Lead Technical Recruiter

Varick Agents•San Francisco, CA

103d•$100,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

Varick is hiring a Lead Technical Recruiter to build the team behind its AI agents for enterprise operational workflows. The recruiter will own hiring across forward deployed engineering and strategy, engineering, and go-to-market, with direct access to the founders and hiring managers. This is a full-cycle recruiting role with responsibility for sourcing, screening, interview processes, candidate closing, recruiting systems, and hiring data. The position requires sound judgment in assessing candidates beyond their titles and the ability to engage and close highly sought-after candidates. The role is based onsite in Varick’s Financial District office five days per week; candidates should be based in San Francisco or willing to relocate. Weekend work is expected, and the posting describes the startup environment as involving long hours, urgency, ambiguity, and high ownership. Varick describes itself as venture-backed and revenue-generating from day one, with AI agents already in production at several large enterprises. The recruiter will join a small, early-stage team and have the opportunity to influence hiring, playbooks, and the company’s growth. The company offers meaningful equity and direct access to its founders.

Requirements

At least 2 years of technical or high-bar recruiting experience, ideally in-house at a startup or at a top firm.
A track record of sourcing and closing strong candidates, especially passive candidates.
Strong judgment in assessing talent and distinguishing people who build from people who primarily hold impressive titles.
Organization, speed, proactivity, and excellent candidate communication.
Comfort building processes in an early-stage environment.
Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate.
Ability and willingness to work onsite in the Financial District office five days a week.
Willingness to work long hours and weekends, as weekend work is expected.
Demonstrated ownership, urgency, low ego, high agency, curiosity, attention to detail, openness to feedback, and a competitive mindset.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting engineers, AI and ML talent, or forward deployed roles.
Experience recruiting from investment banking, private equity, or top-tier consulting.
Familiarity with Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, and AI sourcing tools.
A genuine interest in AI and what makes a great operator.
A background demonstrating a competitive mindset, such as strong performance in sports, eSports, a former career, or research.

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruiting for every open role, including sourcing, screening, scheduling, and closing.
Build and run pipelines for Forward Deployed Engineers, Forward Deployed Strategists, engineering, and go-to-market candidates.
Assess candidate profiles based on what people built, owned, and delivered, rather than relying on titles.
Partner with founders and hiring managers to calibrate hiring standards and run efficient interview loops while client work is active.
Run batch onsite interviews to move strong candidates from first call to offer quickly.
Close candidates by presenting the role, team, and equity, and address competing offers.
Own recruiting systems and hiring data in Ashby to make hiring measurable and predictable.