Head of Talent Acquisition - LATAM at Backblaze

About Backblaze Backblaze is the object storage leader in the open cloud movement, fueling customer success with cloud storage built purposefully to unlock budgets, unburden administrators, and unleash innovators. Together with our partners, we’re helping customers break free from the restrictive, overpriced legacy solutions that hold them back, and blaze forward with the full power of the open cloud in their hands. Founded in 2007, we scaled the business with less than $3 million in outside funding until 2021, when we did a traditional IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Today, Backblaze generates over $136M ARR and is the leading specialized storage cloud, managing over three billion gigabytes of data storage for 500K+ customers in 175+ countries, including businesses, developers, IT professionals, and individuals. But while there is a lot to celebrate in our past, there is almost as much opportunity ahead of us. We’re seeking an Head of Talent Acquisition to join our team! About the Role: We are looking for a hands-on recruiting leader to help scale Backblaze’s talent function across the US and globally. This role will lead an existing team of three recruiters while also serving as a strategic partner to the CHRO and senior leadership team on talent strategy, workforce planning, and market insights. It is a leadership role, but also a very operational one, with responsibility for building strong recruiter performance, improving hiring quality, and creating a more scalable recruiting infrastructure through AI, automation, and data-driven processes. This person will drive Director+ and executive hiring, manage agency partnerships with clear expectations and cost discipline, and help shape how Backblaze attracts technical talent across Engineering, Cloud, and AI/ML. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in SaaS recruiting, global hiring across the US, LATAM, and APAC, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while still being willing to stay hands-on in a fast-moving environment What You’ll Do • Lead and scale an existing team of 3 recruiters (2 US-based, 1 Philippines), setting the standard for recruiter performance, coaching, and accountability - this is a team, tech, and talent developer role. • Serve as a strategic thought partner to the CHRO and senior leadership team on talent strategy, workforce planning, and market intelligence - bringing a proactive point of view on hiring trends, talent availability, and competitive positioning rather than waiting for headcount approvals to land. • Adopt an AI and automation-first approach to recruiting infrastructure, while maintaining a people-first candidate and hiring manager experience. • Drive Director+ recruiting by partnering with internal recruiters and external vendors. Set clear expectations, timeline accountability, and cost discipline - able to run a search themselves, assign to a member of the recruiting team, and credibly challenge or redirect agency recommendations. • Build and evolve Backblaze's recruiting infrastructure - ATS optimization, sourcing strategy, pipeline analytics, and intake rigor - partnering with HRBPs to translate headcount plans into execution across all our teams, including AI-adjacent and AI-native roles. • Bring deep US and global hiring expertise to a distributed team, operating effectively across US time zones from a LATAM base with fluency in cross-border hiring practices and EOR frameworks - and the credibility to influence hiring managers at every level of the organization. • Own hiring effectiveness across Backblaze, with accountability for quality of hire, funnel performance, and hiring outcomes; establish clear metrics and drive continuous improvement. Right Fit • 8+ years of experience in recruiting, including leadership of high-performing teams • 3-5+ years of experience managing and developing recruiters in a fast-paced technology/SaaS environment. • Comfortable operating hands on including managing a focused requisition load • Background recruiting for technical roles (Engineering, Cloud, AI/ML) • Experience hiring across in the US, LATAM, and APAC, ideally including EOR and offshore environments • Deep understanding of AI-first recruiting technologies and experience integrating them into the core of the recruiting software stack to drive efficiency and quality. • Proven track record of building or scaling recruiting functions and improving hiring outcomes. • Demonstrated ability to own and improve the quality of hire, not just time to fill. • Strong experience using data and funnel metrics to drive recruiting performance and decisions. • Experience leading Director+ and executive searches, both directly and through search firms. • Ability to partner with and influence senior leaders on hiring strategy, leveling, and talent decisions. • Experience building structured, scalable recruiting processes (ATS, interviewer training, intake rigor). • Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment with high expectations. Bonus Points For: • Experience in SaaS, infrastructure, or usage-based business models. • Experience building and developing prospective recruiting analytics and reporting frameworks.