Overview
At Maev, we believe dogs deserve a seat at the table. Or at the very least, nutrient-dense food that’s human-grade.
That’s why we’re relentless in our pursuit of better, faster, and smarter. As the first and only Human-Grade Raw Food for Dogs, Maev has been rooted in innovation since day one. We’re a brand built on the belief that “good” is never enough. That “normal” or “traditional” doesn’t always mean “optimal.” And that it’s better to live in possibility. For us, “impossible” is just a limiting belief.
We’re obsessed with radically improving the lives of dogs and dog parents everywhere.
With over 90 million dogs in the US, strong industry CAGR, an increased focus on nutrition, and traditional kibble losing market share due to lack of brand loyalty and poor quality, Maev is incredibly well-positioned to combine these strong industry tailwinds with a brand anchored in quality, transparency, and emotional connection.
As of 2023, Maev is the #1 fastest growing, most disruptive brand in the hyper-competitive category of Pet — and the 38th fastest growing private company in America.
Our team is made up of thought leaders, risk-takers, tastemakers, disruptors, creatives, critical thinkers, and, occasionally, dog people. We attract top tier talent from the most successful, differentiated, fastest growing, and most innovative brands and organizations in the world. We win awards, we’re ambitious, and we’re on the map. We built this thing from scratch. (And we’re just getting started.)
Join us.
Role
Maev is seeking an organized, outgoing, proactive, and execution-minded individual to join our team as a Talent Acquisition Manager, and as the first hire in our People department. The ideal candidate enjoys juggling multiple projects, building deep relationships with their coworkers, working cross functionally, has strong communication and collaboration skills, and is a thoughtful and motivating teacher. You are comfortable asking questions, working with ambiguity, and are an initiative taker.
You will be working deeply with department heads and hiring managers as the recruiting lead for all new hires. You’ll be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to attract, develop, motivate and retain top talent.
You’ll work with the senior leadership team to constantly improve our talent management strategy, and will build deep partnerships with managers to create successful coaching and engagement programs. As such, you will lead, facilitate, and support the key team members across every department.
The Talent Acquisition Manager will report to the Chief of Staff.
Responsibilities
- Strategy:
- Oversee the hiring process, and develop our hiring culture as an organization to existing and new hiring managers as we look to expand the team meaningfully in the coming years.
- Refine our talent review process to build a consistent, effective, and efficient approach that objectively identifies top talent.
- Develop a framework to coach new hiring managers and interviewers on how to interview effectively.
- Build a hiring philosophy, in collaboration with the existing team, that leans into our culture at Maev and effectively selects for the right candidates to join our team.
- Tactical Execution:
- Collaborate with hiring managers and teams when assessing candidates’ role, culture and brand fit.
- Headhunt top candidates within the CPG space, by sourcing and reaching out talent after identifying the needs of team leaders and hiring managers.
- Own the relationships with all outside people agencies, including HR vendors, softwares, recruiting partners, and advisors to effectively deliver on HR, People, and Culture initiatives.
- Partner with the offsite planning committee and the SLT to deliver a meaningful cultural experience and agenda at our annual full team offsite.
- Document key decisions, questions, and status updates in project management tooling, slack and maintain team documents.
- Team:
- Partner with hiring managers and senior leadership to build a network of the next wave of Maev new hires.
- Build a hiring philosophy, in collaboration with the existing team, that leans into our culture at Maev and effectively selects for the right candidates to join our team.
- Propose organization methods that will optimize team efficiency and minimize confusion and miscommunication
Experience
- 3+ years of hands on recruiting experience in a consumer brand or CPG / brand focused agency
- Experience working in a small team
- Excellent organizational and communication skills, high emotional intelligence
- A strength for coaching, teaching, and connecting people
- A broad and expanding network
- Resourceful and highly collaborative team player who thinks creatively, has high attention to detail and quality, and who can work with a cross-functional team that is trying to move as quickly as possible
- Dynamic and outgoing, with a natural skill for building long-lasting relationships with customers and partners
- Comfort with Excel, Google Sheets or other tools to analyze data
- Strong work ethic, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to continuous improvement
