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Recruiting Lead

185k – 250kSan Francisco, CAOnsite6+ YOE
Summary

Build and scale recruiting function from scratch for rapid growth, sourcing, selling, and closing technical engineering and GTM roles while developing infrastructure and leading a team. Requires 6-10 years recruiting experience with technical background and management of teams.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Close candidates yourself — Sourcing, screening, selling, closing engineering and GTM roles
  • Build recruiting infrastructure for 10x scale — Repeatable sourcing strategies, structured interviews, calibrated scorecards that don’t break when we triple headcount
  • Own technical recruiting — Understand the tech stack; evaluate whether an engineer is actually good
  • Expand into GTM and operations — Once technical recruiting runs, build pipelines for sales/marketing/ops
  • Partner with founders on hiring strategy — Push back when job specs don’t make sense; think 24 months ahead
  • Build and lead a team — Hire and manage recruiters as we scale; set the bar for performance and velocity

Requirements

  • 6-10 years in recruiting, with experience scaling through rapid growth (Series A-C)
  • 2+ years managing recruiting teams of 3+ people
  • Technical recruiting background strongly preferred
  • Experience building recruiting processes and systems that survive 10x growth
  • Ability to source, sell, and close directly—not just manage
  • Deep understanding of technical roles and talent landscape
  • Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate

Nice to Have

  • Experience at companies that scaled from 30 to 200+ (not just repeated Series A stints)
  • Background recruiting for AI-native or technical sales organizations
  • Employer brand and recruiting content experience
  • Experience building recruiting teams from scratch

Compensation

Salary: $185,000–$250,000 + performance bonuses & equity

Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance; Commuter benefits; Team meals and snacks

Skills
Technical RecruitingSourcingScreeningCandidate ClosingStructured InterviewsScorecardsTalent PipelinesRecruiting ProcessesEmployer BrandingRecruiting Content
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