Senior Recruiter – People Operations Lead

Wellist

Senior Recruiter & People Operations Lead at Wellist overseeing end-to-end recruiting and core HR functions. Ensuring smooth hiring processes and excellent employee experiences in Boston.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end to end recruiting across roles from kickoff through offer, negotiation, and close
Partner closely with hiring managers to align on role scope, candidate quality, and hiring decisions
Proactively source and build high quality pipelines, not just manage inbound
Drive hiring processes forward with urgency by ensuring interviews, feedback, and decisions happen quickly
Own candidate relationships end to end and be onsite as needed to support final interviews and deliver a high-quality candidate experience
Use data and judgment to improve funnel conversion, speed, and quality of hire
Own onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring a smooth and consistent employee experience from day one through transition
Serve as the go-to for day-to-day HR needs, answering questions and resolving issues quickly
Manage HR systems, documentation, and compliance, including coordination with external partners such as our PEO
Run key processes such as time and attendance reporting, performance reviews, and open enrollment with strong organization and follow through
Support employee culture and engagement through coordination of team events, internal communications, and day-to-day employee experience initiatives
Design and implement adhoc HR programs to support scalability and ensure an outstanding employee experience

Requirements

What you’ll need

4 to 7 plus years of recruiting experience with full cycle ownership required from screen through offer and close
Strong sourcing skills and ability to build pipelines proactively
Proven ability to manage multiple searches and drive hiring outcomes independently
Experience operating with urgency and driving process
Exposure to or interest in people operations or HR execution
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
High attention to detail and strong operational discipline
Sound judgment and ability to handle sensitive situations with discretion
Comfort in high growth, fast moving environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Excellent medical, dental, and life insurance
generous PTO and parental leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

full cycle recruitingsourcing skillspipeline buildingHR systems managementcompliance managementtime and attendance reportingperformance reviewsopen enrollmentonboarding processesoffboarding processes

Soft Skills

communication skillsstakeholder managementattention to detailoperational disciplinejudgmentdiscretionorganizational skillsemployee engagementproblem-solvingrelationship management