Head of Talent

What You\'ll Do Build and lead the talent function at Concourse as our first talent hire, owning recruiting end to end from pipeline to close Partner with the CEO and hiring managers to define what great looks like for every role, from engineers to go-to-market to operations Own full-cycle recruiting for our hardest searches: sourcing, selling, interviewing, and closing exceptional candidates in a competitive market Design and run a hiring process that is fast, rigorous, and gives every candidate a strong impression of Concourse Build the systems, scorecards, and playbooks that let the company hire repeatably as it scales Shape how Concourse tells its story to candidates, from job descriptions to outreach to the interview experience Own the candidate-to-employee handoff, making sure every new hire starts strong Track pipeline health and hiring metrics, and proactively address gaps before they slow the company down Use AI tools to scale your work, automating sourcing, screening, scheduling, and reporting What We\'re Looking For Several years of experience in recruiting, talent, or people roles, ideally at a fast-growing startup or top search firm Track record of closing exceptional candidates for hard-to-fill roles, especially engineers and early startup hires Eagerness to work at a startup: you want ownership of an entire function, you\'re comfortable being the only talent person in the room, and you\'d rather build the machine than operate inside one Enthusiasm for AI: you\'re excited to use tools like Claude to 10x your output Strong judge of people: you can distinguish genuinely great from merely polished, and hiring managers trust your read Structured thinker who can turn ambiguous situations into a clear plan and next steps High agency: you find the work that needs doing and do it without being asked Strong communicator who can engage equally well with a senior engineering candidate and a government program director Based in or willing to relocate to NYC for in-office work, five days a week Why This Role Build the Talent Function From Scratch – You\'re the first talent hire, defining how Concourse finds, evaluates, and closes the people who will build the company. Own the Company\'s Biggest Lever – At this stage, every hire meaningfully changes the trajectory; the team you help assemble is the company. Work Directly with the CEO – Partner with a repeat founder on the searches that matter most, with a direct line into every hiring decision. Ground Floor Opportunity – Join an early-stage startup led by a repeat founder with a successful exit. About Concourse Concourse is a fast-growing, AI-native startup building software for the public sector. This is the second venture for our CEO, after a successful exit. We help governments provide better services to citizens at a lower cost by replacing inefficient legacy systems. We\'re building everything from Hawaii\'s online bail platform to a system that flags leaks in residents\' homes in Owosso, Michigan. Technology and work have fundamentally changed. Join a team of superstars in a flat organizational structure, where being AI-native means every team member is empowered by a running fleet of long-horizon agents to own entire projects and client relationships end to end. Based in Flatiron, NYC. #J-18808-Ljbffr