Are you ready to power the World’s connections?

If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box – we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

About the role:

In this role you will report directly to the Sr. Director of Talent and work alongside our Principal Recruiter managing all of our Sales, Pre-Sales and Post Sales hiring. You will be the go-to person for filling the candidate funnel working very closely with our recruiters. It will be your responsibility to manage all incoming applications and referrals, as well as build your own candidate pipeline via outbound sourcing efforts.

What you’ll bring..

• Support the recruiting team by consistently generating a healthy pipeline of high quality candidates for sales and marketing roles
• Partner with hiring managers and interview teams to understand their hiring needs and goals
• Create and execute unique and effective sourcing strategies and techniques to find top talent
• Engage, screen and schedule candidates for relevant openings and assist them through the recruitment process; provide a quality professional recruiting experience
• Be the market knowledge expert and provide insights to recruiting and hiring managers at the company

What you’ll bring..

• Experience in a sourcing or recruiting role – focused on sales
• Ability to thrive in a high paced environment
• Creative mentality – "think outside of the box"
• Proven ability to build networks, both internally and externally

About Kong:

Kong is THE cloud native API platform with the fastest, most adopted API gateway in the world (over 300m downloads!). Loved by developers and trusted with enterprises’ most critical traffic volumes, Kong helps startups and Fortune 500 companies build with confidence – allowing them to bring solutions to market faster with API and service connectivity that scales easily and securely.

83% of web traffic today is API calls! APIs are the connective tissue of the cloud and the underlying technology that allows software to talk and interact with one another. Therefore, we believe that APIs act as the nervous system of the cloud. Our audacious mission is to build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind!

For more information about Kong, please visit https://konghq.com or follow @thekonginc on Twitter.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.