Founding Head of Talent
Build and lead Hike Medical’s recruiting function from the ground up, owning company-wide hiring across technical, commercial, operational, clinical, manufacturing, and leadership roles. The role partners directly with founders on hiring strategy, organizational design, sourcing, interview quality, and recruiting infrastructure.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own company-wide hiring across engineering, AI, product, GTM, operations, clinical, manufacturing, and leadership.
- Partner with founders on hiring priorities, organizational design, and hiring plans based on milestones.
- Lead executive and difficult searches.
- Build sourcing strategies and structured interview processes that prioritize signal.
- Build recruiting infrastructure, operations, training, and analytics.
- Improve offer acceptance and candidate experience while maintaining an exceptional talent bar.
- Make Hike a company exceptional people want to join.
Requirements
- Experience building recruiting inside a fast-growing startup, ideally from Seed through Series B/C.
- Ability to source senior AI engineers, manufacturing leaders, and enterprise sales executives.
- Operator mindset with strong recruiting judgment.
- Deep commitment to talent density.
- Resourcefulness, speed, and enthusiasm for building systems from scratch.
- Ability to produce great outcomes without excessive process.
- Enjoyment of working with candidates and hiring managers.
Skills
Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Executive Search, Sourcing, Interview Design, Organizational Design, Recruiting Operations, Recruiting Analytics, Candidate Experience, Hiring Strategy
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