Founding Talent & People Operations Leader

Orchard Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Build from the ground up recruiting &人

Ground-up talent function

Job summary

Orchard is entering its most ambitious period of growth. We’re seeking a dedicated Recruiting and People lead in San Francisco to build Orchard’s talent engine, sourcing critical hires and shaping onboarding, HRIS, benefits, and culture, reporting directly to our CEO.

This builder role spends about two-thirds on recruiting and one-third on internal people operations. You’ll own full-cycle recruiting for technical and operations roles, build sourcing channels, and create an exceptional candidate

Qualifications

• 3–7+ years of experience in recruiting in a fast-growing startup or high-performance environment.
• Track record of personally recruiting and closing exceptional technical talent.
• Experience helping an organization scale from 10s to 100+ employees.
• Strong sourcing instincts and creativity to reach passive candidates.
• Strong operating rigor across recruiting funnels and headcount plans.
• Comfort owning processes to create a stellar work environment.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS, benefits, onboarding, and other core people operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for technical and operations roles.
• Build repeatable sourcing channels and an exceptional recruiting brand.
• Create and own an exceptional candidate experience.
• Partner with leaders to define roles precisely and move candidates quickly.
• Own the employee lifecycle including onboarding, HRIS, benefits, leave administration.
• Maintain compliant employment policies.
• Protect and strengthen Orchard’s culture as the company scales.

Skills

Full-cycle Recruiting

Talent Sourcing

Employer Branding

Interview Design

HRIS

Onboarding

Culture Stewardship

Stakeholder Management

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Orchard is entering its most ambitious period of growth. We’re seeking a dedicated Recruiting and People lead in San Francisco to build Orchard’s talent engine, sourcing critical hires and shaping onboarding, HRIS, benefits, and culture, reporting directly to our CEO.

This builder role spends about two-thirds on recruiting and one-third on internal people operations. You’ll own full-cycle recruiting for technical and operations roles, build sourcing channels, and create an exceptional candidate