Recruiter, Build the Talent Operating System & Close Fast

Trajectory; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Trajectory is building the platform for continual learning and is hiring a Recruiter to design its operating system for identifying, assessing, and convincing top talent to join. You will design a fast, scalable interview pipeline and create enduring relationships with candidates through tailored outreach, events, and thoughtful engagement.

You will work with founders to close candidates, from first contact to offer, applying first-principles thinking and an engineering mindset to talent.

Qualifications

• You turn ambiguous processes into clear decisions, processes, execution, and automation.
• You go the last mile, hosting tailored events, thoughtful gifts for candidates, and breaking the process to move the needle.
• Taste for talent in technical and unusual roles; can identify polished recruiter-style candidates who will actually do the work.
• Excellent communicator; build trust quickly, convey context clearly, and adapt messages to candidates, founders, and teammates without losing precision.
• Metrics-driven; define key recruiting funnel measures, inspect conversion, speed, and quality, and use data to decide what to improve next.
• AI-powered approach; use Claude Code for dashboards, Grok Bot for outreach and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design how we identify exceptional people, assess fit, and attract them to Trajectory.
• Create an efficient interview pipeline from first intro to offer in the shortest time possible.
• Build systems to keep candidates in Trajectory’s orbit and tailor the process to candidate needs.

Job description

Trajectory is building the platform for continual learning and is hiring a Recruiter to design its operating system for identifying, assessing, and convincing top talent to join. You will design a fast, scalable interview pipeline and create enduring relationships with candidates through tailored outreach, events, and thoughtful engagement.

You will work with founders to close candidates, from first contact to offer, applying first-principles thinking and an engineering mindset to talent.