Senior Tech Recruiter

Next Ventures; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Ventures is searching for a Recruiting Leader in Austin, TX, to lead full-cycle recruiting for a high-growth vertical AI company. The individual will be the sole recruiter for the first year, handling all sourcing and closing tasks while maintaining a high-quality hiring standard.

With a strong focus on technical roles, the successful candidate will partner with executive leadership and build the recruiting infrastructure from scratch.

Qualifications

• 4 to 10 years of experience in full-cycle technical recruiting, especially in high-growth startups.
• Hands-on experience with recruiting for Engineering, AI/ML, and Product roles.
• Ability to construct recruiting workflows and manage processes independently.

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle recruiting from sourcing to closing for both technical and GTM roles.
• Partner with executives to agree on candidate profiles and hiring standards.
• Build the recruiting infrastructure needed to scale the company.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical hiring

Recruiting workflows

Strategic planning

Job description

About This Role

We are looking for a Recruiting Leader with 4+ years of experience to be the first dedicated recruiting hire at a well-funded, high-growth vertical AI company. You will own full‑cycle recruiting across technical and go-to‑market (GTM) roles as the sole recruiter for the first 12+ months, building the hiring engine from scratch while maintaining an exceptionally high quality bar.

What You'll Be Doing

• End-to-End Recruiting: Running full-cycle recruiting from sourcing to closing (~60% technical, ~40% go-to‑market) at a pace of roughly 1–2 hires per month.

• Hands-on Execution: Personally sourcing, screening, and closing candidates—there are no sourcers, coordinators, or individual contributor recruiters to delegate to.

• Executive Partnership: Partnering directly with the executive leadership team (CEO, CTO, and VP of Sales) to calibrate on hiring bars and candidate profiles for roles like Applied AI, Full-Stack Tech Leads, Account Executives, SDRs, and post‑sales positions.

• Infrastructure Building: Constructing the recruiting workflows, tooling, and foundational infrastructure required to scale the company from ~50 to 100+ employees.

• Strategic Operator: Acting as a true "Swiss army knife" operator who deeply understands the business and treats every single hire as a quality-over-quantity decision.

Key Requirements

• Experience: 4 to 10 years of experience in full-cycle technical recruiting, with a heavy focus on technical hiring (Engineering, AI/ML, and Product) at high-growth startups.

• Startup Track Record: Prior experience at an early or growth-stage company with a proven track record of actually building technical teams.

• Sole Recruiter Mindset: A hands-on executor who is genuinely excited to be an independent operator handling all elements of the hiring process for 12+ months (this is not a role for someone looking to immediately manage or build out a recruiting team).

• Location: Must be based in Austin, TX or New York City (no relocation candidates will be considered).

• Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship is available for this position.