Principal Recruiter (GTM) (Fixed Term Contract)
At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit careers.klaviyo.com to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny.
Klaviyo continues to scale across EMEA, and we’re looking for an experienced Principal Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team on a 12-month Fixed-Term Contract, based in Dublin. This role offers a unique opportunity to operate within a high-growth SaaS environment, delivering complex, multi-market hiring while gaining meaningful exposure to how a scaling business evolves.
You’ll operate with significant autonomy and ownership from day one—partnering closely with senior leaders to deliver priority hiring outcomes, shape how we hire during a critical phase of growth, and represent Klaviyo to candidates through a thoughtful, high-touch experience that reflects our values and ambition.
How You Will Make an Impact
Hiring Delivery & Sourcing
- Own end-to-end recruitment delivery for priority roles, from proactive sourcing and talent mapping through offer negotiation and close, ensuring speed, quality and consistency.
- Design and execute multi-channel, multi-touch candidate engagement strategies across DACH, CEE and Southern Europe, building diverse, high-quality pipelines to support near-term hiring across Go-To-Market and G&A functions.
- Deliver a high-touch, values-led candidate experience, balancing empathy and authenticity with business needs, and acting as a strong first impression of Klaviyo.
Partnerships, Brand & Market Impact
- Act as a Klaviyo ambassador through direct outreach, referrals, events and social channels, strengthening our employer brand across key EMEA markets.
- Own and manage programmatic recruiting partnerships with universities, diversity-focused partners, agencies and relevant industry networks.
- Apply a data-led, ROI-focused approach to external partnerships, prioritising channels and partners that deliver measurable hiring impact during the contract term.
Continuous Improvement & Influence
- Bring fresh perspectives and practical solutions to hiring challenges—your ideas and insights will directly shape how we hire during the FTC.
- Use data and analytics to identify trends, remove friction and improve hiring efficiency.
- Proactively apply AI-enabled tools and workflows to make work smarter, faster and more efficient, while responsibly aligning with Klaviyo’s values and standards.
- Build trusted relationships quickly with hiring managers, senior leaders and People Team partners across EMEA, influencing outcomes through credibility and partnership.
Who You Are
- 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including in-house experience within a high-growth tech or SaaS environment.
- Proven experience recruiting across multiple EMEA markets, with deep expertise in multi-channel engagement strategies across DACH, CEE and Southern Europe.
- Background hiring for Go-To-Market roles (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Support), with additional exposure to G&A hiring a plus.
- Demonstrates strong AI fluency, with a responsible, curiosity-driven approach to adopting new tools and workflows.
- Comfortable delivering impact quickly in complex, fast-moving environments.
- Influential, organised and delivery-driven.
- Eligible to work in Ireland without restriction.
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Our salary range reflects the cost of labour in the country where the job post is advertised. The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant’s job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location.
In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan, variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles, equity, sign-on payments, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility.
Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary/OTE range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Get to Know Klaviyo
We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.
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