Founding Recruiter
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Founding Recruiter
Location: Onsite New York City or Toronto
Compensation: $140000 $180000 base (DOE)
Bonus & Equity: Performance bonus meaningful equity
Benefits: Full benefits package
Employment Type: Full-Time Direct Placement
Visa Sponsorship: Not available
About the Opportunity
HireNow Staffing is partnering with a next-generation banking and cash management platform to identify a Founding Recruiter who will define how the company attracts evaluates and hires world-class talent from day one.
This is a true 01 recruiting role. You will work directly with founders and senior leadership helping build the technical backbone of the company while also supporting go-to-market and operational hiring as the organization scales. The right candidate is not just a recruiterthey are a strategic operator who understands how early hiring decisions shape culture velocity and long-term success.
What Youll Do
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Own full cycle recruiting across engineering product and infrastructure roles with flexibility to support GTM and operations hiring as needed
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Partner directly with founders and hiring leaders to define role scope success profiles and hiring plans
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Design interview processes that balance speed rigor and candidate experience
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Proactively source passive high-caliber talent from top-tier technology companies using creative research-driven approaches
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Build and maintain long-term candidate pipelines through outbound sourcing referrals and network cultivation
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Deliver a high-touch transparent candidate experience that reflects a strong employer brand
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Track analyze and optimize recruiting metrics including time-to-fill pipeline conversion and offer acceptance rates
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Continuously improve recruiting workflows tools and documentation as the company grows
Tools & Environment
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Ashby (ATS)
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LinkedIn Recruiter
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Close collaboration with founders engineers and business leaders in an in-office environment
Required Qualifications
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4 years of recruiting experience in fast-paced high-growth startup environments
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Proven success recruiting technical roles (engineering product infrastructure) with the ability to flex into GTM hiring
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Demonstrated ability to source and engage passive candidates at top-tier technology companies
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Experience working in or closely with fintech AI or early-stage startups
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Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to advise founders and senior leaders
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Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications (Strongly Emphasized)
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Experience as a founding or early recruiting hire building teams from scratch
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Background supporting highly selective technical hiring bars
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Ability to operate independently without established playbooks
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Data-driven mindset paired with strong intuition and relationship-building skills
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High ownership mentality with a bias toward action and continuous improvement
Why This Role Stands Out
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Direct partnership with founders on company-defining hires
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Opportunity to shape recruiting strategy process and culture from the ground up
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Competitive compensation with meaningful equity upside
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High visibility and influence in a rapidly scaling fintech platform
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Onsite collaboration in NYC or Toronto with a tight-knit leadership team
HireNow Staffing Disclaimer
HireNow Staffing is acting as a direct placement partner for this role. All candidate information is handled confidentially and evaluated against defined requirements. This job description outlines the general scope of responsibilities and qualifications. Duties may evolve based on client needs and business growth. Only candidates meeting the core qualifications will be considered for interview.
Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- Sourcing
- Talent Acquisition
- Taleo
- ATS
- HR Sourcing
- Interviewing
- Microsoft Outlook
- Earned Value Management
- Human Resources
- negotiation
- Recruiting
