# Founding Talent
**Company:** [Poetic](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/poetic)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Salary:** $150K-$225K
**Skills:** ATS, Sourcing Platforms, Spreadsheets, Workflow Automation, Recruiting Metrics, Outbound Sourcing, Interview Processes, Candidate Crm, Lever, Greenhouse
**Posted:** 2026-01-26
> 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.
## Job Description
## 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)
**Apply:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/founding-talent-at-poetic-f56d115f-31be-4ede-b121-d6a5ac011141
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