Founding Recruiting Lead — Build AI-Driven Hiring Systems

Within

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Within is seeking a hands-on Recruiting Lead in San Francisco to own full-cycle recruiting for priority engineering and technical roles. You will define how hiring operates as the company scales, partner with founders on scope and calibration, and build AI-native workflows to improve efficiency and outcomes.

You will lead sourcing strategies in competitive markets, craft structured interviewing, and establish scalable operating rhythms for a growing startup.

Qualifications

  • Significant full-cycle recruiting experience.
  • Experience supporting technical or product-related hiring strongly preferred.
  • Hands-on AI tool use in recruiting workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Own full-cycle recruiting for priority roles across engineering and technical functions, from intake through close.
  • Build Within's recruiting foundation — interview processes, evaluation frameworks, sourcing strategies, and workflows that create consistency and scale over time.
  • Drive top-of-funnel quality through outbound sourcing in highly competitive markets.
  • Partner closely with founders and hiring managers on role scope, talent calibration, and hiring decisions.
  • Build and refine AI-native recruiting workflows across sourcing, screening, and ops — and share what compounds.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting
Technical hiring
AI in recruiting

Job description

Within is seeking a hands-on Recruiting Lead in San Francisco to own full-cycle recruiting for priority engineering and technical roles. You will define how hiring operates as the company scales, partner with founders on scope and calibration, and build AI-native workflows to improve efficiency and outcomes.

You will lead sourcing strategies in competitive markets, craft structured interviewing, and establish scalable operating rhythms for a growing startup.

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