Recruiting Coordinator

UniversalAGI; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

In-office culture (5 days)

Lunch & dinner provided

Immigration support

401(k)

Flexible vacation

Commuter stipend

Wellness stipend

Health benefits

Job summary

UniversalAGI in San Francisco is seeking a Recruiting Coordinator to serve as the operational backbone of our talent acquisition, coordinating scheduling, candidate communications, and logistics from first contact through offer. You will work closely with our CEO and leadership, ensuring a smooth candidate experience, managing calendars across time zones, and maintaining our ATS.

This role is ideal for an organized, detail-oriented individual eager to learn recruiting within a hypergrowth AI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (recent graduate or up to 1 year of experience welcome)
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail—you don’t let things slip through the cracks
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a professional, friendly tone
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and stay calm under pressure in a fast-moving environment
• Proficiency with Google Workspace (Calendar, Docs, Sheets) or similar productivity tools
• Proactive problem-solver who anticipates needs and takes initiative
• Genuine interest in recruiting, talent, or people operations as a career path
• Comfortable working in a high-intensity startup environment with evolving priorities

Responsibilities

• Own interview scheduling end-to-end: Coordinate complex, multi-round interviews across calendars for candidates, interviewers, and CEO
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience: Serve as the primary point of contact and ensure timely, professional communication
• Manage logistics: Prepare interview materials, coordinate travel, greet onsite candidates, handle day-of logistics
• Maintain our systems: Keep ATS accurate and up-to-date, track candidate status, prevent gaps
• Support recruiting operations: Assist with job postings, pipeline reports, offer letter prep, onboarding coordination
• Identify process improvements: Spot inefficiencies and suggest faster, smoother recruiting coordination
• Partner across the team: Align with Technical Sourcer, hiring managers, and leadership
• Support office operations: Assist with day-to-day logistics, supplies, events, workspace needs

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Google Workspace

Proactive

People operations interest

Startup environment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Greenhouse

Lever

Ashby

Job description

San Francisco | Work Directly with CEO & Founding Team | OpenAI for Physics | 5 Days Onsite

Recruiting Coordinator

Location: Onsite in San Francisco
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Equity

Who We Are

UniversalAGI is building OpenAI for Physics. We're an AI startup based in San Francisco backed by Elad Gil (#1 Solo VC), Eric Schmidt (former Google CEO), Prith Banerjee (ANSYS CTO), Ion Stoica (Databricks Founder), and other world-class investors. We're building foundation AI models for physics that enable end-to-end industrial automation from initial design through optimization, validation, and production.

We're assembling a high-velocity team of relentless researchers and engineers who will define the next generation of AI for industrial engineering. If you're organized, detail-oriented, and excited about supporting a world-class recruiting function at a fast-growing startup, we want to hear from you.

About the Role

As our Recruiting Coordinator, you'll be the operational backbone of our talent acquisition efforts, ensuring every candidate has an exceptional experience from first contact through offer. You'll keep our hiring machine running smoothly by owning scheduling, coordination, and candidate communications while our technical sourcers and hiring managers focus on evaluation and closing.

This is an ideal role for someone who's highly organized, thrives in fast-paced environments, has great attention to detail, is the ultimate team player, and wants to learn the fundamentals of recruiting at a hypergrowth AI startup. You'll gain exposure to how world-class technical teams are built while developing skills that translate across recruiting, operations, and people functions.

What You'll Do

• Own interview scheduling end-to-end: Coordinate complex, multi-round interviews across busy calendars for candidates, interviewers, and CEO, often across time zones and with tight turnarounds

• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience: Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates throughout the process, ensuring timely communication, clear expectations, and a professional, welcoming experience

• Manage logistics: Prepare interview materials, coordinate travel arrangements when needed, greet onsite candidates, and handle any day-of logistics

• Maintain our systems: Keep our ATS (applicant tracking system) accurate and up-to-date, track candidate status, and ensure no one falls through the cracks

• Support recruiting operations: Help with job postings, generate pipeline reports, assist with offer letter preparation, and support onboarding coordination for new hires

• Identify process improvements: Spot inefficiencies and suggest ways to make our recruiting coordination faster and smoother as we scale

• Partner across the team: Work closely with our Technical Sourcer, hiring managers, and leadership to keep everyone aligned and informed

• Support office operations: Help coordinate day-to-day office logistics, including supplies, vendors, team events, workspace needs, and other administrative support to keep the office running smoothly

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (recent graduate or up to 1 year of experience welcome)

• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail—you don’t let things slip through the cracks

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a professional, friendly tone

• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and stay calm under pressure in a fast-moving environment

• Proficiency with Google Workspace (Calendar, Docs, Sheets) or similar productivity tools

• Proactive problem-solver who anticipates needs and takes initiative

• Genuine interest in recruiting, talent, or people operations as a career path

• Comfortable working in a high-intensity startup environment with evolving priorities

Bonus Qualifications

• Internship or part-time experience in recruiting, HR, operations, or administrative roles

• Experience with applicant tracking systems (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, etc.)

• Interest in AI, deep tech, or the startup ecosystem

• Experience coordinating events, projects, or complex schedules (even in extracurricular or academic settings)

Cultural Fit

• Detail-Obsessed: You take pride in getting the small things right because you know they add up to big outcomes

• Service-Oriented: You genuinely care about creating a great experience for candidates and colleagues alike

• Reliable: People can count on you to follow through, meet deadlines, and communicate proactively

• Adaptable: Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change—you roll with shifting priorities without missing a beat

• Growth Mindset: Eager to learn, take feedback, and grow into expanded responsibilities over time

• Team Player: Low ego, high accountability—you’re happy to do whatever it takes to help the team win

What We Offer

• Opportunity to learn recruiting fundamentals at a rapidly growing foundational AI company

• Direct exposure to CEO and how high-performing startups operate

• Clear path to grow into sourcing, recruiting, or people operations roles

• Competitive compensation with equity upside

• In-person first culture-5 days a week in office with a collaborative team

• Competitive health, dental, and vision benefits

• 401(k) plan

• Flexible vacation

• Daily office lunch & dinner covered

• Monthly commute and wellness stipends

• Immigration support

How We're Different

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again... who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." - Teddy Roosevelt

We believe in being "in the arena." We are builders, problem solvers, and risk-takers who show up every day ready to put in the work. If you're ready to launch your career at a company building the future of physics simulation, we'd love to hear from you.