OPT Recruiter

OPT

Recruiter

Industry & Sector:

Talent acquisition and global staffing for Technology & Global Talent Mobility. We focus on sourcing and placing early-career technical talent — including OPT/STEM students and international candidates — into fast-growing US and global engineering teams.

About The Opportunity

We are hiring a hands-on OPT Recruiter who specialises in OPT/F1 and international-student hiring to build high-quality talent pipelines for US-facing engineering and product roles. This fully remote role (India-based) combines proactive sourcing, compliance-aware screening, and strong stakeholder partnership to close high-intent candidates quickly.

Role & Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruitment for OPT/F1/STEM candidates: source, screen, coordinate interviews, and drive offers to closure for US / remote engineering & product roles.Build and maintain high-quality pipelines using Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and university/alumni networks targeted at international students and early-career talent.Manage candidate experience end-to-end: timely communication, interview prep, feedback loops, and offer negotiation to maximise acceptance rates.Collaborate with hiring managers and recruiting leads to align role briefs, prioritise requisitions, and refine selection criteria based on market insights.Ensure compliance and accurate documentation related to OPT/F1 processes, start dates, and visa-related constraints—coordinate with legal/HR as needed.Use ATS and recruiting metrics to track funnel health, conversion rates, and time-to-hire; propose process improvements to scale sourcing efficiency.

Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have

2+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, preferably sourcing for software engineering roles or early-career talent.Demonstrable experience working with OPT/F1/STEM candidates or strong knowledge of OPT timelines, CPT constraints, and employer requirements.Advanced sourcing skills (Monster, Dice, Boolean searches, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, StackOverflow) and hands-on experience with an ATS (Greenhouse/Lever/Workable).

Preferred

Experience placing candidates into US-based or remotely-distributed engineering teams and coordinating across multiple time zones.Familiarity with immigration/compliance basics, employer expectations for OPT hires, and experience working with HR or legal teams.Comfort with data-driven recruiting: reporting on KPIs (time-to-fill, pipeline conversion) and using those insights to optimise hiring.

Benefits & Culture Highlights

Fully remote role with flexible hours that accommodate cross-border interviewing and collaboration.Fast-paced, metrics-driven hiring environment with opportunities to shape and scale early-career programs focused on OPT talent.Collaborative culture that values candidate experience, continuous improvement, and cross-functional partnership.To apply, highlight relevant OPT / F1 recruiting experience and your preferred sourcing channels. Strong candidates will demonstrate both technical sourcing capability and practical knowledge of OPT-related timelines and employer needs.Skills: github,opt timelines,continuous improvement,opt/f1 processes,stackoverflow,dice,boolean searches,opt/f1/stem candidates,workable,ats,greenhouse,monster,sourcing,lever,cpt constraints,linkedin recruiter,documentation