Founding Recruiter

Nova Intelligence; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Intelligence in California, Missouri, is seeking its first in-house recruiter to shape the hiring process following their recent Series A funding. The recruiter will be responsible for sourcing and hiring top talent across various functions, including engineering, SAP, and operations.

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of recruiting experience, particularly in a startup environment, and know modern AI tools. The position offers a competitive salary range of $150K - $200K annually.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in a high-growth startup.
• Strong background in identifying and closing top talent.
• Experience managing relationships with external search partners.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting across all functions.
• Build the sourcing engine to identify top talent.
• Manage candidate experience to ensure positive interactions.

Skills

Recruiting experience

Talent identification

Strong communication skills

Experience with AI tools

Job description

We're looking for our first in-house recruiter to own how Nova hires. We just closed our Series A and the next 12 months will define who we become. You'll be the person making sure we hire the right people, fast, and that every candidate walks away thinking Nova is the most exciting bet in enterprise AI, whether we hire them or not.

This role spans the full hiring stack: sourcing across world-class engineers, SAP experts, go-to-market, operations, and everything in between. You'll partner with the founding team and external search firms on senior roles, build scalable processes for high-volume technical pipelines, and own candidate experience end to end.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting across every function — engineering, SAP expertise, go-to-market, operations — sourcing, screening, scheduling, closing
• Build the sourcing engine: identify and reach top talent who isn't on the job market
• Run hiring across very different talent pools — top engineers, senior SAP practitioners with deep expertise, enterprise AEs, marketers, and operators
• Manage relationships with external search partners on senior and executive roles
• Own the candidate experience — every candidate should leave the loop thinking Nova was the most thoughtful, fastest-moving company they've talked to

Who You Are

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, ideally including a stint at an early-stage, high-growth startup
• Strong background identifying and closing top talent across both technical and non-technical roles
• Experience hiring across different functions and seniority levels, from individual contributors to senior leaders
• AI-native: you use Claude, ChatGPT, and modern tooling to automate sourcing, drafting, and pipeline ops. You'd rather build a workflow than do the same thing twice.
• You move fast, write well, and have strong taste for talent

Compensation Range: $150K - $200K