Our client an AI startup is seeking a seasoned Technical Recruiter to help build and scale a world-class team. As one of the earliest hiring leaders you will partner directly with the founders to shape the companys talent strategy organizational design and long-term hiring roadmap.
This is not a transactional recruiting role; its a strategic high-ownership position where you will influence company direction advise leadership and secure the technical product and legal talent required to advance cutting-edge GenAI innovation.
What Youll Do
- Serve as a strategic talent advisor to founders and hiring leaders aligning recruiting priorities with business goals and future team structure.
- Build nurture and convert top-tier talent across engineering product AI research and adjacent domains.
- Use data market insights and competitive intelligence to shape hiring strategy leveling compensation and process improvements.
- Partner with interview teams on sourcing strategy evaluation criteria candidate experience and closing strategy.
- Drive full-cycle recruiting pipeline development outreach assessments negotiation and onboarding.
- Collaborate closely with sourcing and recruiting operations to accelerate search execution and scalable hiring systems.
What Were Looking For
7 to 14 years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience within early-stage high-growth startups.Proven success in building engineering teams from the ground up.Experience partnering directly with founders and executives on organizational design and hiring strategy.Strong sourcing assessment storytelling and closing capabilities.Data-driven decision-making and comfort influencing leaders with insights.Experience with modern ATS platforms (Ashby preferred); proficiency with Juicebox required.A builders mindset : resourceful proactive relationship-driven and energized by ambiguity.Salary & equity
No visa sponsorship
Recruiting advice
Traits to prioritize
7-1 years of experience at early-stage startups with strong engineering teamsFull-cycle recruiting experience : sourcing screening closingProven track record in building recruiting processes from scratchRed flags to avoid
Big Tech background with siloed recruiting experiencePattern of 8-12 month job tenures across multiple roles - DO NOT SUBMIT CANDIDATES WITH JUMPY RESUMESHow to make a candidate stand out
Technical background or engineering degreeTop schoolExperience building and scaling recruiting teamsSelling points
Top-tier funding : Backed by Sequoia Index BCV Elad GillFounding role : direct CTO reportElite engineering team : Extremely selective 8 months to hire first 10Cutting-edge AI : Applied AI team with lawyers and engineersDO NOT CONTACT TORRENCE HYMAN AND DANISH ASIF
Key Skills
Sourcing,Talent Acquisition,Taleo,ATS,HR Sourcing,Interviewing,Lever,iCIMS,Human Resources,negotiation,Contracts,Recruiting
Employment Type : Full Time
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1