Talent Acquisition Manager

Rune; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Rune is seeking a Senior Recruiter to run full-cycle hiring across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, field operations, and commercial roles.

You will design sourcing strategies, establish screening processes, and own ATS operations and weekly hiring reviews as the company scales.

Qualifications

• Requires proven full-cycle recruiting across multiple functions.
• Experience shaping sourcing channels for diverse roles.
• Ability to define fair, structured interview processes and criteria.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across engineering, site operations, deployment, supply chain and manufacturing.
• Identify and build strong sourcing channels across trade schools, utilities, OEMs, and adjacent sectors.
• Define screening and interview processes with consistent criteria and fair evaluation.
• Own ATS operations, pipeline reporting, interviewing, and weekly hiring reviews.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

ATS management

Sourcing strategy

Interviewing

Stakeholder management

Tools

Polymer ATS

Job description

Every solar and wind power plant is a latent data center. Rune connects wasted power to the compute that needs it. Solar plants generate electricity the grid can't take: clipped by inverters, curtailed by operators, gone before it ever reaches a meter. Meanwhile, AI needs more power than new construction can deliver in time.

Rune deploys hardware, software, and financial solutions to put this power to work. We build modular micro data centers that install directly at solar sites, bypassing the traditional grid entirely and turning stranded power into compute. We're backed by Spark Capital, Union Square Ventures, and Lowercarbon Capital.

The Role:

You will run full-cycle hiring across all functions, including manufacturing, supply chain, field operations, engineering, and commercial roles. Our ideal candidate brings a clear point of view on how fast-growing startups attract and close exceptional, in-demand talent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own full-cycle recruiting across engineering, site operations, deployment, supply chain and manufacturing, compute sales, power and project finance, and corporate.


• Identify and build strong sourcing channels for each function - this may include outreach to trade schools, apprenticeship programs, contract manufacturers, utilities, EPCs, IPPs, OEMs, and adjacent sectors including traditional data centers, EV, aerospace, and semiconductor fab.


• Define the screening and interview process for each role we hire, to ensure a process where every candidate is evaluated against consistent criteria and each decision reflects a fair, well-rounded view of the candidate.


• Own recruiting operations across the ATS, pipeline reporting, interviewing, and a weekly hiring review.

Ideal Qualifications:

• You have personally filled engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, inventory, field technician, and/or energy-side roles.


• Experience at a hardware, energy, or manufacturing startup that scaled from a small team to 150+ employees.


• Hands-on ownership of an ATS, including configuration, pipeline hygiene, and reporting. We use Polymer; direct experience with it is a plus.

What We Offer:

Competitive base and strategic ownership in what we believe will be one of the largest infrastructure build-outs of the decade.

Rune is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.