Role summary
Chowbus, a leading Asian restaurant technology SaaS platform, seeks a Bilingual Early Talent Recruiter fluent in Mandarin and English to build and manage campus recruiting efforts across U.S. and Canadian universities. This role focuses on early-career sales talent, managing the full recruitment cycle from sourcing via platforms like Handshake, LinkedIn, and WeChat, to coordinating interviews and offers. The recruiter will also develop recruiting content, manage employer branding initiatives, and build relationships with student organizations and Chinese student communities. Success involves establishing pipelines, closing hires, and optimizing recruiting channels. The position is hybrid in Chicago, requiring 2-3 days in office, with occasional travel.
Chowbus is a leading Asian restaurant technology SaaS platform, with deep roots in the North American market for years. Currently, we stand as a pioneering enterprise in the North American Asian Restaurant SaaS sector. Driven by precise market positioning and efficient product services, our business has achieved doubled growth annually, covering over 30 core states and 100 key cities across the U.S., and partnering with more than 10,000 Asian restaurants. We build tech ecosystems that help restaurants grow, serve with heart, and uplift their communities，our vision is to creat a world where culturally rooted food entrepreneurs thrive everywhere.
Our sales team is scaling fast, and we need an Early Talent Recruiter to help us find the next generation of talent at universities across the U.S. and Canada.
Love connecting people? Know every CSSA, WeChat group, and campus event worth knowing? This role turns what you're best at into your career.
What You'll Focus On
Build and own campus recruiting across U.S. and Canadian universities, focused on early-career sales talent
Own full-cycle recruiting for GTM roles across the U.S. and Canada, including Sales Managers, Sales Associates, POS Technicians, and more, from sourcing and outreach to interview scheduling and offer
Grow Chowbus's presence in Chinese student communities: Chinese Students and Scholars Associations (CSSAs), Chinese and Asian student associations, alumni networks, WeChat groups, and career centers
Own our Handshake presence: manage our employer profile, secure school approvals, post jobs, run virtual fairs and info sessions, and engage students through Handshake messaging
Source creatively across Handshake, LinkedIn, Indeed, WeChat, Xiaohongshu (RED), North American Chinese job and community platforms, and anywhere else candidates gather
Create recruiting content in Chinese and English, including posts, posters, and short videos, that students actually want to read and share
Partner with Marketing on employer branding, including recruiting posters, copy, short videos, and online campaigns
Plan and run campus events, info sessions, and career fairs, in person and online
Build a campus ambassador network to extend our reach at target schools
Screen candidates, coordinate interviews, and deliver a fast, warm experience from first touch to offer
Coordinate across time zones with our recruiting team in China and with hiring managers to keep every hiring process moving efficiently
Build and maintain a talent pool to support ongoing sales hiring
Track results by school and channel in our ATS and reporting tools, figure out what works, and keep experimenting
Find new ways to hire smarter: build relationships with recruiting agencies, test new AI tools, and try anything that makes our recruiting more efficient. You're encouraged to experiment
Partner closely with hiring managers and Sales leadership to understand hiring needs, refine candidate profiles, and help shape our talent strategy What Success Looks Like
In your first 30 days:
Learn our sales roles, hiring process, and tools
Build a target school list and secure Handshake approvals at priority schools
Establish relationships with student organizations at our priority target schools In your first 60 days:
Run campus events or info sessions each recruiting season
Build a steady pipeline of qualified early-career sales candidates
Launch a recurring content presence on WeChat and Xiaohongshu that drives applications In your first 90 days:
Run full-cycle searches for GTM roles independently, from intake meeting to accepted offer
Close your first 5 hires through campus and early-career channels
Launch an employer branding campaign together with Marketing
Share a channel performance review with recommendations for the next quarter What You Bring
Bachelor's degree, with a major in Human Resources, Marketing, Business, or a related field preferred; recent graduates and early-career professionals are both welcome
0–2 years in recruiting, campus ambassador programs, student organization leadership, community building, sales, or similar
Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English, written and spoken
Strong command of WeChat and Xiaohongshu (RED), including community management and creating content that gets engagement
Comfortable with LinkedIn and Handshake for outreach and job search
Familiarity with the job search process for students, including work authorization questions international students face
Organized with data: able to track pipelines in Google Sheets or Excel
Existing connections with student organizations at U.S. or Canadian universities is a strong plus
Bonus: Canva or CapCut, an ATS such as Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, virtual event platforms, or AI tools for content creation Work Arrangement
Reports to: Head of NA Recruiting
Hybrid: 2–3 days per week in our Chicago office
Travel: occasional campus visits in the U.S. and Canada, about 5% during peak recruiting seasons
Some evening or weekend events during fall and spring recruiting seasons What We Offer
A fair compensation package
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k)
100% employer-paid Short-Term Disability (STD)
100% employer-paid Life Insurance and option for additional employee-paid Life Insurance
100% employer-paid Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance and option for additional employee-paid AD&D Insurance
Company holidays
Birthday off
Paid Parental Leave
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Visa sponsorship available; OPT candidates welcome The salary for this role is $60,000-$80,000, depending on experience.
