Head of Talent Acquisition — Build & Scale Recruiting

K1 Industries; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Early-stage equity

Job summary

K1 Industries in Carson City, Nevada, is seeking a Head of Recruiting to build our recruiting function from zero to one. You will partner with the founding team and hiring managers to translate business priorities into great hires, while staying closely involved with engineering and operations in Nevada.

You will own hiring strategy, develop a recruiting team, manage external firms, create systems and metrics, and ensure a superb candidate experience, including relocation discussions as needed.

Qualifications

• Has built recruiting functions from zero to one with concrete hires, systems, and results.
• Experience recruiting for hardware or energy companies and engineering roles.
• Strong ability to quickly understand unfamiliar technical disciplines and assess candidates.
• Experience managing recruiting firms and executive search partners, including contracts and delivery.
• Hands-on recruiter with success in direct sourcing, offers, and closing hard-to-fill roles.
• Comfort using data and modern tools to build practical recruiting processes in a startup.

Responsibilities

• Define hiring strategy and execute a prioritized plan; source, assess, and close critical hires; build the recruiting team as demand grows.
• Lead technical hiring across mechanical, electrical, controls engineering, manufacturing, and field operations with clear criteria.
• Own external search relationships; select firms, negotiate fees, and manage performance.
• Build ATS, sourcing workflows, and reporting; track metrics like time to fill and spend; optimize execution.
• Shape candidate experience with clear storytelling and relocation conversations to attract top talent.
• Hire and mentor internal recruiters; balance direct sourcing with agency support for fast, rigorous hiring.

Job description

K1 Industries in Carson City, Nevada, is seeking a Head of Recruiting to build our recruiting function from zero to one. You will partner with the founding team and hiring managers to translate business priorities into great hires, while staying closely involved with engineering and operations in Nevada.

You will own hiring strategy, develop a recruiting team, manage external firms, create systems and metrics, and ensure a superb candidate experience, including relocation discussions as needed.