Founding US Talent Partner

About the role

Shape how Nothing builds its US team, acting as talent advisor to the CEO, exec team, and US stakeholders on senior searches.

Own full-cycle recruiting across exec and specialist roles in SF, from market mapping to offer close.

Convert passive, world-class talent into active candidates by telling Nothing's story with a point of view that cuts through the noise.

Build talent networks across SF's tech and commercial scene, spanning engineering, product, design, sales, and GTM, so people know Nothing before they're looking.

Track real-time market intelligence on comp, talent movement, and competitor hiring, so Nothing stays ahead, not reactive.

Set up the tools, processes, and rhythms a US hiring operation actually needs, built for a startup, not a legacy enterprise.

Feed what you learn back to the global TA team, making Nothing smarter about the US market.

Responsibilities

• Shape how Nothing builds its US team, acting as talent advisor to the CEO, exec team, and US stakeholders on senior searches.
• Own full-cycle recruiting across exec and specialist roles in SF, from market mapping to offer close.
• Convert passive, world-class talent into active candidates by telling Nothing's story with a point of view that cuts through the noise.
• Build talent networks across SF's tech and commercial scene, spanning engineering, product, design, sales, and GTM, so people know Nothing before they're looking.
• Track real-time market intelligence on comp, talent movement, and competitor hiring, so Nothing stays ahead, not reactive.
• Set up the tools, processes, and rhythms a US hiring operation actually needs, built for a startup, not a legacy enterprise.
• Feed what you learn back to the global TA team, making Nothing smarter about the US market.

Requirements

• 8+ years of recruiting experience, with real time in the SF Bay Area market and several years on senior and leadership searches.
• You know the SF tech ecosystem including the companies, the people, the comp norms, backed by a network you've built yourself.
• You've hired across technical and commercial functions and know a great engineering hire and a great GTM hire need different instincts.
• You own your pipeline end to end. You hunt, you build, you close, and you don't wait on inbound.
• You've built a hiring function before, not just worked within one, and you know what good looks like from day one.
• You handle confidential searches with discretion and can influence at the C-suite without losing the human touch that makes candidates say yes.
• You believe great recruiting doesn't feel like recruiting, and you build candidate experiences that prove it, whether it's a junior hire or a director search.

Qualifications

• Experience in the SF Bay Area market and several years on senior and leadership searches.
• Knowledge of the SF tech ecosystem, including companies, people, and compensation norms.
• Proven ability to hire across technical and commercial functions.
• End-to-end ownership of the recruiting pipeline, including hunting, building, and closing.
• Experience building a hiring function, not just working within one.
• Discretion and influence at the C-suite level while maintaining a human touch.
• A belief that great recruiting should be enjoyable and engaging for candidates.

Skills

• Strong understanding of the SF tech ecosystem and its companies, people, and compensation norms.
• Proven ability to hire across technical and commercial functions.
• End-to-end ownership of the recruiting pipeline, including hunting, building, and closing.
• Experience building a hiring function, not just working within one.
• Discretion and influence at the C-suite level while maintaining a human touch.
• A belief that great recruiting should be enjoyable and engaging for candidates.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$140,000 - $200,000

Schedule

Full-time, in-office.