Talent Lead

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle recruiting for open roles across engineering, GTM, clinical, and operations.
• Source relentlessly through cold outreach and other channels (best hires do not apply via job boards).
• Partner directly with the CEO and hiring managers to scope roles, calibrate bars, and close candidates.
• Own the ATS (Ashby), pipeline metrics, and interview process quality.
• Build recruiting machinery: structured interviews, scorecards, referral programs, employer brand.
• Effectively tell the Hike story to passive candidates (e.g., staff engineers at hot AI companies).
• Manage agencies and contract recruiters when needed.
• Over time, hire and lead recruiters as headcount grows.

Requirements

• 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with meaningful time in-house at a startup.
• Proven ability to close hard searches: technical roles, senior leaders, or competitive markets.
• Sourcing is a core strength; can demonstrate pipelines built from cold outreach.
• Strong writer and communicator; every candidate interaction increases excitement.
• Highly organized; able to run 6+ searches simultaneously without dropping candidates.
• Strong judgment on people (first filter for all new hires).
• Ambition to grow into a recruiting leadership role (Head of Talent).

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience recruiting across diverse functions: engineering/design, sales/clinical, and manufacturing/operations.
• Familiarity with Ashby ATS.
• Background in AI, healthcare, or hardware/manufacturing sectors.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive compensation: $140,000 - $190,000 base.
• Meaningful equity.
• Full benefits.
• In-person role in San Francisco.