Recruiter

Gemburg; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Gemburg in San Francisco is seeking a Founding Recruiter & People Operations Associate to build the people function from the ground up. You will own recruiting end-to-end and lay the foundation for people ops, culture, and internal operations as the company scales from 15 to 30+ employees.

You will partner directly with the CEO on hiring decisions, design onboarding and benefits processes, and help establish policies. 2–4 years of experience in recruiting or people ops are required.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in recruiting, people ops, or HR (minimum 1 year)
• Startup experience — comfortable with ambiguity and wearing many hats
• Recruiting experience strongly preferred (full-cycle or coordination)
• Highly organized and process-oriented — can build structure where none exists
• Must be based in San Francisco and work on-site 5 days/week

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across engineering and sales roles (~8-10 hires before end of year)
• Build onboarding processes, recruiting playbooks, and people policies from zero (expense policies, parental leave, offboarding, etc.)
• Manage benefits administration, payroll support, and open enrollment
• Drive team culture — plan events, establish rituals, and handle office management needs
• Partner directly with the CEO on all hiring decisions and internal operations strategy.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

People ops

Onboarding

Culture building

Job description

Role : Founding Recruiter and People Operations

All 5 days work from ->San Francisco office

Local Candidates Preferred

We are looking for a Founding Recruiter & People Ops Associate with 2-4 years of experience to join as the first dedicated people hire at a fast-growing cybersecurity startup. You'll work directly with the CEO to build the entire people function from scratch — owning recruiting end-to-end while laying the foundation for people ops, culture, and internal operations as the company scales from 15 to 30+ employees.

What will you be doing?

• Own full-cycle recruiting across engineering and sales roles (~8-10 hires before end of year)
• Build onboarding processes, recruiting playbooks, and people policies from zero (expense policies, parental leave, offboarding, etc.)
• Manage benefits administration, payroll support, and open enrollment
• Drive team culture — plan events, establish rituals, and handle office management needs
• Partner directly with the CEO on all hiring decisions and internal operations strategy.

Key Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in recruiting, people ops, or HR (minimum 1 year required)
• Startup experience — comfortable with ambiguity, wearing many hats, and no task being "too small"
• Recruiting experience strongly preferred (full-cycle or coordination)
• Highly organized and process-oriented — can build structure where none exists
• Must be based in San Francisco and work on-site 5 days/week