Founding Leadership Recruiter

Location: Remote within the United States. Collaboration typically occurs between 7am–12pm PT, with at least four hours of overlap with PT business hours.

Company

hirify.global provides AI-powered intelligence solutions that help public and private sector agencies investigate illicit activity, disrupt crime, and improve national security.

What you will do

• Own and close VP, Head of, and executive searches across GTM, R&D, and G&A.
• Partner with founders and executives to define leadership roles and guide high-stakes hiring decisions.
• Build leadership pipelines through market mapping, executive networking, original sourcing, and AI-assisted research.
• Deliver a high-quality executive candidate experience from initial engagement through close.
• Build the leadership recruiting function, including processes, interview structures, scorecards, and operating rhythms.

Requirements

• 7+ years of recruiting or executive search experience, including personally closing VP and/or C-level hires.
• Experience in high-growth startup environments and retained-style leadership searches from search definition through references and close.
• Established network of senior leaders and executives with credibility to generate warm introductions.
• Strong executive presence, written communication, sourcing judgment, and operational rigor.
• Experience hiring across multiple functions, including GTM, R&D, and G&A, or in mission-driven and highly sensitive environments.
• Must be located in the United States.

Nice to have

• Deep fluency using AI for market research, sourcing, candidate synthesis, and personalized executive outreach.

Culture & Benefits

• Distributed-first remote work with weekly hiring and sourcing syncs, team meetings, Slack, and strong documentation.
• High-ownership environment focused on speed, experimentation, continuous feedback, and measurable impact.
• Work at the intersection of AI, national security, and fighting crime.
• AI fluency is a baseline expectation and is evaluated during the interview process.

Hiring process

• Recruiter introduction, hiring manager discussion, first-round interviews, and final-round interviews.
• Most processes include a case study, AI skills assessment, and Leadership Principles interview.
• References are completed before the offer.