Technical Recruiter
About The Position
Additive, an AI tax startup acquired by Thomson Reuters, is seeking a Technical Recruiter to help build the team behind an AI product transforming tax and accounting. Additive operates with a startup environment while benefiting from the resources and support of Thomson Reuters. The product is being integrated into the broader Thomson Reuters suite, and the team is continuing to grow. The recruiter will own searches from initial outreach through signed offer, partnering directly with hiring managers and helping establish how Additive hires as it scales. Engineering recruiting will be the primary focus, with recruiting across the company as needed. This role calls for someone who can source exceptional candidates, build trust, move searches forward with limited structure, and deliver a strong candidate experience. The position is fully in person, five days per week, in downtown San Francisco. Additive can cover relocation costs for candidates moving to the San Francisco area.
Requirements
- 2 to 4+ years of recruiting experience, in-house or agency, including independently owning searches from sourcing through close.
- Experience recruiting technical talent, particularly software engineers.
- Strong sourcing instincts and the ability to fill roles without relying on inbound applicants.
- Excellent judgment and communication with candidates and hiring managers.
- Comfort working with incomplete information, changing priorities, and processes that are still being built.
- High ownership, including investigating and changing the approach when a search is not working.
Nice To Haves
- Experience recruiting for an early-stage or high-growth startup.
- Experience closing highly sought-after engineering candidates in competitive markets.
- Familiarity with ATS and recruiting tools such as Ashby, Greenhouse, or Lever.
- Experience building recruiting processes, interview loops, scorecards, or hiring playbooks from scratch.
Responsibilities
- Own searches from start to finish, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, candidate management, offers, and closing.
- Build engineering pipelines from scratch through outbound sourcing, identifying hard-to-reach candidates, writing outreach, and creating momentum.
- Partner with hiring managers to clarify role requirements, calibrate quickly, surface tradeoffs, and keep searches moving.
- Close strong candidates by understanding their motivations, building conviction throughout the process, navigating competing offers, and helping secure hires.
- Provide an excellent candidate experience and clearly communicate Additive's identity, product, and opportunity.
- Improve recruiting processes, tools, interview practices, scorecards, and operating rhythms as the company grows.
- Track pipeline and search progress, identify problems early, and communicate progress, risks, and needed changes.
- Explain the distinctive opportunity of building within a small, ambitious team backed by Thomson Reuters.
Benefits
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with match.
- Commuter benefits, including parking and public transportation.
- Lunch and dinner onsite.
- Free Equinox membership, with Equinox located directly across the street from the office.
- Relocation costs may be covered for candidates moving to the San Francisco area.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
