Recruiter

AfterQuery•San Francisco, CA

48d•Onsite

About The Position

AfterQuery is an applied research lab focused on curating data solutions for foundation model development. We aim to provide the best data to power the best AI models, making expertise widely accessible. Our customers are AI labs developing foundation models, and our work is integral to their improvement process. This role offers a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing AI company that has raised significant funding and achieved substantial revenue growth. Based in San Francisco, AfterQuery is backed by prominent investors and individuals from leading AI and tech organizations.

Requirements

2-5+ years of experience in agency and in-house recruiting.
A track record of identifying, attracting, and closing strong talent.
Intense work ethic, agency, and drive; a builder who thrives in ambiguity.
Competitive nature and demonstrated past success.
Strong communication skills, capable of engaging with founders, traders, and GTM leaders.
A genuine interest in AfterQuery's mission regarding AI and human data.
High agency, low ego, speedy yet thoughtful approach.
Comfortable in a 5-day in-office environment in San Francisco that values speed and direct feedback.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting at a top executive search firm (e.g., Spencer Stuart, Heidrick, Egon Zehnder, Russell Reynolds, True Search, Daversa).
Experience within a strong in-house recruiting team or a high-growth tech/AI startup.
Prior experience hiring for finance, consulting, PE, or operationally rigorous business roles, with a personal network in these pools.
Experience making a pivot into AI from a strong track record in finance, consulting, search, or operating roles, with demonstrated success.

Responsibilities

Run full-cycle recruiting for AfterQuery's business and operations roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and closing top-tier candidates across Strategic Project Operations, GTM, and other key business functions.
Build deep, proactive talent pipelines from elite finance, consulting, PE, and tech firms, matching the caliber of the existing team, and convert these candidates.
Partner with the Lead Business Recruiter and the executive team to define hiring profiles, prioritize searches, and conduct rigorous interview processes to assess agency, drive, and judgment.
Support recruiting infrastructure across the company, including scorecards, interview rubrics, sourcing tooling, candidate experience, and the offer-and-close process.
Close candidates by compellingly representing AfterQuery's mission, momentum, and opportunity to high-caliber talent.
Treat recruiting as a measurable function by tracking the funnel, modeling conversion rates, and iterating on processes.