Founding Head of Talent

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About the Company
Our client is building an AI-native coworker that works across the tools businesses already use, automating work across finance, operations, engineering, and go-to-market teams through autonomous AI agents.

Backed by rapid growth and ambitious founders, they're building one of the most exciting AI companies in Europe and the US, with teams across New York, Munich, and Warsaw.

Location:

New York, NY (On-site)

Employment Type:

Full-time

Level:

Senior Level

Compensation:

Competitive salary + meaningful equity

Work Authorization:

Required for USA

About the Role
We're looking for a

Founding Head of Talent

to build and own the entire hiring function from the ground up.

This is not a traditional recruiting leadership role. You won't inherit recruiters or existing processes, you'll personally source, assess, and close exceptional talent while designing the hiring systems that will scale the company from around 20 people to more than 100.

You’ll work directly alongside the founders and become the person responsible for maintaining an exceptionally high hiring bar across every function.

What You’ll Do

Own full-cycle hiring across Engineering, GTM, Operations, and Corporate functions

Build proactive outbound sourcing strategies and talent pipelines

Design and optimize ATS, interview processes, scorecards, hiring workflows, and AI-powered recruiting systems

Partner directly with founders on organizational design and hiring priorities

Lead offer negotiations and close exceptional candidates

Build employer branding, referral programs, and scalable hiring infrastructure

Own hiring metrics including quality of hire, time-to-hire, offer acceptance, and retention

Continuously improve recruiting processes using AI and automation

What We’re Looking For

Experience building a talent or recruiting function from scratch

Proven success hiring technical, GTM, and operational talent

Strong outbound sourcing and executive-level recruiting capabilities

Experience designing ATS workflows, interview loops, scorecards, and hiring processes

Exceptional candidate assessment and closing skills

Experience partnering directly with founders or executive leadership

High ownership mindset with a bias toward execution

Based in New York City and able to work on-site full-time

Existing authorization to work in the United States

Nice to Have

Experience recruiting within AI, Machine Learning, or high-growth SaaS startups

International hiring experience across Europe and the US

Experience using AI throughout recruiting workflows

Employer branding and talent marketing experience

Organizational design and workforce planning experience

What We Offer

Competitive compensation

Meaningful early-stage equity

Direct partnership with founders

Opportunity to build an entire talent function from day one

High ownership and rapid career growth

Fast-paced, AI-first startup environment

Small team with significant impact

Help build the team shaping the future of AI by hiring the people who will define the company's success...

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