# Founding Recruiter
**Company:** [Joyful Health](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/joyful-health)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Salary:** $140K-$160K
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Ashby, Ai Sourcing, Outreach Automation, Pipeline Analytics, Interview Loops, Scorecards, Sourcing Playbooks, Employer Branding, Linkedin Recruiting, Candidate Evaluation
**Posted:** 2026-04-15
> Builds and scales recruiting function from scratch for high-growth healthtech startup, owning full-cycle hiring across engineering to sales with AI-powered workflows. Requires 5+ years experience, technical recruiting strength, and startup DNA; NYC-based hybrid role.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting across the company: Run 10+ concurrent searches spanning engineering, product, operations, sales, marketing, and RCM. Lean technical but capable across every function.
- Build & optimize recruiting infrastructure: Optimize ATS (Ashby), design interview loops, create scorecards, build sourcing playbooks, establish metrics and reporting.
- Be AI-forward: Use AI tooling and automations across sourcing, outreach, screening, scheduling, pipeline analytics, market intelligence.
- Build and own employer brand: Careers page, LinkedIn, candidate experience.
- Partner with hiring managers: Coach on interviewing, selling candidates, closing.
- Grow into a recruiting team within 12 months.

## Requirements
- 5+ years recruiting experience, built function from scratch at high-growth startup.
- Strongest in engineering, product, data hiring; experience across GTM, operations, business roles.
- AI-native: Build automations, AI-powered workflows for 3x productivity.
- Healthcare/healthtech recruiting experience (strong plus).
- Startup DNA: Thrive in ambiguity, closer with ownership.

## Compensation
$140,000–$160,000 base + meaningful early-stage equity.
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