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PoeticPoeticSan Francisco, CA

Founding Talent

Build and lead recruiting from scratch for a high-growth AI startup, owning sourcing, interviewing, processes, and metrics to hire top technical and forward-deployed talent. Requires hands-on operations focus, analytical mindset, and startup recruiting experience.

150k – 225k/yr
On-siteRecruiting

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end recruiting across all roles, from sourcing through close
  • Build and refine the interview process to identify exceptional talent quickly and accurately
  • Create a best-in-class candidate experience
  • Manage and optimize sourcing channels: network referrals, external agencies, and outbound campaigns
  • Organize recruiting events and spread the Forge brand to attract top talent
  • Maintain and report on recruiting funnel metrics with rigor
  • Continuously improve all aspects of the recruiting system and grow the talent team over time

Requirements

  • Maniacal operations focus — think in systems, high tempo, optimize everything
  • Deep personal care for candidate experience
  • Analytical mindset — love tracking, spreadsheets, workflows, and automations
  • Ambition to build the best talent organization and love finding top 0.01% of people
  • Experience recruiting for technical and customer-facing roles at high-growth startups
  • Ability to be both strategic and hands-on

Nice to Have

  • Experience building recruiting functions from scratch at early-stage companies
  • Background recruiting for forward-deployed, solutions, or professional services roles
  • Familiarity with recruiting tools and systems (ATS, sourcing platforms, automation)

Skills

ATSSourcing PlatformsSpreadsheetsWorkflow AutomationRecruiting MetricsOutbound SourcingInterview ProcessesCandidate CrmLeverGreenhouse

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