Leadership Recruiter

TRM Labs

1d•Remote

About The Position

TRM Labs is seeking a founding Leadership Recruiter to build and shape the leadership team for its next chapter. This role offers a unique opportunity to own senior and executive searches end-to-end across Go-to-Market (GTM), Research & Development (R&D), and General & Administrative (G&A) functions. The Leadership Recruiter will partner directly with founders and the executive team to identify, engage, and close exceptional leaders who will elevate the company's impact. This role involves building the leadership recruiting function from the ground up, defining processes for identifying, assessing, and securing top talent, and ultimately shaping the future leadership of TRM.

Requirements

7+ years in recruiting or executive search, with a track record of personally closing VP and/or C-level hires.
Deep experience in high-growth startup environments, understanding leadership needs during rapid scaling, role evolution, and operating with speed and ambiguity.
An established network of senior leaders and executives with the ability to generate warm introductions and engage passive talent.
Experience owning retained-style leadership searches end-to-end, including search definition, market mapping, assessment, references, and close.
Executive presence and credibility to partner directly with founders and senior leaders, challenge thinking, and navigate high-stakes decisions.
Fluency in using AI throughout the search process (market research, sourcing, candidate synthesis, personalized outreach).
Exceptional sourcing instincts and the discipline to build leadership pipelines proactively.
Exceptional written communication and operational rigor to manage multiple complex searches efficiently.
Experience hiring leaders across multiple functions (GTM, R&D, G&A) or within mission-driven, highly sensitive environments.
Must be located in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience in mission-driven, highly sensitive environments.

Responsibilities

Own and close VP, Head of, and executive searches across GTM, R&D, and G&A that set the trajectory of entire organizations.
Serve as a trusted search partner to founders and executives, assisting in role definition and guiding high-stakes hiring decisions.
Develop exceptional leadership pipelines through deep market mapping, leveraging an established executive network, original sourcing, and AI-assisted research.
Represent TRM at the highest level, delivering an executive-level candidate experience that builds trust and excitement.
Build the leadership recruiting function from the ground up, establishing processes, interview structures, scorecards, and operating rhythms for repeatable and scalable senior hiring.