SmartRecruiters
SmartRecruiters sells hiring software to over 4,000 organizations in 120+ countries. The company has raised $225M and employs 1,652 people.
The growth story
SmartRecruiters grew from 363 to 1,652 employees between 2020 and 2026, raising $225M along the way, most recently a Series E in July 2021.
About
SmartRecruiters provides applicant tracking and hiring software, including an AI-powered hiring assistant and a talent operating system. Its tools aim to replace legacy systems and improve recruitment processes for businesses.
The company has scaled to serve thousands of global customers since its 2010 founding. Its $225M Series E in 2021 suggests strong investor backing, though recent headcount growth data is unavailable.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest function at SmartRecruiters, accounting for 35% of roles. The company operates with a median employee tenure of 2 years, indicating moderate turnover.
The SmartRecruiters org chart
Steve Hardy (Chief Marketing Officer) leads 58 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 205 (+29% YoY), Sales 104 (+30% YoY), Customer Success and Support 89 (+27% YoY), Operations 70 (+17% YoY), Information Technology 61 (+33% YoY), Marketing 51 (+46% YoY).
Talent flow
SmartRecruiters hires heavily from HR tech firms like Lumesse, Cornerstone OnDemand, and AMS. Alumni frequently move to other enterprise software companies including Atlassian, Visier, and Achievers.
Most common previous employers of SmartRecruiters staff: Lumesse (11), Cornerstone OnDemand (10), AMS (9), IBM (8), PageUp (6), SAP SuccessFactors (5). Former SmartRecruiters employees most often moved to Atlassian (3), Visier (3), Achievers (3), Cornerstone OnDemand (2), Sprout Social (2), Eightfold AI (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The SmartRecruiters mafia
SmartRecruiters alumni have founded 20 companies, including Nordhealth (305 staff), Kanz (207 staff), and Iceberg (63 staff).
21Karan Wallia, was Senior Vice President Product Management until 2024Roy Baladi, was Head of Marketplace and Communications until 2020Hessam Lavi, was Product Lead until 2020Bartosz Czerwiński, was Director of Software Development until 2018Adam Miller, was Enterprise Account Executive until 2015
Samarth Agarwal, was MBA Intern - Marketing until 2013
Jim Milton, was Chief Strategy Officer until 2024
Robin Haak, was Shareholder, COO until 2021
Jerome Ternynck, was Founder & CEO until 2022
Marcin Czarkowski, was Lead Frontend Engineer until 2023
Przemek Smyrdek, was Engineering Team Lead until 2020
Ashley Westerman, was Mid-Market Account Executive until 2016
Ewing Gillaspy, was Enterprise Account Executive until 2016
Sarah Callery, was Director of Strategic Sales, EMEA until 2022
Amanda Szymanski, was Senior Manager, Media Relations & Brand Engagement until 2025
Emily Wares PMP, was Director, Pre-Sales Strategy until 2021
Frances Ibe, was SVP, Product until 2023
Cale Quasha, was MM Account Executive until 2015Web traffic
Traffic mix: 43% direct, 4% search, 22% social, 3% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at SmartRecruiters: Microsoft Excel (2,230), SQL (2,167), Data Analysis (1,878), Stakeholder Management (1,817), Agile Methodologies (1,709), Manufacturing Process Improvement (1,393), Jira (1,356), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (1,341).
Where the team actually sits
SmartRecruiters people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (30), Berlin, Germany (13), Cracow Metropolitan Area (12), Małopolskie, Poland (11). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
SmartRecruiters attracts about 86,300 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $481K a month if bought through ads. It gained 16,765 ranking keywords and lost 12,672 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.40 / 5
Frequently asked
SmartRecruiters has 1,652 employees as of September 2026.
SmartRecruiters has raised $225M in total, most recently a Series E round in July 2021.
Steve Hardy (Chief Marketing Officer) sits at the top of SmartRecruiters's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current SmartRecruiters staff are Lumesse (11 people), Cornerstone OnDemand (10 people), AMS (9 people).
Former SmartRecruiters employees most often move to Atlassian (3), Visier (3), Achievers (3).
At least 20 companies have a founder who previously worked at SmartRecruiters, including Nordhealth, Kanz, Iceberg.
SmartRecruiters attracts about 86,300 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $481K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among SmartRecruiters staff are Microsoft Excel, SQL, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Agile Methodologies.
SmartRecruiters staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (30), Berlin, Germany (13), Cracow Metropolitan Area (12).
SmartRecruiters has about 205 people in Engineering, up 29% over the past year, as of September 2026.
SmartRecruiters has about 104 people in Sales, up 30% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 225 current and 255 former SmartRecruiters profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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