Talent Acquisition Coordinator (6-month Contract)

We are open to applicants anywhere in the Americas. 

Metalab’s hiring team is scaling, and our inbound recruiting pipeline needs some serious love. We’re looking for a detail-obsessed, tech-curious Talent Coordinator to join us on a 6-month contract and help bring structure, clarity, and a touch of delight to our applicant tracking system (ATS).

You’ll be the first touchpoint for candidates who want to work with us — organizing, assessing, and shepherding inbound applications to the right places, while spotting great talent (especially in design and tech). This is an incredible opportunity to understand how we hire world-class product designers and strategists, and to grow into a full-cycle recruiting role over time.

• Own the front door of Metalab’s hiring funnel: triaging inbound applications across roles, ensuring timely responses, and maintaining an organized ATS.
• Collaborate with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to understand hiring priorities, job requirements, and the nuances of great product design and technology talent.
• Identify strong candidates from inbound flow and ensure they’re set up for success through the process.
• Support sourcing efforts for roles across Product Design, Engineering, Product Management, and Operations.
• Spot and fix inefficiencies in the ATS workflow. You’ll help us streamline, tag, and surface candidates more intelligently.
• Support scheduling, candidate communications, and interview logistics with warmth and precision.
• Contribute to an exceptional candidate experience, ensuring every touchpoint reflects Metalab’s creative, human-centered culture.
• Prepare and post open roles, ensuring all external job boards and our careers page are up to date.
  Track metrics and pull hiring data to support reporting and decision-making.
  Jump in where needed — this is a small, mighty team, and you’ll flex between coordination, sourcing, and project support as priorities shift.

What You Bring

• Experience working in a recruiting, talent coordination, or People Ops capacity (agency or in-house).
• Comfort with recruiting tools (ATS, scheduling platforms, sourcing extensions, etc.) and a knack for organizing information cleanly.
• Detail-oriented, with a natural drive to bring structure and clarity to complex processes.
• A genuine interest in product design, technology, and the creative world. You “get” what good design looks like and love talking to people who make it.
• Clear, human communication skills and a thoughtful, candidate-first mindset.
• A proactive attitude: you don’t wait for tasks; you see opportunities to improve and dive in.
• A love of details: tracking moving pieces and keeping things tidy in a fast-paced environment.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Work with a globally distributed, deeply creative team.
• Learn how to hire exceptional design and tech talent alongside some of the best in the business.
• Flex your systems and process muscles — you’ll have autonomy to make things smoother.
• Potential to grow into a full-cycle recruiter role.