Founding Recruiter

We’re hiring our first dedicated recruiter to build the hiring function from the ground up. You’ll work directly with the founder and hiring managers across Growth, Operations, and Engineering to source, screen, and close talent as we scale post-Series A.

This is a true founding role — you’ll design the process as you go, not inherit one. It’s suited for someone who wants full ownership of recruiting at an early-stage company and enjoys moving fast without much structure to lean on yet.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across functions — sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and closing
• Partner directly with the founder and hiring managers to scope roles and define hiring criteria
• Build Highstock’s recruiting infrastructure from scratch: ATS setup, interview scorecards, sourcing channels, and candidate pipeline processes
• Proactively source passive candidates for hard-to-fill and leadership roles
• Manage candidate experience end-to-end, representing Highstock’s brand and culture to every applicant
• Track and report on hiring metrics (pipeline, time-to-fill, offer acceptance) to leadership
• Help shape early employer branding and careers content as the team grows

Qualifications

• 3-8 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally including in-house at an early-stage startup
• Comfortable building process from zero — no team or tooling to inherit
• Strong judgment for assessing talent across very different functions (commercial, technical, operational)
• Excellent communicator who can represent an early-stage company credibly to senior candidates
• High ownership mentality; thrives with autonomy and ambiguity
• Genuine interest in how AI tools can accelerate sourcing and screening