Founding Recruiter

Theron Solutions; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing technology company in Toronto is looking for a Founding Recruiter to build and lead their hiring function from the ground up. This role focuses on technical recruiting for engineering and product teams while supporting hiring across operations. Responsibilities include managing the full recruitment cycle, partnering with hiring managers, and optimizing recruiting metrics to enhance hiring strategies. The ideal candidate should have experience in technical recruiting and a strong ability to maintain candidate pipelines.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing the full-cycle recruitment process.
• Strong background in technical recruiting for engineering and product teams.
• Ability to build and maintain candidate pipelines through various channels.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for multiple functions.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of qualified candidates.
• Own candidate experience and ensure timely communication.
• Track and optimize recruiting metrics to inform hiring strategies.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

Technical recruiting

Candidate experience management

Recruiting metrics optimization

Job description

Our client is seeking a Founding Recruiter to build and own their hiring function from the ground up. This is a high-impact role where you’ll work directly with the founders and leadership team to attract, evaluate, and close world-class talent.

You will primarily focus ontechnical recruiting for engineering and product teams, while also supporting hiring across go-to-market and operations as the company scales.

What will you be doing?

• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process across multiple functions (sourcing, screening, interviews, offers).
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and interview strategies.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of qualified candidates through proactive outreach, networking, partnering with external agencies, and via LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Own candidate experience, ensuring timely communication and a smooth process.
• Track and optimize recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, offer acceptance rates, pipeline health) to inform hiring strategies and drive continuous improvement.

Equal opportunity:

Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military service, genetic information, or any other status protected by law.