Talent Partner

Pogo Technologies, Inc.•New York, NY

3d•$125,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Pogo is hiring its first Talent Partner to build an exceptional team and establish the foundations of its People function as the company scales. The role owns full-cycle recruiting across engineering, design, go-to-market, and other business functions, while also taking ownership of People programs and systems as hiring needs change. It is a hands-on individual contributor position with scope to grow beyond recruiting into People Operations and broader People leadership.

Requirements

3–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally at a fast-growing startup or in a similarly high-ownership environment.
Experience recruiting across multiple functions, including engineering, design, go-to-market, and other business roles.
Interest in building a People function at an early stage and growing the role’s scope over time.
Strong judgment about people and the ability to quickly learn what strong candidates look like in an unfamiliar function.
Strong communication skills to represent Pogo to candidates and partner effectively with hiring managers.
Highly organized and comfortable building systems where none exist.
Comfortable with an individual contributor role and hands-on execution.
Comfortable with shifting priorities and working more than standard 9-to-5 hours when needed, while maintaining a flexible schedule.

Nice To Haves

Experience as an early Talent hire at a startup.
Experience building recruiting or People systems and processes from scratch.
Enjoyment of building systems with AI.

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruiting across all functions.
Partner with hiring managers to define roles, ideal candidate profiles, and interview processes.
Build sourcing strategies with the in-house sourcer and develop pipelines for recurring roles.
Conduct initial interviews, manage the candidate experience, and drive searches from first conversation through offer and close.
Build and improve recruiting systems, workflows, and metrics as the company grows.
Own People programs including onboarding, performance reviews, employee experience, offsites, and internal HR policies.
Help build co-op and internship programs, new graduate recruiting, employee referrals, and other long-term talent pipelines over time.