Founding Recruiter

Wintermeyer Ventures; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Wintermeyer Ventures is hiring its first dedicated recruiting lead to own talent acquisition end to end across engineering, product, sales and customer success.

As a remote role within the United States, you will build the recruiting foundation, set up ATS and AI-powered workflows, and partner with leadership to move candidates efficiently.

You will attract top technical talent for an early-stage B2B fintech, shaping the company's employer brand and candidate experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, with a mix of agency and in-house work.
• A strong track record hiring engineers and other technical talent.
• Experience recruiting at an early-stage startup, from seed through Series B, including for a company with limited brand recognition.
• Experience as a solo, full-cycle recruiter across technical and non-technical roles.
• Regular use of AI tools for sourcing, outreach, research, and recruiting operations.
• Familiarity with tools such as Juicebox, Metaview, Ashby, Greenhouse, and LinkedIn Recruiter.

Responsibilities

• Set up the recruiting stack, including applicant tracking, sourcing tools, AI-enabled workflows, and outreach sequencing.
• Source and engage passive candidates, especially for engineering and sales roles, with thoughtful outreach that converts into first conversations.
• Screen candidates carefully and present hiring managers with people who meet the role's bar.
• Partner with company leadership and hiring managers to calibrate profiles, gather feedback, and keep candidates moving through the pipeline.
• Build employer-brand content and messaging that helps candidates understand the company's work and opportunity.

Skills

Recruiting

Engineering recruiting

Full-cycle recruiting

AI sourcing

Sourcing tools

Tools

Juicebox

Metaview

Ashby

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

About the Role

As the first dedicated recruiting hire at an early-stage B2B fintech company, you will own talent acquisition end to end. You will build the recruiting foundation and help grow teams across engineering, product, sales, and customer success.

What You'll Do

• Set up the recruiting stack, including applicant tracking, sourcing tools, AI-enabled workflows, and outreach sequencing.
• Source and engage passive candidates, especially for engineering and sales roles, with thoughtful outreach that converts into first conversations.
• Screen candidates carefully and present hiring managers with people who meet the role's bar.
• Partner with company leadership and hiring managers to calibrate profiles, gather feedback, and keep candidates moving through the pipeline.
• Build employer-brand content and messaging that helps candidates understand the company's work and opportunity.

What We're Looking For

• At least 5 years of recruiting experience, with a mix of agency and in-house work.
• A strong track record hiring engineers and other technical talent.
• Experience recruiting at an early-stage startup, from seed through Series B, including for a company with limited brand recognition.
• Experience as a solo, full-cycle recruiter across technical and non-technical roles.
• Regular use of AI tools for sourcing, outreach, research, and recruiting operations.
• Familiarity with tools such as Juicebox, Metaview, Ashby, Greenhouse, and LinkedIn Recruiter.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation is $180,000 to $220,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Remote within the United States.