create the playbook, and grow alongside the business, with the support of a small, collaborative HR team.
What You’ll Do
- Own full-cycle recruiting from intake to signed offer for hourly, professional, and leadership roles up to the director level. Set sourcing strategy, manage the pipeline, make hiring recommendations, and close offers.
- Partner with hiring leaders to define success for each role, guide them with market data, and coach them on structured interviewing.
- Champion the employer brand at career fairs, campuses, trade shows, and on LinkedIn. Write job postings that people actually want to read.
- Lead new-hire orientation and help build training content. Check in with new employees through their first year to support retention.
- Drive engagement and results. Help lead culture initiatives, own your recruiting metrics, and make sure hiring stays fair and compliant.
What You Bring
- 3 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, in-house or agency, across hourly, professional, and management roles.
- Strong presence both one-on-one and in front of large groups.
- Comfort with, and enthusiasm for, the cannabis industry.
- Self-direction: you plan your own week, follow through, and know when to loop others in.
- A builder’s mindset. Some processes don’t exist yet, and you’ll create them.
Nice to Have
- Cannabis or other regulated-industry experience
- Multistate or high-volume recruiting experience
- Spanish fluency
How Success Is Measured
Time to fill, offer acceptance rate, quality of hire, candidate and orientation feedback, and first-year retention.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including an HSA option with an employer contribution
- Wellness stipend
- Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
Additional Details
- Occasional evening or weekend events and some travel.
- The role may involve exposure to cannabis products.
- Finalists will complete a short presentation exercise, with prompts provided in advance.
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. Visa sponsorship is not available.
- Employment is contingent on a background screening and any applicable state age, licensing, or badging requirements.
Vangst is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered in accordance with applicable law.
Salary : $60,000 - $80,000