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MercorMercorNew York, NY

Recruiter, Operations

Own full-cycle recruiting with a focus on Operations roles at a fast-growing AI data company. Build and scale hiring systems, partner with GMs on talent needs, drive metrics and process improvements, and represent the brand to top technical and operational candidates.

120k – 160k/yr
On-siteRecruiting

About the role

What You’ll Do

  • Own full-cycle recruiting (sourcing → close) across a variety of organizations (such as marketing, finance, people ops, with a prominent focus on operations)
  • Partner with hiring managers to map out needs and implement continual process improvements
  • Build top-of-funnel using creative outbound, talent intelligence, and Mercor’s own product (structured screens, automated work samples, and calibrated rubrics)
  • Coach hiring managers and interviewers on structured interviewing, leveling, and decision hygiene
  • Operationalize hiring systems: track and optimize key funnel metrics (pass-through rates, time-in-stage, source yield)
  • Champion speed and quality: drive SLAs for same-day debriefs, fast offers, and strong candidate experience
  • Build brand: campaigns, referrals, and events that attract top engineers and operators
  • Represent Mercor externally as a face of the brand for an exceptionally competitive talent market
  • Collaborate on dashboards, metrics, and process automation within Ashby and other recruiting systems
  • Refinement of technical recruiting motion as the Ops org shifts to hire more frequently from technical backgrounds

What We’re Looking For

  • Experience with full-cycle recruiting across IC and leadership roles
  • Proven ability to build and scale hiring systems, identify key metrics, and make data-driven decisions
  • High motor, outcome-oriented approach; Mercor is in hypergrowth, and hiring is viewed as a key strategic driver of that growth
  • Strong communication skills; able to work efficiently with General Managers, Account Leads, and internal leadership
  • Familiarity with a range of roles, emphasis on GTM, Strategy, Operations, ideally with some mastery of technical roles such as SWEs or FDEs
  • Confident representing the Mercor brand to top candidates
  • Familiarity with Ashby or ability to quickly adopt new tools and systems

Nice to Haves

  • Experience as a founding recruiter or early-stage startup builder
  • Interest in the human data / AGI space
  • Technical recruiting expertise - Mercor's business is trending in an increasingly technical perspective over time, and we are hiring a greater percentage of technical professionals into client facing operator roles

Ideal Qualities

  • Agility / Adaptability - ability to move fast, pivot with business shifts, and maintain best-in-class outcomes
  • Operational Rigor - ability to bring order to an unstructured environment
  • Growth Mindset - You don’t need to be an expert on AI, but you do need to have a strong desire to learn and continue learning in a rapidly evolving, frontier industry
  • Commitment to the Outcome - Ownership mentality; will hold themselves accountable to an extremely high standard of work
  • Love for the Craft - we are building a zero to one motion; this hire will bring a low ego attitude to the table with a genuine love for building a best-in-class talent acquisition motion

Benefits

  • $15K relocation bonus (for moving to New York metropolitan area)
  • $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
  • $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
  • Free Equinox membership
  • $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
  • $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
  • Health, Dental, Vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match

Skills

Full-Cycle Recruitingtalent sourcingstructured interviewinghiring metricsashby atsTechnical Recruitingtalent intelligenceoutbound recruitingrecruiting automationgtm recruitingoperations recruitingleadership hiring

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