Founding Recruiter · Confidential Enterprise AI Agent Startup · New York – AIONIA
First Recruiting Hire · Series A · Direct Founder Access

Founding Recruiter
Own the talent engine from day one.

Confidential Enterprise AI Agent Startup · New York, NY

New York, NY · On-site 5 days/week $160,000 – $210,000 + Equity Series A · $23.8M Raised Existing H-1B/O-1 Transfers Only
About the Company

This company is solving one of the hardest problems in enterprise AI: models are intelligent but generic, while every business runs on specific processes that live in people's heads, stale documents, and ticket histories. It builds AI agents that reverse-engineer how a business actually operates — learning from existing systems to create executable, white-box knowledge that agents can act on.

Backed by Top-Tier VC Firms, the company raised a Series A ($23.8M) and came out of stealth in early March 2025. It already counts several Fortune 500 and household-name enterprise customers, and was founded by experienced technical leaders from a leading enterprise data company.

"You'll own the entire talent engine from scratch — sourcing, ops, screening — partnering directly with founders at a company doubling headcount every six months."

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Founding Recruiter with 4+ years of experience to be the first dedicated talent hire at a Series A AI infrastructure company. You'll be the sole owner of recruiting, responsible for helping the company double headcount every six months — primarily by sourcing and closing exceptional engineers in New York. This is a sourcing-heavy, builder's role: no separate sourcing function, no rec-ops team — just you, partnering directly with the founders.

What You'll Do
  • Own end-to-end technical recruiting with a heavy emphasis on outbound sourcing across LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Twitter, and Reddit to fill 4–5 engineering roles per month
  • Conduct initial technical screens to assess candidates' relevance — evaluating language experience, AI background, and fit before passing to engineering
  • Build the entire recruiting infrastructure from scratch: ATS (Ashby), sourcing workflows, interview loops, and candidate experience
  • Sit with founders and hiring managers in-office to participate in real-time hiring decisions and calibration
  • Balance the engineering team between New York and London, with immediate priority on growing the New York engineering headcount
Requirements
✔ Required
  • 2–5 years of experience sourcing and closing engineering hires at high-growth tech startups
  • Sourced and closed ML, infra, or backend engineering roles
  • Can technically screen engineers (languages, AI relevance)
  • Built recruiting ops from scratch (ATS, pipelines, scorecards)
  • Hungry, outbound-driven self-starter who thrives without structure
  • Comfortable sustaining a 4–5 hires per month pace
★ Must-Have
  • Has experience recruiting engineers at early-stage startups (Series A/B)
  • Expert sourcer on GitHub, Twitter, Reddit — beyond LinkedIn
  • Must be based in New York, in-office 5 days/week
👍 Nice to Have
  • Experience recruiting in both US and UK markets
  • Technical academic background
✖ Traits to Avoid
  • Big tech background only (Meta, Google) — not hungry enough
  • Agency-only background with zero in-house experience
  • Relies on inbound pipelines rather than outbound sourcing
Tools & Stack
Ashby LinkedIn Recruiter GitHub Twitter/X Reddit CRM / Sourcing Tools
Interview Process
1

Initial Screen — Head of Operations

First conversation assessing baseline fit, sourcing background, and recruiting philosophy.

2

CEO Interview

Direct conversation with the CEO evaluating ownership mentality, hustle, and fit for a builder's role with direct founder access.

3

On-Site

In-person visit to the New York office to meet the team and finalize fit.