Senior Product Recruiter

<p>Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in!</p> <p>At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun.</p> <p>Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world. </p> <p style="text-align: left;">Read <a href="https://blog.duolingo.com/?utm_source=greenhouse.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=generalblog_gh_091224">our blog</a> to learn more.</p> <hr> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>About the role...</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">We're looking for a Lead Recruiter to own product hiring at Duolingo — partnering directly with our Chief Product Officer to build and shape the Product org from the ground up. This isn't just executing on a req list. You'll help define what great looks like, influence how we think about product talent, and build the processes and relationships that make hiring a competitive advantage. If you love blending strategy with hands-on execution, operating at the intersection of recruiting and business, and leaving your fingerprints on a world-class team, this is the role for you.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>🧠  You will...</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Own full-cycle recruiting for Product roles at all levels</strong> — ICs to senior leaders — building deep pipelines and consistently closing top talent.</li> <li><strong>Be a true partner to the CPO</strong>, shaping hiring strategy, prioritizing roles, and helping define what great Product talent looks like at Duolingo.</li> <li><strong>Lead and influence without direct authority</strong>, working across recruiting, sourcing, and business stakeholders to align processes, calibrate expectations, and drive outcomes.</li> <li><strong>Drive sourcing strategy</strong> (roughly 25–30% of your time), going beyond inbound to build proactive outreach for senior and hard-to-fill roles.</li> <li><strong>Use data to tell the story</strong> — diagnosing pipeline health, surfacing insights to leadership, and making decisions that balance speed with quality.</li> <li><strong>Champion the candidate experience</strong> from first touch to offer close, making sure every interaction reflects Duolingo's brand and values.</li> <li><strong>Build t