Head of Talent

vibehackers; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equinox membership

401(k)

Commuter benefits

Medical, dental, and vision (US)

Office meals (lunch and dinner)

Job summary

vibehackers is hiring a Head of Talent to lead end-to-end recruiting for engineering, product, and GTM roles at a small, high-bar team in San Francisco. You will define hiring processes, build recruiting operations and tooling, and partner with founders to shape role requirements and evaluation criteria.

You will source top technical and go-to-market talent through high-signal channels, screen for technical competence and product/market intuition, and help onboard new hires while shaping

Qualifications

• Experience hiring engineering, product, and GTM roles.
• Comfortable evaluating portfolios, projects, and resumes.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to candidates.
• Highly organized with multiple role pipelines.
• Strong instincts for talent quality and setting a high bar.
• Startup environment experience and independence in fast pace.

Responsibilities

• Own full recruiting lifecycle for engineering, product, and GTM roles.
• Build and optimize recruiting ops and tooling; automate workflows.
• Partner with founders and team leads to define roles and interview processes.
• Source candidates through high-signal and unconventional channels.
• Screen candidates for technical competence and product/market intuition.
• Support onboarding and new hire ramp; influence performance reviews and leveling.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Recruiting Operations

Sourcing

Candidate Evaluation

Interviewing

Onboarding

Performance Management

Stakeholder Partnership

Technical Communication

Automation

People/HR

Startup Experience

Tools

Ashby

Juicebox

Clay

Job description

Mentions vibe coding and using AI to automate workflows; provides access to AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude Code, and Cursor.

About the Role

HUD is hiring a Head of Talent to lead end-to-end recruiting and build recruiting operations to hire top engineers and GTM leaders for a small, high-bar team. The role focuses on sourcing, evaluating, and onboarding exceptional technical and go-to-market talent while partnering with founders and team leads to define roles and processes.

Job Description

Role

Head of Talent responsible for owning end-to-end recruiting across technical and GTM roles, building and optimizing recruiting operations and tooling, and partnering with founders and team leads to define role requirements, evaluation criteria, and interview processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Own full recruiting lifecycle for engineering, product, and GTM hires
• Build and optimize recruiting ops and tooling; automate workflows where possible
• Partner closely with founders and team leads to define roles, evaluation criteria, and interview processes
• Source candidates through high-signal and unconventional channels
• Screen candidates for technical competence and product/market intuition
• Support onboarding and new hire ramp
• Help define and run performance review, leveling, and feedback systems

Requirements

• Experience hiring engineering, product, and GTM roles
• Comfortable evaluating candidates via portfolios and projects as well as resumes
• Ability to understand and communicate technical concepts to engage credibly with candidates
• Highly organized with experience managing multiple roles and pipelines
• Strong instincts for talent quality and bar-setting
• Early-stage startup experience and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

Nice-to-have

• Track record of creative sourcing
• Familiarity with Ashby, Juicebox, and Clay
• Experience with vibe coding and using AI to automate workflows
• Exposure to or ownership of people/HR functions
• Experience evaluating non-traditional candidate profiles

Team & Company

• Company building infrastructure and a marketplace for RL training data and evaluations; customers include frontier labs, Fortune 500s, and startups
• Team size ~25 currently; company anticipates end state of 30-40 people
• Company stage: YC W25, raised funding (noting $15M and referenced 8-figure funding), scaling profitably

Logistics & Hiring Process

• Employment type: Full-time
• Location: San Francisco office only for this role
• Visa and relocation support available for strong candidates to the US or Singapore
• Interview process: 2 technical interviews and a 2-3 day work trial; applications rolling
• Competitive compensation
• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision (Blue Shield of CA for US employees)
• Lunch and dinner when in the office
• Company-wide holiday break (Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day), PTO, and paid holidays
• Additional perks: Equinox membership, 401(k), commuter benefits (US employees)
• Unlimited access to tokens for ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor (no practical limit observed)

Skills

Talent Acquisition Recruiting Operations Sourcing Candidate Evaluation Interviewing Onboarding Performance Management Stakeholder Partnership Technical Communication Organization Automation People/HR Familiarity Creative Sourcing Startup Experience

Experience Level

Senior

Employment Type

Full-time

• 100% medical, dental, and vision (Blue Shield of CA for US employees)
• Lunch and dinner when in the office
• Company-wide holiday break (Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day)
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Commuter benefits (US employees)
• Relocation and visa support for US or Singapore
• Unlimited access to tokens for ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor