Recruiter

Our client, a high-growth AI Powered Talent Platform, is seeking a Recruiter to own full-cycle hiring across a variety of functions, with a strong focus on building out their Operations organization. This is a highly impactful, 0→1 opportunity to partner directly with senior leadership and help scale one of the fastest-growing companies in the AI space. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment and bring a data-driven, solutions-oriented approach to recruiting.

COMPANY: Technology / AI (Client)

POSITION: Recruiter (Full-Cycle; Focus on Operations Hiring)

LOCATION: San Francisco, CA

HOURS: Standard business hours (with flexibility as needed)

OFFICE REQUIREMENTS: Monday – Friday In Office

COMPENSATION: $100-110K DOE base + competitive bonus/equity & amazing benefits and perks

BACHELOR'S DEGREE REQUIRED: Preferred

Responsibilities of the Recruiter:

-Own full-cycle recruiting (sourcing through close) across multiple functions, with a focus on Operations roles

-Partner directly with General Managers to define hiring needs and implement process improvements

-Build and manage top-of-funnel pipelines using creative sourcing strategies, outbound outreach, and talent intelligence

-Utilize structured interview processes, including calibrated scorecards and work samples

-Track and optimize recruiting metrics (pass-through rates, time-in-stage, source yield) to improve efficiency and outcomes

-Drive best-in-class candidate experience, ensuring speed and quality throughout the hiring process

-Advise hiring managers on interview best practices, leveling, and decision-making

-Contribute to employer branding efforts, including campaigns, referrals, and events

-Represent the firm externally in a highly competitive talent market

-Collaborate on recruiting systems, dashboards, and process automation (e.g., Ashby)

-Support evolution of recruiting strategy as hiring needs shift toward more technical talent

Requirements of the Recruiter:

-Experience as a founding recruiter or within an early-stage/startup environment

-Interest in AI, human data, or emerging technologies

-2–3+ years of technical recruiting experience

-Experience owning full-cycle recruiting across both individual contributor and leadership roles

-Familiarity with a range of functions; exposure to technical recruiting (e.g., SWE/FDE) is a PLUS

-Proven ability to build and scale recruiting processes in fast-paced environments

-Strong analytical mindset with experience using data to inform decisions

-Excellent communication skills and ability to partner with senior stakeholders

-Comfortable representing a brand and engaging top-tier candidates

-Experience with ATS platforms (e.g., Ashby) or ability to quickly learn new systems

-Highly adaptable with the ability to operate in a fast-changing environment

-Strong operational rigor and attention to detail

-Growth-oriented mindset with a desire to learn and evolve

-High ownership mentality with commitment to outcomes

-Low ego, team-first approach with a genuine passion for building best-in-class recruiting functions

-Verifications of identity, education, prior employment, and references may be required