Founding Recruiter

WhyHireWrong?

. Own full-cycle recruiting for 10+ open roles simultaneously across engineering, ML, research, marketing, finance, GTM, and operations .

Posted 10/24/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, closing technical and business roles, and building hiring functions from the ground up. Proficient in managing multiple concurrent searches while maintaining candidate engagement and ownership of offer conversations.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Full-Cycle Recruiting ExperienceTechnical Role ClosingConcurrent Searches ManagementOffer Negotiation SkillsStartup Recruiting Expertise

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Hard Skills

Candidate SourcingInterview PlanningFunnel ReportingScorecard DevelopmentEquity Explanation

Soft Skills

Stakeholder ManagementCommunication SkillsNegotiation Skills

Tools & Technologies

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Industry Keywords

Startup RecruitingTechnical RolesBusiness RolesSan Francisco

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own full-cycle recruiting for 10+ open roles simultaneously across engineering, ML, research, marketing, finance, GTM, and operations
Personally source candidates every week
Convert vague hiring needs into scorecards and structured interview plans
Run offer and closing conversations directly with the founder, including salary and equity
Explain startup equity clearly to candidates
Build and own the ATS end to end, including funnel reporting
Push back on the founder when a role is poorly scoped or the hiring bar slips
Partner directly with the founder to build the hiring function from scratch
Close 25+ technical and business roles over the next two quarters

Requirements

What you’ll need

4–6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including in-house time at a fast-growing startup
Personally closed both technical roles (engineering, ML, research) and business roles (marketing, finance, GTM, ops), with numbers to back it up
Currently sourcing personally on a weekly basis, not just managing sourcers or reviewing inbound
Experience running 10+ concurrent searches across different functions without dropping candidates
Comfortable owning offer and close conversations, including equity
Based in San Francisco, or clearly willing to work hybrid/on-site in San Francisco
Not an HR generalist, People Ops, or HRBP background without end-to-end recruiting ownership
Not an agency or RPO background without in-house startup experience
Must have owned searches through to offer; coordinator, scheduler, or sourcer-only experience is insufficient
Must source directly rather than only managing agencies or vendors
Willing to work in San Francisco on a hybrid or on-site basis