VP of Talent Acquisition (High Growth DTC Brand)

TL;DR

VP of Talent Acquisition (High Growth DTC Brand): Own end-to-end talent acquisition function for key revenue-generating roles with an accent on high-volume sourcing, pipeline management, and strategic poaching support. Focus on building efficient hiring processes, reducing time-to-hire, and ensuring quality hires to sustain aggressive growth.

Location: Preferred experience or understanding of US recruiting markets.

Salary: $4-6k/mo base plus significant performance-based bonus.

Company

Bootstrapped DTC health brand achieving $100M revenue in first year, led by second-time founders.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end pipeline for Tier 1 roles: source, screen, manage candidates in ATS, create job posts.
• Support Tier 2 strategic poaching: map competitors, gather intelligence for founder outreach, handle confidentiality.
• Improve processes: test new sourcing channels, analyze bottlenecks, reduce time-to-hire.
• Act as professional face of company in candidate interactions.
• Drive KPIs: 20+ Tier 1 hires/quarter, 3 Tier 2 placements/quarter, high quality of hires.

Requirements

• Proactive high-agency mindset, constantly driving processes forward.
• Exceptional professional communication and discretion for confidential work.
• Systems thinking to optimize high-volume recruiting funnels.
• Strong attention to detail for ATS management and outreach prep.
• Goal-oriented focus on volume, quality metrics, and speed.
• Preferred: experience or understanding of US recruiting markets.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct access to founders, full operational autonomy.
• Performance-based compensation with strong base and bonuses tied to hire quality/tenure.
• Clear path to Head of People for top performers.
• No corporate bureaucracy, emphasis on speed, results, and accountability.
• Fast-paced, asynchronous environment for action-biased operators.

Hiring process

• Submit application answering specific questions on hiring process improvements, quality of hire, and sourcing channels.
• Include code word "AgencyFirst" to demonstrate attention to detail.