About the Company
We are a global technology company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that help businesses operate more securely, efficiently, and effectively. Our people are at the center of everything we do, and we are committed to building diverse, high-performing teams that drive our continued growth and success.
We are seeking an accomplished Talent Acquisition & HR Generalist to join our Miami office. Recruitment is the core of this role: you will manage full-cycle recruiting across a broad range of positions in the US and international markets, partnering closely with hiring managers and business leaders to attract, assess, and hire top talent. You will also lead new hire onboarding and orientation and support the HR team with core HR generalist responsibilities.
Position Summary
The Talent Acquisition & HR Generalist is a fully onsite role based in Miami, reporting to the VP of HR. The primary focus is full-cycle recruiting for WatchGuard’s cybersecurity business across the US and international markets. The role also encompasses onboarding, new hire orientation, and support for general HR functions. This position is ideal for an experienced Recruiter or HR Generalist seeking to broaden their HR expertise as the team continues to grow.
Key Responsibilities
Talent Acquisition
- Manage full-cycle recruiting from requisition intake through offer acceptance and onboarding.
- Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, candidate profiles, and recruiting strategies aligned with business needs.
- Create compelling job postings; source, screen, interview, assess, and present qualified candidates.
- Coordinate interviews, candidate communications, offer development, and negotiations with HR and Compensation.
- Build diverse talent pipelines through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional networks, referrals, direct outreach, and talent communities.
HR Generalist Duties
- Coordinate onboarding from offer acceptance through day one in partnership with IT, Facilities, and hiring managers.
- Manage new hire orientation, HR setup, benefits enrollment, and 90-day check-ins
- Prepare employment verification letters in accordance with company policy and approved templates.
- Respond to general employee inquiries regarding PTO, holidays, and benefits, using company policy and plan materials.
- Develop and maintain data reporting and analytics for a variety of HR reports.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field; equivalent education and experience will also be considered.
- Minimum of five years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in the technology industry and across technical, corporate, and professional roles.
- Experience with HR generalist duties, such as onboarding and new hire orientation, is considered an asset.
- Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work onsite five days per week in the Miami office.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated success sourcing passive candidates, building talent pipelines, and managing multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency with HRIS and applicant tracking systems, such as BambooHR and Lever.
- Hands-on experience managing LinkedIn Recruiter and leveraging social media platforms for candidate sourcing.
- Exceptional organization, sound judgment, and discretion, with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt readily to shifting priorities.
Why Work for WatchGuard?
WatchGuard is a global leader in network security and intelligence, advanced endpoint protection, multi-factor authentication, and secure Wi-Fi. Our award-winning products and services are trusted worldwide by more than 18,000 security resellers and service providers to protect more than 250,000 customers. Our technology keeps our customers ahead of increasingly sophisticated hackers and has fueled record revenues at WatchGuard.
WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with team members working remotely and in offices worldwide.
Our company culture places an intense focus on our customers and employees. From the newest employee to our CEO, you'll find that each person at WatchGuard embodies our Core Values: Accountability, Community, Belonging, Action, Innovation, and Customer-Centric. Learn more about our company culture at www.watchguard.com/wgrd-careers.
WatchGuard provides equal employment opportunities for all qualified employees, regardless of their race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, age, sex, sexual orientation (including gender expression or identity), marital status, mental or physical disability, honorably discharged veteran or military status or any other category protected by federal, state or local laws. Our equal employment opportunity (or EEO) policy focuses solely on the talent, hard work, contributions, and actual results achieved by each WatchGuard employee and on the potential of employment candidates to make such contributions. We consider focusing on an employee's protected characteristics rather than on talent, hard work, and actual work results to violate our EEO policy. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to a diverse workforce. WatchGuard participates in E-verify.
WatchGuard is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. Please let us know if you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
