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About the Company

Our client is a fast‑growing Series A startup in San Francisco using AI to transform how businesses operate. After closing their Series A, they’re entering a high‑growth phase — scaling the team 4× over the next year.

About the Role

As the first in‑house recruiter , you’ll be both an individual contributor and an architect of the recruiting function. You’ll own full‑cycle recruiting for technical & GTM roles, manage agencies and sourcing platforms, and partner closely with founders and investors to identify and close top talent.

Responsibilities

  • Own end‑to‑end recruiting for technical & GTM roles across engineering, product, design .
  • Develop and execute a scalable recruiting strategy that supports a 4× team expansion — typically managing 8–12 open roles at once.
  • Directly source and close top talent, with a clear track record of delivering 10–15 hires per year.
  • Build and optimize the recruiting process — from job descriptions and interview loops to candidate experience and time‑to‐fill metrics.
  • Drive inclusive hiring practices, ensuring diverse candidate pipelines and equitable processes.
  • Partner with leadership on headcount planning, org design, and evolving business needs.
  • Provide market intelligence — compensation benchmarking, competitive landscape, and insights on how to position startups vs. big tech.
  • Develop and manage sourcing channels — direct sourcing, agency partnerships, investor networks, and sourcing platforms like Paraform.
  • Track and analyze recruiting performance, defining and reporting KPIs such as source of hire, conversion rates, and time to fill.
  • Champion employer branding and storytelling, helping candidates understand the impact, momentum, and equity upside of joining a fast‑moving startup.
  • Eventually build and lead the recruiting team — defining roles, playbooks, and culture for a world‑class hiring function.

Qualifications

  • 5‑10+ years of full‑cycle recruiting experience in high‑growth startups (Series A–E), ideally in AI, SaaS, or deep tech .

Required Skills and Experience

  • Proven ability to source and close 10–15 hires per year in competitive markets.
  • Deep understanding of startup talent markets and what attracts candidates to early‑stage opportunities.
  • Prior experience working for a top‑tier VC‑backed company .
  • Comfortable being both strategic and hands‑on — you can design systems and run searches yourself.
  • Skilled in market positioning and storytelling — selling the mission, team, and growth trajectory over brand‑name safety.
  • Experience with recruiting tools like Ashby, Greenhouse, Gem, HireEZ , or similar ATS and sourcing platforms.
  • Strong operational mindset: track metrics, identify bottlenecks, and continuously improve processes.
  • Experience managing agency partnerships and contingent recruiters.
  • Thrive in ambiguous, fast‑paced environments; scrappy and biased toward action.

Preferred Skills

  • Bonus: Experience building or leading a recruiting function, or stepping into a Head of Talent role.

Pay range and compensation package

Hybrid work policy: San Francisco

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.

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