About Us

Interested in working for a human-centered technology company that prides itself on using modern tools and technologies? Want to be surrounded by intensely curious and innovative thinkers?

Our clients consist of Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies headquartered here in St. Louis. We partner with them on complex projects that range from reimagining and refactoring their existing applications, to helping to envision and build new applications or data streams to operationalize their existing data. Working in a team-based labs model, using our own flavor of #HCDAgile, we strive to work at the cutting edge of technology’s capabilities while solving problems for our clients and their users.

Modeling ourselves after the 1904 World’s Fair, which brought innovation to the region, 1904labs is seeking an innovative and creative talent professional to join our growing team!

The Role

As the Talent Acquisition Lead at 1904labs you will be experienced with full-cycle recruitment in a high volume environment. You thrive on building relationships with top talent and being creative in your sourcing strategies. You are driven to achieve quarterly goals and enjoy the challenge of uncovering top technical talent and a commitment to providing a world class candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and grow organic pipelines of top performing candidates through effective sourcing strategies.

• Consistently meet and exceed quarterly hiring goals.

• Be a 1904labs brand ambassador in the St. Louis technical community. Design and facilitate company sponsored events (user groups, meetups, conference, etc) both virtual and in person once we are past Covid! This may be outside typical work hours.

• Provide a world class candidate experience from application through offer stage with a high touch engagement strategy.

• Close passive top performing candidates on full time opportunities.

• Negotiate offers to close candidates by leveraging your recruitment experience.

• Communicate effectively with internal hiring team throughout the candidate’s life cycle to ensure a positive candidate experience.

Requirements

• 4+ years of full cycle recruitment experience, preferably in an agency/staffing environment

• Proven ability to creatively attract top talent in the industry and achieve quarterly hiring goals

• Drive to engage with and become part of local technical community through non-conventional sourcing strategies (user groups, meetups, conferences, etc)

• High energy, positive attitude, and strong communication skills

• Working knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and databases

Why Choose 1904labs?

• Innovation Hours - 10% of our work week is set aside to work on our own ideas and projects. We believe that giving folks the time and space to innovate and tinker allows them to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the work we do.

• Innovation First - work where it makes sense - each day we want you, in conversation with your team, to work from where it makes the most sense.

• Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits (medical, dental, paid parental leave, 401k match).

• We invest in the personal and professional growth of every employee because we believe growth leads to innovative solutions and personal fulfillment.

• Career paths are crafted by you and supported and nurtured by 1904labs.

• Experienced team made up of intensely curious and innovative thinkers from a variety of disciplines who inspire each other to come up with the best solutions possible.

• Being a trusted advisor to our clients allows us to affect change within their organizations.

• We work to create an intentional culture crafted around promoting and supporting the needs of our employees as whole people.

• Flexible schedules and a Human-Centered approach to work.

• Strong commitment to the community. Take advantage of the relationships we’ve built with our established community partners or pursue any other community endeavor you are passionate about.

Don’t meet every requirement? No problem. If your skills and experience align without meeting all requirements, we encourage you to apply. Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs if they don’t meet every requirement. At 1904labs, one of our core beliefs, Inclusion Inspires Innovation, reflects our belief that a diverse workforce builds better, more inclusive software.

At 1904labs, we believe that inclusion inspires innovation. Our goal is to hire innovative, courageous, intensely curious, and team-minded people, and we are committed to fair hiring practices and equal treatment and opportunity in all areas of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to gender, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. 1904labs is an equal opportunity employer; committed to an environment of inclusion, free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.