Founding Talent Partner

People Culture Talent

Founding Talent Partner responsible for full cycle recruiting at a stealth robotics company. Lead hiring strategy and partner with founders to attract exceptional talent.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $200,000 - $290,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own Full Cycle Recruiting — Lead hiring across technical, GTM, operations, and leadership roles simultaneously.
Strategic Sourcing — Go beyond traditional, volume driven sourcing to identify overlooked talent, build lasting relationships, and create repeatable sourcing strategies.
Leadership Partnership — Collaborate with founders and hiring managers to clarify hiring priorities, align on ideal candidate profiles, and build a structured, effective interview process.
Employer Brand — Shape the employer brand and candidate experience, from initial outreach through offer.
ATS & System Optimization — Own and optimize our ATS infrastructure (Ashby), scorecards, and pipeline analytics to ensure a scalable hiring process.
Hiring Health & Insights — Monitor funnel health (pass-through rates, time-to-hire, rejection themes) and turn those insights into better, faster hiring decisions.
Team Leadership — Coach current stakeholders and, as the company scales, hire and develop a recruiting team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bring 6+ years of full cycle recruiting, preferably in fast moving startups or technical environments.
Have built or significantly shaped a recruiting function and can define the bar while scaling it.
Excel at generating pipelines early: you uncover overlooked candidates and use creative approaches to keep funnels full.
Work comfortably with modern tools and AI enabled workflows, using them to increase leverage and speed without sacrificing judgment.
Show grit, humility, and steady maturity: you give candid feedback when needed, stay composed, and protect the candidate experience.
Learn quickly and create new playbooks when the old ones don’t apply.
Communicate crisply with a strong, client-facing style; fluent written and spoken English.
Able to collaborate on Pacific Time, with occasional evening or weekend conversations as needed.
Background in deep tech and/or hardware recruiting is a bonus, not a requirement.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A Rare Stage of Growth
Real Impact
Work Alongside Exceptional People
Strong Backing and Long-Term Vision
Build the Future, Not Just Maintain It

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Hard Skills & Tools

full cycle recruitingstrategic sourcingpipeline analyticsinterview process designcandidate experience optimizationrecruiting function developmentdata analysisAI enabled workflowsplaybook creationfunnel management

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationgrithumilitymaturityfeedback deliveryadaptabilityclient-facing stylerelationship building