Founding Recruiter

Novasoftware; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Novasoftware in New York is searching for its first in-house recruiter to manage the hiring process as the company scales following its Series A funding. This position requires a professional with over 5 years of experience in recruiting, particularly within high-growth environments, capable of handling diverse functions such as engineering and operations.

The role emphasizes building a strong candidate experience, innovative sourcing strategies, and collaboration with external partners. Ideal candidates will have a knack for utilizing modern AI tools in their workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in early-stage startups.
• Strong background in identifying technical and non-technical talent.
• Experience hiring across varying functions and seniority levels.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting across engineering, SAP, and operations.
• Build a sourcing engine to identify top talent.
• Manage relationships with external search partners.
• Enhance candidate experience throughout the hiring process.

Skills

Recruiting experience

Strong identification skills

Experience in high-growth startup

Ability to use AI tools like ChatGPT

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