Talent Acquisition Specialist

Our client, a high-growth AI Powered Talent Platform, is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist 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: Talent Acquisition Specialist (Full-Cycle; Focus on Operations Hiring

)LOCATION: San Francisco, C

AHOURS: Standard business hours (with flexibility as needed

)OFFICE REQUIREMENTS: Monday – Friday In Offic

eCOMPENSATION: $100-130K DOE base + competitive bonus/equity & amazing benefits and perk

sBACHELOR'S DEGREE REQUIRED: Preferre

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Responsibilities of the Talent Acquisition Specialis

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

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

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

ce-Utilize structured interview processes, including calibrated scorecards and work sampl

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

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

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

ng-Contribute to employer branding efforts, including campaigns, referrals, and even

ts-Represent the firm externally in a highly competitive talent mark

et-Collaborate on recruiting systems, dashboards, and process automation (e.g., Ashb

y)-Support evolution of recruiting strategy as hiring needs shift toward more technical tale

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Requirements of the Talent Acquisition Speciali

st:-Experience as a founding recruiter or within an early-stage/startup environm

ent-Interest in AI, human data, or emerging technolog

ies-1–4+ years of G&A recruiting experie

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

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

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

nts-Strong analytical mindset with experience using data to inform decisi

ons-Excellent communication skills and ability to partner with senior stakehold

ers-Comfortable representing a brand and engaging top-tier candida

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

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

ent-Strong operational rigor and attention to det

ail-Growth-oriented mindset with a desire to learn and evo

lve-High ownership mentality with commitment to outco

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

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