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About Us
At Blank Street, we're on a mission to become the defining food and beverage brand of our generation. From the very beginning, we've set out to add a spark to ordinary experiences through elevated products, attention-to-detail, and a commitment to making every moment memorable. We're motivated by the millions of customers we serve across cities, and know that our potential is unlimited. It all starts with our people and their commitment to make magic happen each and every day.
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Add a Spark to the Ordinary...
Blank Street is looking for a Head of Talent Acquisition to own and scale hiring across the US. We're entering a phase of rapid growth and need to hire exceptional people at scale without compromising quality. This is a builder role — you won't just run recruiting, you'll design how it works.
You'll operate at both a strategic and executional level, partnering closely with leaders across the business to hire exceptional talent across our stores and HQ. From standing up hiring in new markets to improving systems and processes, you'll build a recruiting engine (0 → 1 and 1 → 10) that can scale with the business. This role directly shapes who we hire, how we grow, and the long-term quality of our teams. You'll be expected to think big, move quickly, and get your hands dirty.
This is fully in-person based in our Brooklyn HQ and reports to the Senior Director of People.
Who We're Looking For
At Blank Street, we're on a mission to become the defining food and beverage brand of our generation. From the very beginning, we've set out to add a spark to ordinary experiences through elevated products, attention-to-detail, and a commitment to making every moment memorable. We're motivated by the millions of customers we serve across cities, and know that our potential is unlimited. It all starts with our people and their commitment to make magic happen each and every day.
Like the sound of this? Keep reading.
Add a Spark to the Ordinary...
Blank Street is looking for a Head of Talent Acquisition to own and scale hiring across the US. We're entering a phase of rapid growth and need to hire exceptional people at scale without compromising quality. This is a builder role — you won't just run recruiting, you'll design how it works.
You'll operate at both a strategic and executional level, partnering closely with leaders across the business to hire exceptional talent across our stores and HQ. From standing up hiring in new markets to improving systems and processes, you'll build a recruiting engine (0 → 1 and 1 → 10) that can scale with the business. This role directly shapes who we hire, how we grow, and the long-term quality of our teams. You'll be expected to think big, move quickly, and get your hands dirty.
This is fully in-person based in our Brooklyn HQ and reports to the Senior Director of People.
Who We're Looking For
- Results Oriented - Takes initiative, drives projects to completion, and consistently delivers outcomes efficiently and proactively.
- Problem-Solving - Thinks critically and creatively to overcome challenges, using logic and innovative approaches to achieve results.
- Communication & Partnership - Builds trust and collaborates effectively, communicating clearly, confidently, and with humility across stakeholders.
- Detail Oriented - Plans, prioritizes, and manages multiple tasks with precision and accuracy, ensuring high-quality outputs.
- Own end-to-end hiring across store, field, and HQ roles
- Build and scale recruiting systems that support high-volume hiring (2,000 hires/year)
- Stand up hiring for new markets from scratch
- Partner with hiring managers to define roles, calibrate talent, and raise the bar
- Identify gaps and proactively design solutions (process, tooling, sourcing strategies)
- Use data to diagnose funnel and general recruiting issues and drive improvements
- Get your hands dirty. This is a player-coach role where you'll actively recruit but also manage a team
- Experience in high-growth, fast-paced environments (hospitality, retail, consumer, or startups preferred)
- You've scaled hiring from dozens to hundreds and thousands of hires
- Proven ability to build or significantly improve recruiting processes
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity with high ownership and bias for action
- You can think big and move fast
- You enjoy fixing broken systems and creating scalable structure
- $100,000 - $130,000 annual base salary
- Blank Street, in good faith, believes that the posted salary range is accurate for this role in New York City at the time of posting. Our salaries are rooted in the desire to pay competitively relative to our organization size and industry, reflecting just one part of the total compensation package. Additional components include equity, healthcare benefits, paid time off and various work perks (commuter benefits, free coffee). Details will be discussed during the interview process. Blank Street may pay more or less than the posted range based on factors such as relevant experience and skills, qualifications and location, among others. This range may be modified in the future.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage. Blank Street covers the full premium for low and mid-tier employee-only plans.
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off company holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Equity
- Learning and development opportunities. We're growing and we'd like for you to be a part of the journey.
- A whole lot of Blank Street swag & coffee
Salary : $100,000 - $130,000