Founding Recruiter – AI Startup (San Francisco, CA)

Salary: $170,000–$200,000 USD | No Visa Sponsorship

We’re an AI company transforming the insurance industry, seeking a Founding Recruiter to build and scale our talent engine from the ground up. Partner directly with the founding team and own recruiting for technical and go-to-market roles during a high-growth phase.

Requirements

Only apply if you meet all requirements

• 5–10 years of full-cycle recruiting experience in high-growth startups (Series AE), ideally AI, SaaS, or deep tech.
• Proven record of sourcing and closing 10–15 hires/year across technical and GTM roles.
• Experience building recruiting functions (0→1) or on a Head of Talent path.
• Proficient with ATS and sourcing tools (Greenhouse, Ashby, Gem, HireEZ).
• Strong operational mindset: data-driven, process-focused, continuously improving.
• Excellent storytelling skills to sell mission, vision, and equity upside.
• Scrappy, hands-on, thrives in ambiguous, high-velocity environments.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship).
  
  

What You’ll Do

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for engineering, product, and GTM roles.
• Manage 8–12 searches simultaneously, delivering 10–15 hires per year.
• Build and optimize the recruiting process, from JD to candidate experience.
• Drive diverse, inclusive hiring practices and champion employer branding.
• Partner with leadership on headcount planning, org design, and talent strategy.
• Provide market intelligence on compensation, competitors, and positioning.
• Manage sourcing channels including direct sourcing, agencies, investor networks, and tools.
• Define and track recruiting KPIs: source of hire, conversion rates, time to fill.
• Eventually build and lead the recruiting team, creating a world-class talent function.
  
  

Location: San Francisco, CA

Skills: experience buidling recruiting teams,full cycle recruiting,manging sourcing