Founding Recruiter

About the role

The Founding Recruiter will own recruiting end to end and help build a world-class team at Virio, a startup building the next-generation B2B GTM stack.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across Content, GTM, Sales, Marketing, and Operations
• Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to define role scope and hiring bar
• Proactively source high-quality candidates through outbound, referrals, LinkedIn, and creative channels
• Run first-round screens focused on culture, drive, and early-stage fit
• Design and iterate on hiring processes including interviews, take-homes, and in-person trials
• Maintain a tight, organized hiring pipeline with clear ownership and follow-through
• Act as a steward of Virio’s culture throughout the hiring process
• Build recruiting playbooks, scorecards, and systems that scale
• Move fast while maintaining a high bar for candidate quality and experience

Requirements

• Startup recruiting experience
• Ambiguous role hiring comfort
• Talent judgment beyond resumes
• Operational rigor & proactivity
• Clear, direct communication
• Team & culture builder mindset
• High-intensity environment comfort

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for startups or high-growth companies
• Comfortable hiring for senior, undefined, or first-of-their-kind roles
• Strong instinct for evaluating candidates beyond titles and credentials
• Hightly organized, proactive, and relentless about follow-through
• Communicates transparently and effectively with candidates and internal teams
• Strong interest in building teams and shaping company culture
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-expectation environments

Skills

• High agency & self-direction
• Zero-to-one comfort
• Outcome accountability
• Thoughtful, honest communication
• Low ego & team ownership

Benefits

• Work directly with the CEO
• Competitive total compensation aligned to impact and ownership
• Meaningful equity upside as part of the founding team, core to the operating philosophy for Virio
• 100 percent paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Monthly wellness and meals stipend ($1k)
• Relocation support for San Francisco
• Company-wide annual off-sites
• In-person culture with deep collaboration and shared standards

Pay

$375K–$625K Total Compensation (TC) | $135K-$200K base + $25K-$50K cash bonus annually

Schedule

This is a full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco. We do not offer hybrid or remote positions.