Sales Recruiter

Slope; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 235,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health coverage

Off-sites

Flexible time off

L&D budget

Job summary

Vapi in San Francisco is hiring a GTM Recruiting Lead to own full-cycle recruitment for revenue roles, partnering with the CRO, marketing leadership, and founders to define hiring plans and ideal profiles.

You will build proactive sourcing in AI and SaaS, nurture diverse pipelines, refine interview processes for rigor and speed, mentor junior recruiters, and help close top-tier talent in a fast-growing startup.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of full-cycle recruiting with GTM focus.
• Experience recruiting for high-growth startups (Series A–C preferred).
• Proven track record hiring quota-carrying sales reps and GTM leaders.
• Strong sourcing skills and ability to attract passive talent.
• Comfort partnering with executives and influencing hiring decisions.
• Data-driven mindset and strong operational rigor.
• Owns recruiting outcomes in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct sourcing and full-cycle recruiting for GTM roles, primarily sales.
• Partner with CRO, Marketing leadership, and founders to define hiring plans.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies for AI and SaaS markets.
• Build diverse talent pipelines for current and future needs.
• Improve structured interview processes for rigor, equity, and speed.
• Lead offer strategy and close top-tier talent in competitive markets.
• Use data to track funnel health, time-to-fill, and quality of hire.
• Enhance employer branding within the AI and startup ecosystem.
• Mentor junior recruiters or coordinate external agencies as needed.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

GTM hiring

Sourcing

Data-driven

Executive collaboration

Job description

Vapi (/ˈVɑːpi/):

• Voice AI that resolves, not transfers

• Powering 1 billion calls for companies like Amazon Ring, Intuit, ServiceTitan, and New York Life

• Trusted by 1 million developers building the future of voice agents

• Backed by Peak XV, Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins, M12, Y Combinator, and more with $72M raised

Why We're Hiring This Role:

• Our Sales team is growing at ~5x YoY with customers like NYLife and Intuit.

• We see growth as well in G&A and Marketing needs across the business.

• We need someone to own full-cycle recruiting for revenue-generating functions including Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, Customer Success, and Revenue Operations. You'll partner directly with executive leadership and hiring managers to design hiring strategies, elevate our talent bar, and scale the GTM organization thoughtfully and efficiently.

What You'll Do

• Conduct sourcing and full-cycle recruiting for GTM roles, primarily sales. Looking to add to top of funnel, velocity matters.

• Partner with CRO, Marketing leadership, and founders to define hiring plans and ideal candidate profiles.

• Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies for competitive AI and SaaS markets.

• Build and nurture diverse talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.

• Work with other Lead GTM Recruiter to manage and improve structured interview processes to ensure rigor, equity, and speed.

• Work with Lead GTM Recruiter for offer strategy and close top-tier talent in competitive markets.

• Use data to track funnel health, time-to-fill, quality of hire, and hiring efficiency.

• Enhance employer branding within the AI and startup ecosystem.

• Mentor junior recruiters or coordinate external agencies as needed.

What We're Looking For

• Ideally 3-7 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with deep focus on GTM hiring.

• Experience recruiting for high-growth startups (Series A-C strongly preferred).

• Proven track record hiring quota-carrying sales reps and GTM leaders.

• Strong sourcing skills and ability to attract passive talent.

• Comfort partnering directly with executives and influencing hiring decisions.

• Data-driven mindset with strong operational rigor.

• High ownership mentality and you thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

• Passion for AI and emerging technology markets.

Nice to Have

• Experience recruiting in AI, ML, or technical SaaS environments.

• Prior in-house startup experience scaling from 50-150+ employees.

• Familiarity with modern recruiting tech stacks (ATS, sourcing tools, analytics platforms).

Why Vapi:

• Generational impact: Build the human interface for every business

• Ownership culture: Many of us are previous founders

• Kind team: The founders, Jordan and Nikhil, are Canadians

• Tier-1 Investors: YC, KP seed, Bessemer Series A

What We Offer:

• Real stake: We offer a base salary of $235,000 to $280,000 and excellent equity ownership

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans

• Team love: We love hanging out, and we do quarterly off-sites

• Flexible time off: take what you need

• More: catered meals, transportation, gym, and a $10k annual L&D budget