# Recruiting Lead

**Company:** [Harper](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/harper)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Recruiting
**Salary:** $185k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Technical Recruiting, Sourcing, Screening, Candidate Closing, Structured Interviews, Scorecards, Talent Pipelines, Recruiting Processes, Employer Branding, Recruiting Content
**Posted:** 2026-01-14

> Build and scale recruiting function from scratch for rapid growth, sourcing, selling, and closing technical engineering and GTM roles while developing infrastructure and leading a team. Requires 6-10 years recruiting experience with technical background and management of teams.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Close candidates yourself — Sourcing, screening, selling, closing engineering and GTM roles
- Build recruiting infrastructure for 10x scale — Repeatable sourcing strategies, structured interviews, calibrated scorecards that don’t break when we triple headcount
- Own technical recruiting — Understand the tech stack; evaluate whether an engineer is actually good
- Expand into GTM and operations — Once technical recruiting runs, build pipelines for sales/marketing/ops
- Partner with founders on hiring strategy — Push back when job specs don’t make sense; think 24 months ahead
- Build and lead a team — Hire and manage recruiters as we scale; set the bar for performance and velocity

## Requirements
- 6-10 years in recruiting, with experience scaling through rapid growth (Series A-C)
- 2+ years managing recruiting teams of 3+ people
- Technical recruiting background strongly preferred
- Experience building recruiting processes and systems that survive 10x growth
- Ability to source, sell, and close directly—not just manage
- Deep understanding of technical roles and talent landscape
- Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate

## Nice to Have
- Experience at companies that scaled from 30 to 200+ (not just repeated Series A stints)
- Background recruiting for AI-native or technical sales organizations
- Employer brand and recruiting content experience
- Experience building recruiting teams from scratch

## Compensation
**Salary:** $185,000–$250,000 + performance bonuses & equity

**Benefits:** Health, dental, and vision insurance; Commuter benefits; Team meals and snacks

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