Recruiter

Cold Start; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading venture studio in Toronto is seeking an internal Recruiter to establish the talent pipeline for internal and portfolio positions. This high-impact role involves sourcing world-class talent, partnering with leadership on searches, and shaping recruiting strategies. Ideal candidates will have over 3 years of experience in recruitment or talent sourcing, with strong communication and organizational skills. Competitive compensation is offered along with autonomy to drive processes.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

High autonomy in processes

Impact on startup development

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in talent sourcing, recruitment, or executive search.
• Ability to build and nurture talent pipelines and identify high-potential candidates.
• Excellent research, outreach, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Source and engage top-tier founders and strategic talent.
• Conduct initial outreach and screening for talent fit.
• Work closely with leadership to understand hiring needs.
• Coordinate searches for critical early hires across ventures.
• Maintain candidate databases for a seamless recruiting process.

Skills

Talent sourcing

Recruitment

Executive search

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Adaptability

Tools

Recruiting tools

Job description

About Cold Start Ventures

Cold Start Ventures partners with world‑class founders to launch and scale category-defining startups at the intersection of healthcare and AI. Each company we incubate is backed by tier‑1 VCs with $1.5M+ in committed day‑one capital. Our ventures benefit from a tested playbook that drives a 6× higher survival rate to Series B than the industry average — creating over $2B in portfolio value, including breakout successes such as 3Y Health and Berry Street.

The Role

We are seeking an internal Recruiter to join Cold Start Ventures, based in Montreal. This is a high‑impact role responsible for building the foundation of our internal and portfolio talent pipeline. As our founding recruiting partner, you will drive our efforts to source, engage, and pipeline world‑class talent—both founders to help incubate new ventures and key hires for our internal operations.

You’ll own the top‑of‑funnel search process, partner with our leadership across multiple searches, and help shape the recruiting strategy as we grow. You’ll also have the opportunity to implement sourcing best practices, track key metrics, and support employer branding initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Source, engage, and build pipelines of top‑tier founders and strategic talent for our portfolio and internal roles
• Conduct initial outreach and screening to assess talent fit and motivation
• Work closely with the leadership team to understand hiring needs and ideal candidate profiles
• Partner with our founders and operators to coordinate searches for critical early hires across ventures
• Maintain and update candidate databases, ensuring a seamless and data‑driven recruiting process
• Collaborate on building our employer brand and raising awareness of Cold Start Ventures within key talent markets
• Contribute to improving recruitment processes, analytics, and candidate experience

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in talent sourcing, recruitment, or executive search—experience with early‑stage startups, venture capital, or founder sourcing is a strong plus
• Demonstrated ability to build and nurture pipelines of skilled professionals, with a talent for identifying high‑potential candidates
• Excellent research, outreach, and communication skills; able to represent Cold Start with credibility to senior leaders, founders, and specialized talent
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and resourceful—able to manage multiple searches and priorities simultaneously
• Adaptability and comfort working in a fast‑paced, ambiguous, and impact‑driven environment
• Experience using modern recruiting tools and techniques

Bonus Points

• Experience hiring in healthcare, AI, or B2B SaaS sectors
• Exposure to employer branding, recruitment marketing, or talent community building

Why Join Us?

• Foundational opportunity to shape the recruiting function at a high‑growth venture studio
• Direct impact on building the next generation of world‑class startups
• Work closely with founders, operators, and top‑tier investors
• High autonomy and trust in driving your own processes
• Competitive compensation

Ready to help us build the future of startups? Apply now.