As a Recruiter at Megaport, you will manage the full recruitment lifecycle across various functions, collaborating with hiring managers and executing various hiring strategies to support global scaling efforts.
About Megaport
Megaport has transformed the way IT gets connected. We're global leaders in Network as a Service (NaaS), changing the way businesses reach the cloud. We're also a leading partner to Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, NYSE, and many other leading technology companies. Megaport is a publicly traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange. We’re a lean, high-achieving team made up of over 300 members globally. While the company is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, employees are spread out across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Staff enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and fun.
Our Team Culture
Join a team of globally-positioned industry experts that lead by example. We do not compromise our values for commercial gain; we are all custodians of our culture, and the customer is at the centre of everything we do. Our employees are motivated, adaptable, persistent, hard-working, and dynamic. Our culture permeates everything we do and this, in turn with a global vision, forms a commitment to each other, our customers, and shareholders alike.
About The Role
Megaport is in an exciting phase of rapid growth, and we’re looking for a Recruiter to join us on a 12-month fixed-term contract to support our scaling efforts across the business. From Engineering, Sales, Go-To-Market, Operations, and beyond! This is a unique opportunity to work across a broad range of roles and make a real impact on a global scale.
You’ll report to our Talent Acquisition Manager based in Brisbane and collaborate closely with our Talent Acquisition Specialist in Texas, driving recruitment efforts across North and South America, with the chance to support hiring initiatives across EMEA and APAC as well.
This role is ideal for a recruiter who thrives on variety, works at pace without sacrificing quality, and wants to be part of a fast-growing tech company transforming global connectivity.
What You'll Be Doing
- Partner with hiring managers across every function: Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Finance, and Operations to find top talent.
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle: sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiations, and onboarding.
- Run proactive hiring strategies to keep up with high demand and a fast-moving hiring pipeline.
- Source candidates creatively across platforms like LinkedIn, events, referrals, and networks.
- Own job postings, evaluation tools, and candidate communications to ensure a consistent and standout experience.
- Collaborate across time zones and regions, with visibility into hiring initiatives across the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
- Support external campaigns and internal programs, including social hiring pushes, referral initiatives, and process improvements.
What We Are Looking For
- 2 - 3 + years of recruitment experience, ideally in an agency, tech, or high-growth environment.
- Experience recruiting across technical and non-technical roles, with a strong grasp of sourcing best practices.
- Comfort working at speed, managing multiple roles and stakeholders simultaneously.
- An organised and efficient approach to hiring, with a strong focus on execution and follow-through.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—able to build trust with hiring teams and influence decisions.
- A true team player; collaborative, low-ego, and thoughtful in their approach, working closely with both the Global Talent Team and the wider People & Culture team.
- Experience with recruitment tools (We use Lever, Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter)
- A collaborative, solutions-focused mindset - you enjoy working across cultures and time zones.
What We Offer
- Completion Bonus
- Motivated team of industry experts and new talent
- Flexible working environments
- Generous Annual Leave Program
If you have any questions, please reach out to Megaport's Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]
NOTE: All Megaport business correspondence is conducted via our business email accounts (@megaport.com). If you have any concerns, please reach out to Megaport's careers team [email protected] directly and we will verify the legitimacy of any communication. Megaport will not ask you to create an account via Microsoft teams, and does not associate with any email accounts under "@megaportau.com".
All applications will be treated in confidence.
Please see Part 2 of our Privacy Policy to see what information Megaport collects from job applicants, why, and how we store and use it. Note that you’re entitled to know what personal data of yours Megaport holds, to request updates, rectification, and in some circumstances restriction or deletion thereof if you object (you being entitled to withdraw your consent to our holding your information at any time). Please see Part 5 of our Privacy Policy for more details on this and how to contact Megaport's data protection officer if you have any further privacy-related questions. Candidates who meet the selection criteria will be invited to attend an interview. Strictly no Recruitment Agencies.
Top Skills
Lever
Linkedin Recruiter
Workday
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