Founding Talent Partner

Kick•Palo Alto, CA

4d•$160,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Own the full recruiting life cycle; including sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, managing offers, and closing candidates across GTM, Engineering, Product, & Operations roles Partner directly with the founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, build scorecards, and calibrate on candidate quality Build Kick’s recruiting infrastructure from scratch (e.g., applicant tracking, interview processes, structured & automated feedback loops, and employer branding) Source proactively through LinkedIn, networks, events, and creative channels Track and report on recruiting metrics (pipeline health, time-to-fill, conversion rates) to continuously improve the process Be a stellar first impression of Kick for every candidate

Requirements

Has 3-6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally with 1-2 years at a high-growth startup
Has personally closed hires across GTM & technical roles (not just one or the other)
Has experience as a AI-Native recruiter, leveraging the newest technologies to find great candidates
Scrappy and resourceful sourcer who doesn’t wait for inbound applications
Strong closer who can sell a mission-driven startup to candidates weighing offers from bigger companies
Highly organized as this role will manage 8-12 open roles at a time
Excellent judgement on people with an ability to pattern match on quality, not just credentials
Comfortable building process from scratch rather than inheriting a playbook
Based in, or willing to relocate to, Palo Alto, CA (4 - 5 days / week in office)

Nice To Haves

Recruited for Applied-AI and/or FinTech companies in the Bay Area and/or Toronto
Experience building the recruiting tech & process stack from the ground up
Hired for Accounting, Bookkeeping, or Financial Services roles
Worked at a company during the “20 to 100 employees” growth phase
A network in the Bay Area and/or Toronto startup ecosystem
Partnered with or managed external recruiting agencies.

Responsibilities

Own the full recruiting life cycle; including sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, managing offers, and closing candidates across GTM, Engineering, Product, & Operations roles
Partner directly with the founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, build scorecards, and calibrate on candidate quality
Build Kick’s recruiting infrastructure from scratch (e.g., applicant tracking, interview processes, structured & automated feedback loops, and employer branding)
Source proactively through LinkedIn, networks, events, and creative channels
Track and report on recruiting metrics (pipeline health, time-to-fill, conversion rates) to continuously improve the process
Be a stellar first impression of Kick for every candidate