Fintech Startup Founding Recruiter

talents lab • New York, NY

5d • $140,000 - $200,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a unique opportunity at a Series B fintech startup that has already launched its product and secured funding. The company is now scaling its team and is looking for its first dedicated recruiter to build the hiring function from the ground up. This role offers significant ownership, allowing the individual to shape the company's hiring strategies, processes, and infrastructure for years to come. The recruiter will partner directly with engineering and company leadership, writing the playbook rather than following an existing one.

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting, with 3+ years owning technical pipelines (engineering, data, AI/ML, infrastructure)
• Experience as the first or one of the first recruiters at a recognizable startup, where you built the function rather than inherited it
• A track record of closing strong candidates
• Proof you can build systems, not simply fill reqs: scorecards, sourcing strategy, ATS setup (Greenhouse or Ashby), funnel reporting
• Comfort with data: you know your conversion rates and you use them to make decisions
• The judgment to manage senior stakeholders and the spine to disagree with them when you're right
• Based in New York City

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle technical recruiting, from sourcing through close, across engineering, data, and AI roles
• Build the hiring infrastructure from scratch: sourcing playbooks, scorecards, interview loops, and the ATS configuration behind them
• Set and protect the talent bar while moving fast, hiring quality people in volume without letting standards slip
• Track the funnel with real numbers, conversion rates, and pipeline analytics, and use them to fix what isn't working
• Coach hiring managers and push back on leadership when the process or the bar needs defending
• Tell candidates a story about this company that makes strong people want to leave their current job for it

Benefits

• Base salary of $140,000 to $200,000, depending on experience
• A role with real ownership, where you build the hiring function instead of maintaining one

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed