Full-Cycle Talent Acquisition Architect

Generate Biomedicines; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Generate Capital is seeking an Associate, Talent to own full-cycle recruiting for a portfolio of roles. You’ll partner with hiring managers, source, screen, coordinate interviews, and support offers, ensuring a smooth, thoughtful candidate experience across the company.

You’ll proactively source through LinkedIn, networking groups, referrals, and other channels, build talent networks and market maps by sector and function, and track hiring metrics to move quickly when needs arise.

Qualifications

• 2-4+ years of experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, HR, or a related people function.
• Hands-on experience with full-cycle recruiting, ideally in a fast-growing company, investment firm, or professional services environment.
• Strong sourcing skills, and comfort finding candidates beyond inbound applicants.
• Genuine curiosity about the markets we invest in, and experience (or strong interest) in building talent maps, pipeline research, or market intelligence.
• A passion for our mission and for helping people grow in their careers.
• Excellent organizational, project management, and time management skills, with high attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including empathy, active listening, and the ability to build trust with candidates and colleagues at all levels.
• Analytical mindset and comfort working with data, spreadsheets, and recruiting metrics. ATS experience (e.g., Ashby) is a plus.
• Comfort with AI tools and an interest in applying them to make people processes faster and smarter.
• Interest in or exposure to learning and development, performance management, org design, or employee engagement programs.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential employee and candidate information with discretion.
• Self‑awareness, humility, and a growth mindset, including openness to feedback and excitement about new challenges.
• Entrepreneurial spirit: flexibility, resourcefulness, and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for a portfolio of roles across the company: intake meetings with hiring managers, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and offer support.
• Proactively source candidates through LinkedIn, networking groups, industry communities, referrals, and other creative channels, with a focus on both caliber and values alignment.
• Develop deep knowledge of the markets Generate operates in, including sustainable infrastructure, energy & power, climate finance, and adjacent sectors.
• Build and maintain proactive talent networks and market maps by sector and by function, and track talent moves, industry trends, and relevant news to help identify top prospects so we're ready to move quickly when hiring needs arise.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience. Communicate promptly and clearly, prepare candidates for their conversations with hiring managers, and close the loop with thoughtful feedback.
• Draft job descriptions, post roles across the right channels, and partner with our Talent team coordinator on interview logistics to keep hiring teams aligned on process, timelines, and evaluation criteria.
• Maintain accurate data in our ATS, and help build and update recruiting metrics and dashboards that give leaders visibility into hiring progress.
• Identify ways to simplify, streamline, or automate parts of the recruiting process, including using AI tools for sourcing, candidate outreach, interview scheduling, and reporting, and help put those improvements in place.
• Support offer preparation by collaborating with Total Rewards.
• Support our internship program end to end, from recruiting and selection to onboarding, program coordination, and intern experience.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing excellence

Organizational skills

Project management

Communication (written)

Communication (verbal)

Data & recruiting metrics

AI tooling familiarity

Growth mindset

Entrepreneurial spirit

Tools

Ashby ATS

Job description

Generate Capital is seeking an Associate, Talent to own full-cycle recruiting for a portfolio of roles. You’ll partner with hiring managers, source, screen, coordinate interviews, and support offers, ensuring a smooth, thoughtful candidate experience across the company.

You’ll proactively source through LinkedIn, networking groups, referrals, and other channels, build talent networks and market maps by sector and function, and track hiring metrics to move quickly when needs arise.