Head of Talent

Mach9 • San Francisco, CA

1d • $200,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Mach9 is seeking a Head of Talent to build its talent function from scratch and define how the company attracts, evaluates, and closes exceptional talent. The role partners closely with the CEO, CTO, and broader leadership team on high-priority talent initiatives, including headcount planning, compensation strategy, talent brand, and DEI efforts.

This is a cross-functional leadership role that combines building and managing a growing team with hands-on recruiting. The Head of Talent will run searches across technical and non-technical roles and a range of seniority levels, according to business needs. The position offers an opportunity to join early and shape the talent organization alongside the founders.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Comfort with modern recruiting tools, including ATS platforms such as Ashby and sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Ability to build relationships quickly with candidates, hiring managers, and founders, and adapt communication style to the audience.
• Creative sourcing skills and persistence in following through with candidates.
• Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple open roles across different functions.
• Clear, direct written and verbal communication, including the ability to sell candidates on a role and push back on hiring managers.

Nice To Haves

• Startup experience.
• Experience managing or mentoring recruiters.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical roles, including sourcing, coordinating, and closing.
• Own the end-to-end candidate experience, from every touchpoint and feedback interaction to offer calls.
• Build recruiting infrastructure from scratch, including the ATS, interview rubrics, compensation calibration, and hiring manager alignment, and continuously improve it as the company grows.
• Partner with founders on talent strategy and headcount planning by translating the business plan into hiring needs, role priorities, forecasts, and budgets.
• Lead the talent brand and ensure it is represented consistently in outreach, content, events, and candidate conversations.
• Build and manage a growing talent team by hiring and developing recruiters and coordinators, and determining when to add sourcers and specialists.
• Own recruiting budgets and vendors, including recruiting spend, tools, job boards, and agency fees.
• Track recruiting metrics such as passthrough rates, time-to-fill, and offer acceptance rates, and use the data to inform decisions.

What This Job Offers

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