Founding Recruiter (Ai)

TL;DR

Founding Recruiter (AI): Building and scaling the recruiting function at an AI-native social commerce startup with an accent on attracting world-class talent across engineering, product, go-to-market, and operations. Focus on building structured interview processes, hiring frameworks, and decision-making systems to scale recruiting as the company grows.

Location: Hybrid in Palo Alto. Willingness to collaborate in person with the team in Palo Alto is required.

Salary: $150K – $180K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus

Company

hirify.global is building the AI-native social operating system that enables a new era of commerce, where community, conversation, and commerce converge.

What you will do

• Partner with founders and leadership to translate company goals into a clear hiring roadmap and prioritized headcount plan.
• Build and scale the recruiting engine, including structured interview processes, hiring frameworks, and decision-making systems.
• Own full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical roles including engineering, product, GTM, and operations.
• Source, engage, and close exceptional candidates through outbound outreach, referrals, communities, and creative sourcing strategies.
• Establish recruiting metrics and dashboards to track pipeline health, time-to-hire, and quality of hire.
• Partner with marketing and leadership to strengthen Nectar’s employer brand and talent narrative.

Requirements

• 5–7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in early-stage startups or fast-growing technology companies.
• Proven ability to identify, engage, and close exceptional candidates across technical and non-technical roles.
• Experience building recruiting processes that balance speed, creativity, and operational rigor.
• High talent bar with strong judgment around culture add, role fit, and long-term potential.
• Startup mindset: resourceful, adaptable, low ego, and comfortable operating in ambiguity.
• Willingness to collaborate in person with the team in Palo Alto

Nice to have

• Experience building recruiting functions from 0 to 1 at an early-stage startup.
• Strong network within engineering, product, or GTM talent ecosystems.
• Experience building employer brand programs or talent marketing initiatives.
• Familiarity with modern recruiting analytics, sourcing tools, or talent intelligence platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and early equity.
• Health, vision, and dental benefits + 401(k) match.
• Clear career growth opportunities as the company scales.
• Free lunch in the heart of University Ave. in Palo Alto.
• Deep exposure to cutting-edge AI tooling and the opportunity to shape how brands use it.
• A collaborative, ambitious team defining a new category of AI-native marketing infrastructure.