Recruiting Lead & Talent Partner

Karbon Digital Limited; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly/Contract pay

Performance-based incentives

Equity option

Job summary

Karbon Digital Limited in Toronto, Canada, is hiring a Recruiting Lead to own the end-to-end talent acquisition strategy across engineering, AI, product, sales and operations. This hands-on leadership role builds scalable systems and proactive pipelines to support a fast-growing startup in a hybrid/remote environment.

You will partner with founders to set hiring priorities, define role profiles, source top candidates, and manage screening, interviews, offers and onboarding.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end recruitment for engineering/AI roles.
• Ability to build scalable recruiting processes in a startup environment.
• Strong networking and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable recruiting strategy aligned with growth plans.
• Define hiring priorities and role requirements with leadership.
• Develop proactive talent pipelines using industry networks and communities.
• Source candidates and manage screening, interviews, and offers.
• Oversee onboarding and recruitment operations.
• Strengthen employer brand within the AI ecosystem.

Skills

Talent pipeline

Sourcing & networking

Interview coordination

Relationship building

Communication

Technical hiring understanding

Tools

GitHub

LinkedIn

Job description

Company: Karbon Digital Limited
Location: Toronto, Canada (Hybrid / Remote)
Type: Contract / Part-Time initially with potential FTE conversion

About Karbon Digital

Karbon Digital is an applied AI company building Docufy AI , an Agentic document intelligence platform that transforms unstructured documents into actionable business intelligence.

Docufy AI helps enterprises automate document-heavy workflows across industries through AI-powered summarization, extraction, fraud detection, risk assessment, grounded Q&A, and document intelligence.

We are scaling our engineering, AI research, product, and enterprise GTM teams and are looking for a Recruiting Lead to build a world-class talent pipeline.

Role Overview

The Recruiting Lead will own the end-to-end talent acquisition strategy for Karbon Digital. This role will partner directly with founders and leadership to identify, attract, evaluate, and close exceptional candidates across engineering, AI, product, sales, and business functions.

This is a hands-on recruiting leadership role ideal for someone who enjoys building systems from scratch, creating talent pipelines, and helping a high-growth AI startup scale.

Key Responsibilities

Build and execute a scalable recruiting strategy aligned with company growth plans.

Partner with founders and department leaders to define hiring priorities, role requirements, and candidate profiles.

• Software Engineering
• Product Management
• Marketing & Growth
• Operations
• Build proactive talent pipelines using:
  • GitHub
  • AI communities
  • University networks
  • Industry events
  • Professional networks
• Develop targeted sourcing campaigns for highly competitive technical roles.
• Build relationships with passive candidates and industry professionals.

Recruitment Operations

Own the full recruitment lifecycle:

• Candidate sourcing
• Screening calls
• Interview coordination
• Offer management
• Onboarding support
• Implement structured recruiting processes including:

Employer Branding

Strengthen Karbon Digital’s employer brand within the AI ecosystem.

Promote company mission, technology vision, and startup culture.

Support recruitment campaigns through:

• LinkedIn content
• University outreach
• AI communities
• Startup networks

Executive & Strategic Hiring

Support founder-led hiring for critical positions.

Assist with identifying senior engineering leaders, AI specialists, and enterprise executives.

Build relationships with technical leaders and industry experts.

Strong sourcing and networking abilities.

Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Ability to assess technical talent.

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Ability to work independently in a fast-moving startup environment.

Founder mindset with ownership mentality.

Compensation

Competitive startup compensation structure including:

• Hourly / contract compensation initially
• Performance-based incentives
• Potential equity participation for long-term commitment

Why Join Karbon Digital?

Build the talent foundation of an emerging AI company.

Work directly with founders and leadership team.

Help shape the future of enterprise document intelligence.

Join a company recognized in Canada's AI startup ecosystem.

Opportunity to influence hiring strategy, culture, and company growth.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Karbon Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.