Talent Toppers
Overview
Our Client is a startup studio that founds and builds data-driven software companies. Led by serial entrepreneurs with over $1B in exits, they create products that tackle complex business problems rooted in data and AI. They dont just advise - they roll up our sleeves and partner with product-centric co-founders who bring grit, humility, and clock-speed. About the Role
The Head of Recruiting is both strategist and doer - personally leading high-value searches (from co-founders to specialized engineers), shaping their talent brand alongside marketing, and helping portfolio founders make their earliest, most critical hires. In this hands-on role, youll work closely with the company's leaders, co-founders, and teams to anticipate business needs, build targeted pipelines, and drive end-to-end recruiting strategies. Youll own searches from sourcing to close across technical and business functions, manage key stakeholders, and experiment with creative approaches to attract rare talent. On occasion, youll collaborate with external agencies and guide a small, growing team. Responsibilities Power organization's continued growth by owning the vision and execution of our business-specific recruiting strategy for attracting exceptional talent Run specialized talent searches for company's portfolio across engineering, product and GTM, sourcing both entrepreneurial operators and deeply technical builders, often from unconventional channels such as open-source communities Network effectively within the tech ecosystem to strategically build a pipeline of talent for diverse opportunities as well as cofounders who would be a strong mutual fit with organization. Partner with marketing to build organization's talent brand; design and run events, campaigns, and creative outreach to attract rare talent Independently test and own talent positioning and messaging, iterating rapidly based on response Ensure that we are constantly aware of and responsive to changes in the talent market
Qualifications
58 years experience, ideally as a solo recruiter or first recruiting lead in an early-stage startup; comfort running end-to-end searches for both technical and business roles in high growth and fast-paced environments within the tech startup ecosystem Proven ability to run highly specialized, search-oriented recruiting efforts for hard-to-find, high-value roles, from early tenure engineering roles to senior CXO level hires Good talent network and credibility within the engineering, product and GTM community Excellent communication skills and ability to influence people at all levels in the organization A doer mentality with the ability to translate vision into action, and a strong growth mindset
Required Skills
High-energy, proactive, and thrives on hustle Confident, credible, able to hold their own in conversations with highly technical or entrepreneurial talent Naturally extroverted and willing to make new connections, especially in unconventional spaces and with non-social technical talent Structured, data-driven, and creative problem solver Comfortable with ambiguity, fast learner, experiments over playbook Collaborative, able to influence and challenge constructively
Preferred Skills
A rare opportunity to shape 10+ startups from inception, in parallel Central role that will work closely with entire team and portfolio leadership Gain inside access to company formation, and build a career path toward founding, VC, or scaling leadership
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Human Resources
Industries
Software Development
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Our Client is a startup studio that founds and builds data-driven software companies. Led by serial entrepreneurs with over $1B in exits, they create products that tackle complex business problems rooted in data and AI. They dont just advise - they roll up our sleeves and partner with product-centric co-founders who bring grit, humility, and clock-speed. About the Role
The Head of Recruiting is both strategist and doer - personally leading high-value searches (from co-founders to specialized engineers), shaping their talent brand alongside marketing, and helping portfolio founders make their earliest, most critical hires. In this hands-on role, youll work closely with the company's leaders, co-founders, and teams to anticipate business needs, build targeted pipelines, and drive end-to-end recruiting strategies. Youll own searches from sourcing to close across technical and business functions, manage key stakeholders, and experiment with creative approaches to attract rare talent. On occasion, youll collaborate with external agencies and guide a small, growing team. Responsibilities Power organization's continued growth by owning the vision and execution of our business-specific recruiting strategy for attracting exceptional talent Run specialized talent searches for company's portfolio across engineering, product and GTM, sourcing both entrepreneurial operators and deeply technical builders, often from unconventional channels such as open-source communities Network effectively within the tech ecosystem to strategically build a pipeline of talent for diverse opportunities as well as cofounders who would be a strong mutual fit with organization. Partner with marketing to build organization's talent brand; design and run events, campaigns, and creative outreach to attract rare talent Independently test and own talent positioning and messaging, iterating rapidly based on response Ensure that we are constantly aware of and responsive to changes in the talent market
Qualifications
58 years experience, ideally as a solo recruiter or first recruiting lead in an early-stage startup; comfort running end-to-end searches for both technical and business roles in high growth and fast-paced environments within the tech startup ecosystem Proven ability to run highly specialized, search-oriented recruiting efforts for hard-to-find, high-value roles, from early tenure engineering roles to senior CXO level hires Good talent network and credibility within the engineering, product and GTM community Excellent communication skills and ability to influence people at all levels in the organization A doer mentality with the ability to translate vision into action, and a strong growth mindset
Required Skills
High-energy, proactive, and thrives on hustle Confident, credible, able to hold their own in conversations with highly technical or entrepreneurial talent Naturally extroverted and willing to make new connections, especially in unconventional spaces and with non-social technical talent Structured, data-driven, and creative problem solver Comfortable with ambiguity, fast learner, experiments over playbook Collaborative, able to influence and challenge constructively
Preferred Skills
A rare opportunity to shape 10+ startups from inception, in parallel Central role that will work closely with entire team and portfolio leadership Gain inside access to company formation, and build a career path toward founding, VC, or scaling leadership
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Human Resources
Industries
Software Development
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