Talent Partner

Ivo Inc.•San Francisco, CA

11h•$160,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

Ivo is building the AI that finally changes how agreements are reviewed, moving beyond the 4,000-year-old practice of humans reading entire documents. As the contract intelligence platform of choice for major companies like Uber, Meta, Canva, IBM, and Shopify, Ivo has experienced significant growth, raising its Series B and achieving 800% growth over the last 12 months. The Talent team at Ivo is in its early stages, presenting an opportunity to build the function from the ground up. This role is crucial for adding bandwidth to the recruiting team and establishing structured hiring processes and high-quality candidate pipelines. The Talent Partner will own challenging searches, particularly for technical roles, while also supporting Go-To-Market (GTM) recruitment. Responsibilities include sourcing, assessing, interviewing, closing candidates, attending industry events, and partnering directly with business leaders. The expectation is for this individual to create pipeline proactively, maintain high quality, and become a subject-matter expert in their supported areas. This is a dynamic role in a rapidly evolving startup environment where processes are still being built, offering the chance to define how Talent partners with the business and contribute significantly to the company's hiring strategy.

Requirements

Strong technical recruiting experience, with a real understanding of technical talent, engineering teams, and how different technical functions work together.
Startup experience. You know what it feels like to operate in an environment where the process is still being built and speed matters.
Strong sourcing ability. You can build pipeline from scratch, map markets, test new channels, and keep pushing when the easy path does not work.
Strong talent judgment. You know how to assess candidate quality, identify tradeoffs, and separate polish from real ability.
Strong negotiation and closing ability. You can understand what matters to a candidate and help them make a high-conviction decision.
High integrity and discretion. You will have access to confidential candidate, compensation, company, and leadership information, and we need to trust your judgment completely.
A consultative partnership style. You can build trust with leaders, be direct, hold strong opinions loosely, and have hard conversations without damaging the relationship.
Startup experience is required for this role.
You want to help build the Talent function, not just work inside one that already exists.

Nice To Haves

Experience across both technical and GTM recruiting is strongly preferred.
Prior experience as an engineer or AE before moving into Talent is a plus.
Executive search, embedded search, founding recruiter, or boutique technical agency experience is a plus, especially when paired with meaningful in-house experience.
You have a "do what it takes" attitude, willing to dive into problems and solve them yourself
You'd describe yourself as relentlessly resourceful
You have a strong internal sense of urgency, a bias toward doing things today rather than tomorrow
You move fast, communicate clearly, and know where process helps and where it doesn't
You're excited about the adventure of building a company
You like ambiguity and can move quickly without perfect information.
You are direct, but constructive. You can push back, update your view when the evidence changes, and stay focused on the outcome.
You have unusual tenacity. When everyone says the pipeline is impossible, you keep going with a grin on your face.
You believe the best candidates should want to work at Ivo, and you are willing to do the work to help them understand why.

Responsibilities

Build high-quality pipeline for hard technical and GTM searches, especially when the obvious sourcing channels are not working.
Partner with hiring managers and leaders as a true consultative Talent Partner: push back, explain candidate tradeoffs, help the team make hard decisions, and keep the quality bar high.
Become deeply fluent in Ivo’s product, teams, technical org, GTM motion, and talent markets so you can sell the opportunity credibly to exceptional candidates.
Assess candidates with real judgment, not vibes. You’ll help the team understand where candidates are strong, where they are weak, and what tradeoffs we are making.
Close candidates in competitive processes by understanding candidate psychology, motivations, concerns, and decision dynamics.
Help Ivo build market presence by attending industry events, helping run events and programs, and turning those relationships into strong candidate pipeline.
Build trust in the Talent function by moving quickly, communicating directly, and showing leaders that recruiting is an asset to the business.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation
Equity: Meaningful ownership in a company that's scaling fast
Relocation and Visa Support: We also offer relocation assistance for successful applicants moving to SF, as well as support for visa and green card applications where applicable.
Medical benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans to suit the needs of you and your family.
401(k) Program: Plan for your future with access to our company-sponsored 401(k) program.
Catered lunch is provided daily.
Dinner is provided for team members who stay past 7pm.
We provide Uber / Lyft rides home for team members who stay past 7pm.
Commuter Benefits: We provide commuter benefits to help make getting to and from the office easier and more convenient.
Unlimited PTO: So you can take the time you need to recharge, stay healthy, and bring your best self to work.
Office Perks: Enjoy a vibrant Downtown San Francisco office 5 days a week with catered lunch provided five days a week, premium snacks and coffee, a gym located in the building, and a dog-friendly environment!