Talent Strategy Lead

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the CEO and company leaders to determine which hires and talent markets could have the greatest impact on Forus
• Develop an original point of view on what exceptional performance looks like across critical functions
• Build deep maps of important talent markets, companies, communities, and individual candidates
• Design creative strategies to identify and engage exceptional people through targeted communities, events, referrals, research, content, competitions, and partnerships
• Shape how Forus presents itself to different talent markets, translating the company’s mission, ambition, operating environment, and opportunities into a compelling talent narrative
• Develop new approaches to evaluating talent where conventional interviews or credentials provide weak signal
• Build repeatable strategic playbooks that allow the broader recruiting team to apply learnings across additional roles and talent markets

Requirements

• Track record of doing high-quality work in a demanding and talent-dense environment (founder, 0→1 operator, investor, product manager, or similar high-performance role)
• Exceptional judgment about people with evidence of identifying, recruiting, backing, hiring, or choosing unusually strong people before others recognized them
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to understand what motivates a specific person and communicate why Forus may be the right place for them
• Enough technical and analytical fluency to understand unfamiliar roles quickly, evaluate evidence critically, work effectively with data, and test new tools or approaches
• High agency and creativity — when obvious channels do not produce the right people, create different channels
• Track record of moving quickly, finding shortcuts, and going to unreasonable lengths to deliver on goals
• High NPS with former teammates

Nice-to-Haves

• Prior recruiting experience is not required

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $170,000 - $250,000
• Competitive compensation with meaningful equity
• Fully covered medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Memberships for One Medical, Talkspace, Teladoc, and Kindbody
• Unlimited PTO and 16 weeks of parental leave
• 401K plan, FSA option, commuter benefits, and DashPass
• Lunch at the office every day and dinner after 7 pm