Founding GTM Recruiter

About the role

This is a rare, ground-floor opportunity to join a well-funded, early-stage AI SaaS company and own recruiting as its first dedicated GTM recruiter. You'll work directly with the founding team to build one of the most talent-dense teams in New York City — shaping hiring strategy, candidate experience, and the recruiting engine from day one. The right person is genuinely passionate about recruiting as a craft: mastering sourcing, closing, and candidate experience while learning how recruiting intersects with strategy, operations, and culture. If you're motivated by impact and want to grow into a true operator, this role is built for you.

No visa sponsorship is available. This role requires full-time, on-site presence in New York City.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with founders and senior leadership to identify hiring priorities and align recruiting with company strategy.
• Own critical searches end-to-end — from intake through offer close — for technical and product roles including engineers, product managers, and designers.
• Build and maintain a high-quality pipeline of top startup talent through creative, multi-channel sourcing strategies: outbound research, networks, events, and communities.
• Develop a strong understanding of candidate motivations and startup dynamics to attract and close the right people.
• Deliver a high-touch candidate experience from first outreach through offer acceptance.
• Design and implement repeatable recruiting processes and build the foundation for a world-class recruiting function.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience with end-to-end ownership of searches.
• Proven track record recruiting for technical and product roles (engineers, product managers, designers) at early-stage startups.
• Prior agency experience or direct in-house startup recruiting/sourcing experience.
• Demonstrated ability to close candidates and manage offer negotiations to successful hire.
• Experience executing creative sourcing strategies across multiple channels (outbound research, professional networks, events, communities).
• Experience partnering directly with founders or senior leadership on hiring priorities.
• Strong ability to articulate and sell startup opportunity, culture, and mission to prospective candidates.
• Highly organized, resourceful, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
• Able and willing to work on-site in New York City.

Nice to Have

• Experience at or recruiting for B2B SaaS or AI-driven companies.
• Strong existing network within the NYC startup ecosystem.

Location

This is a full-time, on-site role based in New York City, NY. Remote and hybrid arrangements are not available. Visa sponsorship is not available.