Founding Recruiter
As the Founding Recruiter at Console, you'll be responsible for building our recruiting function from the ground up and partnering closely with the founders to shape the team that builds our product and company.
You'll work directly with the CEO, CTO, and leadership team to define hiring priorities, set a high talent bar, and design hiring processes that scale as the company grows. From day one, you'll own the full recruiting lifecycle sourcing, interviewing, closing, and candidate experience while building the infrastructure and systems that enable fast, high-quality hiring.
This role is highly hands-on and strategic. You'll help founders make thoughtful decisions about when to hire, who to hire, and how to build teams that compound over time. Your success will be measured by the quality of hires, speed of execution, and the strength of the recruiting foundation you build.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We work in-person and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
About You
You're a recruiter who thrives in early-stage environments and wants to build, not inherit, a recruiting function.
You have strong judgment and taste for talent you know how to assess signal, calibrate with founders, and maintain a consistently high bar.
You're hands-on and execution-oriented. You're comfortable sourcing and engaging candidates directly, running interviews, and closing candidates in competitive markets.
You're a trusted partner to founders and hiring managers, able to challenge assumptions, give clear advice, and influence decisions with empathy and data.
You care deeply about candidate experience and understand that great hiring reflects the values and quality of the company itself.
Requirements
5+ years of recruiting experience, ideally including early-stage startups or zero-to-one environments
Proven experience hiring high-caliber technical, product, or design talent in competitive markets
Strong outbound sourcing skills and comfort owning full-cycle recruiting
Experience building recruiting processes, interview loops, and evaluation frameworks from scratch
Ability to operate with high autonomy, ambiguity, and rapidly changing priorities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Why Join Console?
Product-market fit : We have built the leading product in our category, in a massive market. We've hit an inflection point and are on track to build a generational company.
World-class team : We seek high agency contributors who are comfortable navigating ambiguity, ruthlessly prioritize what matters and are action-biased.
Grow with us : We reward impact, not credentials or years of experience. We intend to grow talent from within as we scale up.
Competitive pay and benefits : top compensation with full benefits including:
Equity with early exercise & QSBS eligibility
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
Unlimited PTO
401(k)
Meals provided daily in office