Recruiting Lead

GovSignals

Recruiting Lead to develop GovSignals' talent acquisition and build the recruiting function. Collaborating directly with CEO to shape hiring strategy for rapid growth.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $80,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own Full-Cycle Recruiting Across All Functions
Source, screen, and close candidates across engineering, sales, GTM, client success, compliance, and operations
Manage multiple concurrent searches while maintaining quality and candidate experience
Build deep talent pipelines for critical roles
Design and Implement Hiring Infrastructure
Develop structured interview processes, scorecards, and evaluation criteria
Build repeatable hiring playbooks
Implement and optimize Ashby ATS workflows and recruiting metrics dashboards
Partner with Leadership on Talent Strategy
Work with hiring managers to define role requirements and ideal candidate profiles
Advise on org design and hiring sequencing to support company goals
Provide market intelligence on talent availability and compensation benchmarks
Drive Recruiting Excellence
Own recruiting metrics
Continuously improve sourcing channels and candidate experience
Build GovSignals' employer brand through compelling job descriptions and outreach
Scale the Function
Establish the foundation to grow recruiting capacity as hiring needs increase
Document processes and build the operational infrastructure for a future recruiting team

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of recruiting experience with at least 2 years in a startup or high-growth environment
Demonstrated track record of personally closing exceptional talent
Experience hiring across multiple functions including technical roles and go-to-market roles
Ability to move fast without sacrificing quality
Strong sourcing skills with creativity in finding passive candidates
Excellent judgment in evaluating talent and calibrating hiring bars
Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to build process while executing
Outstanding communication skills
High ownership mentality
Experience with ATS platforms and recruiting analytics

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Unlimited PTO

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Hard Skills & Tools

full-cycle recruitingsourcingscreeningclosing candidatesstructured interview processesscorecardsevaluation criteriarecruiting metricshiring infrastructuretalent pipelines

Soft Skills

candidate experiencejudgment in evaluating talentcreativity in sourcingcommunication skillsownership mentalityability to build processcomfort with ambiguitycollaboration with leadershipmarket intelligencedriving recruiting excellence