Founding Talent Partner

kick; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical benefits

Lunch provided

Job summary

Kick is an applied AI company building the first self-driving bookkeeping experience in Palo Alto. We’ve raised $20M from OpenAI, General Catalyst and GV to help millions of business owners automate the boring stuff.

We are hiring a recruiting leader who owns the full cycle, sources proactively, builds processes, and partners with the founders to hire across GTM, Engineering, Product, and Operations. The role manages 8–12 open roles with 4–5 days in the office.

Qualifications

• 3–6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience closing hires across GTM and technical roles.
• Experience as AI-native recruiter leveraging modern tech.
• Scrappy sourcer who doesn’t wait for inbound applications.
• Highly organized with 8–12 open roles to manage.
• Willing to relocate to Palo Alto, CA or based there.

Responsibilities

• Own the full recruiting lifecycle; sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, offers and closing candidates.
• Partner with founders and hiring managers to define role requirements and scorecards.
• Build recruiting infrastructure from scratch (ATS, processes, feedback loops, branding).
• Source proactively via LinkedIn, networks, events, and creative channels.
• Track recruiting metrics to continuously improve the process.
• Be a stellar first impression of Kick for every candidate.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing

Interview coordination

Closing candidates

GTM recruiting

AI-native recruiting

Stakeholder management

In-person hiring

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Interview scheduling tools

Job description

Why Kick

Kick is an applied AI company building the first self-driving bookkeeping experience. We’ve raised $20M from OpenAI, General Catalyst and Google Ventures to help millions of Business Owners and Accountants to automate the boring stuff–so they can focus on what matters most.

What You’ll Do

• Own the full recruiting life cycle; including sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, managing offers, and closing candidates across GTM, Engineering, Product, & Operations roles
• Partner directly with the founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, build scorecards, and calibrate on candidate quality
• Build Kick’s recruiting infrastructure from scratch (e.g., applicant tracking, interview processes, structured & automated feedback loops, and employer branding)
• Source proactively through LinkedIn, networks, events, and creative channels
• Track and report on recruiting metrics (pipeline health, time-to-fill, conversion rates) to continuously improve the process
• Be a stellar first impression of Kick for every candidate

Ideal Candidate

• Has 3-6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally with 1-2 years at a high-growth startup
• Has personally closed hires across GTM & technical roles (not just one or the other)
• Has experience as a AI-Native recruiter, leveraging the newest technologies to find great candidates
• Scrappy and resourceful sourcer who doesn’t wait for inbound applications
• Strong closer who can sell a mission-driven startup to candidates weighing offers from bigger companies
• Highly organized as this role will manage 8-12 open roles at a time
• Excellent judgement on people with an ability to pattern match on quality, not just credentials
• Comfortable building process from scratch rather than inheriting a playbook
• Based in, or willing to relocate to, Palo Alto, CA (4 - 5 days / week in office)

Bonus if you have

• Recruited for Applied-AI and/or FinTech companies in the Bay Area and/or Toronto
• Experience building the recruiting tech & process stack from the ground up
• Hired for Accounting, Bookkeeping, or Financial Services roles
• Worked at a company during the “20 to 100 employees” growth phase
• A network in the Bay Area and/or Toronto startup ecosystem
• Partnered with or managed external recruiting agencies.

Location

• Downtown Palo Alto, in person, 4-5 days per week
• 1 block from the Palo Alto Caltrain Express stop
• Candidates should be based in the Bay Area or open to relocation

What We Offer

• Top-of-market $160,000–$200,000 total compensation + meaningful equity
• Employee-friendly equity (QSBS eligible)
• 100% employer paid medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Apple laptop/headset, health/commuter stipends
• Daily lunch and unlimited Verve coffee.