Lead Recruiter

Macmillan Davies; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Macmillan Davies is partnering with a high-growth Series A startup in San Francisco to recruit a Founding Recruiter who will establish the in-house function from the ground up. You will own full-cycle hiring across technical and non-technical roles and partner directly with the CEO and leadership.

You will build the ATS and recruiting tech stack, define hiring requirements, and scale the team as hiring velocity grows from 15 to 40+ employees in the coming year.

Qualifications

• 3-8 years’ full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Startup experience across Series A–D environments.
• Proven ability to build recruiting processes from scratch.
• Excellent outbound sourcing skills.
• Comfortable using LinkedIn Recruiter, Juicebox and AI sourcing tools.
• Highly autonomous and comfortable operating in ambiguity.
• Strong communicator who can explain the why behind hiring decisions.
• Bachelor’s degree from a top 50 US university.

Responsibilities

• Full-cycle hiring across technical & non-technical roles.
• Outbound sourcing and passive candidate campaigns.
• Building the ATS and recruiting tech stack from scratch.
• Defining hiring requirements and calibrating profiles with leadership.
• Developing the processes needed to scale hiring effectively.
• Eventually building a small recruiting team as hiring volume increases.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Startup experience

Outbound sourcing

Hiring-process design

ATS setup

Autonomy in ambiguity

Communication

LinkedIn Recruiter

AI sourcing tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree from a top 50 US university

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Juicebox

AI sourcing tools

Job description

Founding Recruiter | San Francisco | Series A Startup

I’m working with a high-growth Series A startup looking for a Founding Recruiter to become their first in-house recruiter and build the recruiting function from the ground up.

This is a genuine 0 to 1 opportunity. You’ll partner directly with the CEO and hiring managers, own full-cycle recruitment and help scale the business from 15 to 40+ employees over the next 12 months.

What you’ll own:

• Full-cycle hiring across technical & non-technical roles
• Outbound sourcing and passive candidate campaigns
• Building the ATS and recruiting tech stack from scratch
• Defining hiring requirements and calibrating profiles with leadership
• Developing the processes needed to scale hiring effectively
• Eventually building a small recruiting team as hiring volume increases

What they’re looking for:

• 3-8 years’ full-cycle recruiting experience
• Startup experience across Series A-D environments
• Proven ability to build recruiting processes from scratch
• Excellent outbound sourcing skills
• Comfortable using LinkedIn Recruiter, Juicebox and AI sourcing tools
• Highly autonomous and comfortable operating in ambiguity
• Strong communicator who can explain the why behind hiring decisions
• Bachelor’s degree from a top 50 US university

If you’re a recruiter who wants to build the function rather than inherit one, this could be a great opportunity.