Founding Recruiter

OpenEvidence • San Francisco, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

OpenEvidence is seeking its first recruiter, a talent strategist focused on finding and closing exceptional hires, particularly in engineering and science. This is not a volume-driven role but a strategic position where a single extraordinary hire can significantly impact the company's trajectory. The individual will own the full recruiting lifecycle, including sourcing, coordination, and closing, and will be responsible for building the systems and processes for attracting world-class talent. The ideal candidate is autonomous, precise, a builder, and thrives in creating structure. This role requires a deep understanding of what excellence looks like for a given position and the ability to convince top candidates of the importance of the work. It is not suited for those who measure success by req count or time-to-fill, or who prefer executing an existing playbook over building a new one.

Requirements

• Believes a single extraordinary hire can change the trajectory of a company
• Wants to personally find and close exceptional hires
• Owns the full recruiting lifecycle: sourcing, coordination, and closing
• Builds systems and processes that define how to attract world-class engineers and scientists
• Thinks deeply about what excellence looks like for a given role
• Goes to unreasonable lengths to find exceptional talent
• Knows how to convince a top candidate that this is the most important work they could be doing
• Is autonomous
• Is precise
• Is a builder
• Has strong opinions about what a great hiring process looks like and the conviction to implement them
• Thrives without structure because they create it

Responsibilities

• Own sourcing, coordination, and closing across engineering, science, and key functions
• Build systems and pipelines to identify and attract the best talent in the world
• Partner directly with founders to define what exceptional looks like for each hire
• Move fast without sacrificing bar, because you know that hiring the wrong person is more costly than hiring slowly

Benefits

• Providing meals
• Transport
• Anything else needed to move quickly

What This Job Offers

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