Senior Recruiter

Valence • New York, NY

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

Valence is hiring a Senior Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting across go-to-market and technical teams during a critical stage of company growth. The role reports to the Director of Talent Acquisition and owns a portfolio of searches from initial intake through signed offer. The recruiter partners closely with hiring managers to scope roles, build pipelines, and run effective interview processes that result in strong hires. The position calls for someone who enjoys recruiting craft, moves quickly, and takes substantial ownership of their searches.

Valence is an enterprise AI company focused on leadership coaching and learning and development. Its AI-powered personalization adapts to individual goals and organizational culture using machine learning and natural language processing. The company serves large enterprise clients and has been featured in publications including Harvard Business Review, TIME, the World Economic Forum, the Financial Times, Forbes, and Inc. 5000.

The recruiter will also experiment with AI sourcing and screening tools, share market insights with hiring managers and the talent acquisition team, and maintain Ashby as the team's source of truth. Valence describes its culture as high-intensity and growth-oriented, with opportunities to work alongside executives and contribute to company-defining projects.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of full-cycle, in-house recruiting experience in high-growth B2B SaaS or AI companies, across go-to-market hiring and ideally some technical hiring.
• A track record of closing strong candidates in competitive markets through personal sourcing.
• Strong sourcing instincts and an active network; able to source proactively rather than relying on inbound candidates.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-moving environment while managing several searches at once.
• Confidence partnering with hiring managers, including providing candid input on candidates and process.
• Data fluency, including understanding recruiting funnel metrics and using them to make decisions.
• Genuine curiosity about AI and how it can improve recruiting.
• Experience with Ashby or a comparable applicant tracking system.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on day-to-day use of AI sourcing, screening, or recruiting operations tools.
• Experience hiring candidates with a consulting or professional services background transitioning to tech, or recruiting in New York City's AI or tech market.
• Startup experience as one of the first recruiters.
• Exposure to employer brand work or recruiting events.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for a portfolio of go-to-market roles—including Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing—and technical roles, from intake through close.
• Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to define role scope, level, and success criteria.
• Build talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, referrals, and network mapping, with a focus on reaching top-quartile talent.
• Run structured interview processes and prepare interviewers to stay aligned on what they are assessing.
• Manage offers and candidate closing in partnership with the hiring team, including compensation discussions and candidate concerns.
• Provide candidates with a high-touch and honest experience, regardless of the outcome.
• Track funnel metrics, including conversion, source quality, and time-to-hire, and use them to keep searches on pace.
• Share market insights on talent, compensation, and competitors with hiring managers and the talent acquisition team.
• Keep Ashby clean and up to date as the source of truth.
• Try AI sourcing and screening tools in the recruiting workflow and share effective practices with the team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary including base pay and bonuses.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one.
• Generous paid time off.
• Company-wide R&R shutdowns.
• Paid parental leave.
• Retirement plan support for US and global employees.
• Meaningful equity ownership in a venture-backed company.
• Potential top-up equity grants as the company scales and the employee delivers exceptional performance.

What This Job Offers

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