Founding Team Builder

Unlimited•San Francisco, CA

54d•Onsite

About The Position

We are automating construction end to end to usher in a new era of abundance and beauty in the physical world. Our team believes this is the most important work of our lives and strives for technical excellence. We are currently 15 people and aim to double the team before the end of the year, eventually reaching approximately 75, without compromising on talent quality. This role is critical as nothing at the company matters more right now than who we hire next. You will work directly with the CEO and engineering leaders daily. This is a hunter role focused on finding, meeting, and building genuine relationships with exceptionally talented individuals and convincing them to join our mission. We leverage AI for tactical work, focusing on the creative aspect of building relationships. This involves curating a list of top engineers globally, providing them with exceptional experiences, and staying connected throughout their career evolution. Our offering includes a uniquely ambitious problem, a company at a massive inflection point, and significant equity and influence for early team members.

Requirements

A hunter mentality, drawing energy from people and preferring conversations with brilliant engineers over dashboard analysis.
An unusually sharp judge of talent, capable of distinguishing exceptional from very good within a single conversation, with a proven track record of being right.
Creativity over process, with the ability to invent novel ways to reach people and build relationships over extended periods.
Ability to sell the mission with total conviction, stemming from genuine belief in it.
Relentlessness, with the persistence to maintain warm relationships with top talent who may initially decline.
Extreme ownership over the company's most important outcome (hiring).
Mission alignment and a desire to build a future of abundance.
Evidence of finding and pulling exceptional people into something (a company, a lab, a team, a community), rather than specific recruiting titles.

Nice To Haves

A technical or engineering background, enabling conversations about complex technical topics and assessment of exceptional talent in those fields.
Experience building something (a company, a team, a community) and attracting great people to it.
An existing network in aerospace, robotics, motorsports, or other industries with a high concentration of top hardware engineers.

Responsibilities

Assemble the most talent-dense team in the world for the company's mission.
Double the team size before the end of the year, on the way to roughly 75, without lowering hiring standards.
Work directly with the CEO and engineering leaders on hiring daily.
Find, meet, and build genuine relationships with exceptionally talented people.
Convince talented individuals to bet their career on the company and its mission.
Build and curate a list of hundreds, eventually thousands, of the very best engineers in the world.
Provide a 'red carpet' experience for potential hires, including knowing their work, meeting them in person, and hosting events.
Stay close to potential hires as their careers evolve to ensure they consider the company when the right moment arrives.
Close exceptional candidates by offering a rare combination of an ambitious problem, a company at a massive inflection point, and significant equity and influence.