Founding Recruiter

Take2 • New York, NY

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a rare opportunity to join Take2 AI as our first People hire and help build the company from the inside out. You will own recruiting end to end while partnering closely with the founders to shape our team, culture, and hiring philosophy from day one. Beyond filling roles, you will influence how we work, how we grow, and what we value as a company. If you are excited by high ownership, early-stage energy, and the chance to grow into a long-term talent and people leader with no ceiling on impact, this role was built for you.

Requirements

• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a VC backed Series A or Series B startup in a recruiting or HR role
• Hands-on technical hiring experience , including engineers, product, or data roles
• This is a hybrid role, 4 days a week in person at our Manhattan office.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building recruiting processes, interview frameworks, or people practices from scratch
• Exposure t o AI, ML, or technical SaaS hiring
• Interest in culture building, onboarding, and early HR policy development

Responsibilities

• Be our first People hire , owning full-cycle recruiting end-to-end across engineering, product, sales, and operations as we scale Take2 AI
• Partner directly with the founders on headcount planning, org design, and hiring bar , helping define who we hire and why
• Build top-of-funnel sourcing, interview processes, and closing motion from scratch, creating a thoughtful, high-quality candidate experience
• Shape our culture and ways of working , including values, onboarding, feedback loops, and early team rituals
• Put simple, human-first people practices and HR policies in place using lightweight tools, evolving them as the company grows
• Grow with the company into a senior talent or people leadership role , with real ownership and no ceiling on impact

What This Job Offers

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