Founding Talent

About Poetic
Poetic (formerly known as Forge) is creating the next layer of human-computer interaction - combining the intelligence of AI with the reliability of software. We automate the most complex manual processes for the world's largest enterprises using a new English programming language that blends structured control flow with natural language instructions. Processes that once took hours can now be completed in a fraction of the time at superhuman quality.

Poetic is deployed globally, powering critical workflows for Fortune 500 companies with 98%+ quality across over half a million production runs.

About the Role
This is the highest leverage role at Poetic. If Poetic succeeds at the level we believe it will, a significant part of that outcome will trace back to the recruiting machine you built.

The density of talent at Poetic is extremely high — and we need someone who is excited by the challenge of finding the top people in the world to maintain and raise that bar. You'll build the talent organization and processes from scratch, own the vision for what world-class recruiting looks like, and execute the day-to-day operations behind it. This role is deeply hands-on: you will be sourcing, interviewing candidates, and running processes while simultaneously designing systems that scale.

We must be the most effective recruiting system in the world. You have the authority to define what talent means at Poetic and build the machine that finds it.

A significant portion of our 40+ hires will be on the Forward Deployed side of the business — Forward Deployed Engineers and Forward Deployed Strategists who drive on-the-ground business transformation inside the world's largest companies.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end recruiting across all roles, from sourcing through close

Build and refine the interview process to identify exceptional talent quickly and accurately

Create a best-in-class candidate experience — every person who interacts with Poetic should feel the difference

Manage and optimize sourcing channels: network referrals, external agencies, and outbound campaigns

Organize recruiting events and spread the Poetic brand to attract top talent

Maintain and report on recruiting funnel metrics with rigor

Continuously improve all aspects of the recruiting system and grow the talent team over time

Attributes You Should Have

A maniacal operations focus — you think in systems, have a high tempo, and will optimize everything you touch

Deep personal care for candidate experience — people should feel special when they interact with Poetic and you

An analytical mindset — you love tracking, spreadsheets, workflows, and automations

Ambition to build the best talent organization in the world and a genuine love for finding the top 0.01% of people

Experience recruiting for technical and customer-facing roles at high-growth startups

The ability to be both strategic and in the weeds — this is not a high-level role

Nice to Have

Experience building recruiting functions from scratch at early-stage companies

Background recruiting for forward-deployed, solutions, or professional services roles

Familiarity with recruiting tools and systems (ATS, sourcing platforms, automation)

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