Recruiting Lead & Talent Partner

Karbon Digital Limited; Toronto; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Contract/Hourly compensation

Job summary

Karbon Digital Limited in Toronto, Canada, is seeking a Recruiting Lead to own the end-to-end talent acquisition strategy across engineering, AI, product, sales and business functions. This hands-on leadership role involves building scalable recruiting systems, creating strong talent pipelines, and partnering with founders to attract and close exceptional candidates in a fast-growing startup.

Hybrid/remote work in a dynamic AI company, with potential for future FTE conversion and equity

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end recruitment in tech startups.
• Ability to build talent pipelines across engineering, AI, product, and GTM.
• Strong sourcing, interviewing, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute a scalable recruiting strategy aligned with growth plans.
• Partner with founders to define hiring priorities and candidate profiles.
• Own the full recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding.
• Develop relationships with passive candidates and industry networks.
• Strengthen employer brand within the AI ecosystem.
• Support founder-led hiring for senior engineers and AI leaders.

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.
• Apply to help us build the next generation of AI talent.

Requirements

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.