Founding Recruiter - Req 1205

Thomas Talent Network, LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive equity package

Job summary

Thomas Talent Network, LLC is seeking a Founding Recruiter in San Francisco to own the full recruiting lifecycle from sourcing to closing. You will partner with founders and hiring managers across engineering, marketing, and sales, building pipelines and defining hiring strategies in a hands-on, early-stage environment.

You will grow into a Head of Recruiting as the company scales, shaping the future recruiting function and processes while maintaining a strong candidate experience and ATS

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of full-cycle recruiting experience across technical and business roles.
• Experience recruiting at startups or agencies serving startups.
• Being among first 1–3 recruiters at a company or a top performer at a startup-focused agency.
• Bachelor’s degree from a US or Canadian university.
• Strong hands-on sourcing, esp. LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Ability to independently build, manage, and activate candidate pipelines.
• High ownership in early-stage environment.
• Willingness to work in person five days per week at the SF office.
• Excellent communication, organization, and judgment.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across technical and business functions from sourcing to closing.
• Build recruiting and sourcing infrastructure from the ground up.
• Develop high-quality candidate pipelines using modern tools.
• Create AI-forward workflows to engage candidates faster.
• Collaborate with founders and hiring managers to define roles and strategies.
• Deliver exceptional candidate experience from outreach to close.
• Establish recruitment processes, playbooks, and interview docs.
• Maintain ATS hygiene and improve operations.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Startup recruiting

LinkedIn Recruiter

Candidate pipelines

In-person 5 days a week

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Ashby ATS

Juicebox

Clay

Harmonic

Job description

About the Company

We’re partnering with a Series A, AI-native marketing automation company transforming how modern software companies go to market.

Founded in 2022 and backed by $28M from leading venture firms, the company is building a platform that enables growth teams to manage their entire go-to-market motion in one place — from acquisition through retention — with AI agents taking on work that traditional tools simply can’t.

The San Francisco-based team includes experienced operators and engineers from companies including Airbnb, Palantir, Pinterest, Shopify, LinkedIn, and Microsoft.

The company is growing quickly and is looking for its first Founding Recruiter to build recruiting from the ground up.

About the Role

As the Founding Recruiter, you’ll be one of the earliest members of the recruiting function and will have significant ownership over how the company builds its team.

You’ll partner directly with founders and hiring managers across engineering, marketing, sales, and other business functions. You’ll own the full recruiting lifecycle — from sourcing and pipeline development through interviewing, closing, and candidate experience.

This is a highly hands-on role. In the early days, you’ll operate as a true full-cycle recruiter and may also take on recruiting coordination and scheduling responsibilities. As the company scales, the expectation is that you’ll grow into a Head of Recruiting role, eventually building and leading a recruiting team.

You’ll have direct visibility into — and influence over — every hire the company makes.

What You’ll Own

• Own full-cycle recruiting across technical and business functions, from sourcing and screening through coordination and closing
• Build the company’s recruiting and sourcing infrastructure from the ground up
• Develop high-quality candidate pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter and modern sourcing tools
• Build AI-forward recruiting workflows that identify and engage exceptional candidates faster
• Partner directly with founders and hiring managers to define roles, calibrate profiles, develop hiring strategies, and maintain momentum throughout the process
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience from initial outreach through offer and close
• Establish recruiting processes, sourcing playbooks, and interview documentation
• Maintain strong ATS hygiene and continuously improve recruiting operations
• Use market data, compensation benchmarks, and sourcing signals to advise hiring managers and leadership
• Help determine where to focus sourcing efforts based on talent availability and market dynamics
• Take ownership of recruiting coordination and scheduling in the early stage, before additional recruiting headcount is added

What We’re Looking For

• 2–6 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with demonstrated ownership of sourcing, screening, and closing across both technical and business roles
• Experience recruiting at a startup or at an agency primarily serving startups
• Experience as one of the first 1–3 recruiters at a company, or a track record as a top performer at a startup-focused recruiting agency
• Bachelor’s degree from a US or Canadian university
• Strong hands‑on sourcing skills, particularly with LinkedIn Recruiter
• Ability to independently build, manage, and activate candidate pipelines
• Comfort operating as a high‑ownership individual contributor in an early‑stage environment
• Willingness to work in person five days per week from the San Francisco office
• Strong communication, organization, judgment, and follow‑through
• Ability to move quickly while maintaining a high bar for candidate quality and experience

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI-forward sourcing and recruiting tools such as Juicebox, Clay, or Harmonic
• Experience with Ashby or another modern ATS
• Recruiting experience across both technical and GTM functions
• A background that began in recruiting coordination or sourcing before progressing into full-cycle recruiting
• Experience building recruiting processes or infrastructure from scratch

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to join at a pivotal stage and build the recruiting function from zero.

You’ll work directly with founders, have a meaningful voice in who joins the company, and build the systems and processes that will support the organization as it scales.

For the right person, this role is designed to become much more than a recruiter position — it’s a path toward leading recruiting for a fast-growing AI company.

Compensation & Logistics

• Salary: $150,000–$225,000 per year
• Equity: Competitive equity package
• Location: San Francisco, CA
• Work arrangement: In‑person, 5 days per week
• Employment: Full‑time
• Visa sponsorship: Not available