Senior Recruiter

HappyRobot; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Competitive salary + equity

Job summary

HappyRobot is looking for a Senior Generalist Recruiter to partner with founders and hiring managers to attract top talent in a high-growth AI startup. You will manage full-cycle recruiting across various roles, ensuring a fast and high-quality process.

The ideal candidate has 4–6+ years of recruiting experience, strong sourcing skills, and the ability to thrive in fast-paced environments. Join a world-class team and enjoy comprehensive benefits, competitive salary, and equity.

Qualifications

• 4–6+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in a high-growth startup.
• Experience hiring across multiple functions (technical and business roles).
• Ability to own roles end-to-end with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across a variety of roles, from sourcing to close.
• Build and manage strong pipelines of high-quality candidates.
• Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to define role needs.

Skills

Recruiting experience

Sourcing skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Judgment

Job description

About HappyRobot

HappyRobot is the infrastructure for enterprises to build and orchestrate AI workforces. Our AI workers don't just communicate - they make decisions, take action, and run operations autonomously across voice, email, and enterprise systems. Born in Y Combinator (S23) and backed by a16z and Base10 with over $60M raised, we power critical operations for global enterprises worldwide.

Our platform is battle-tested in the most demanding environments - where AI has real consequences. We started in logistics, built our own voice stack, models, and orchestration layer from the ground up, and are now bringing that infrastructure to every enterprise that runs the real economy. Learn more about our vision in our manifesto.

Senior Generalist Recruiter

As a Senior Generalist Recruiter, you’ll partner directly with founders and hiring managers to attract and hire top-tier talent across technical and business roles. You’ll play a key role in scaling the team, owning hiring end‑to‑end and ensuring a fast, high‑quality recruiting process.

What you Will do

• Own full-cycle recruiting across a variety of roles — from sourcing to close
• Build and manage strong pipelines of high‑quality candidates across functions (engineering, GTM, operations, etc.)
• Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to define role needs, calibrate profiles, and align on scorecards
• Deliver a great candidate experience — from first touch to offer
• Move quickly to drive processes forward and unblock hiring
• Iterate on recruiting strategies, sourcing channels, and outreach approaches
• Build and improve scalable processes, systems, and reporting
• Support employer branding across LinkedIn, events, and referrals

What We're Looking For

• 4–6+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in a high‑growth startup
• Experience hiring across multiple functions (technical + business roles)
• Strong sourcing skills and creativity in finding top talent
• Ability to own roles end‑to‑end with minimal oversight
• Strong communication, judgment, and candidate closing skills
• Comfortable operating in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments
• Highly organized, with a strong sense of urgency
• Excited about building teams from the ground up

Why join us?

• Opportunity to work at a high‑growth AI startup, backed by top investors.
• Rapidly growing and backed by top investors including a16z, Y Combinator, and Base10.
• Ownership & Autonomy - Take full ownership of projects and ship fast.
• Comprehensive Benefits – Healthcare, dental, vision coverage.
• Top‑Tier Compensation – Competitive salary + equity in a high‑growth startup.
• Work With the Best – Join a world‑class team of engineers and builders.