Founding Recruiter

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of recruiting at Swans and expand the team from approximately a dozen individuals to over 30 by the end of 2027.

• Establish the recruiting function from the ground up, encompassing processes, tools, and eventually, a recruiting team.

• Recruit across various functions including product engineering, legal engineering, onboarding and delivery, client success, consulting, support, marketing, executive assistance, and event planning.

• Manage the complete hiring process from candidate sourcing to the offer stage.

• Evaluate a high volume of incoming candidates and conduct initial screening calls.

• Create candidate evaluations that encompass name, compensation expectations, availability, location, call recording, and personal insights.

• Conduct second and third interviews for candidates who progress in the hiring process.

• Primarily engage in outbound sourcing utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, Wellfound, and other platforms.

• Oversee and manage the Ashby ATS.

• Identify and connect with hard-to-reach, predominantly passive AI-native engineers.

• Gather weekly feedback, calibrate based on insights received, and refine recruiting judgment and processes.

• Report directly to Max, the CEO.

• Collaborate with Max to design the recruiting bonus scorecard during the first month.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience, ideally in a startup environment.

• Proven experience managing end-to-end hiring processes, from sourcing candidates to making offers.

• Ability to manage multiple candidate profiles and handle five or six open roles simultaneously is preferred.

• Demonstrated success in outbound sourcing, including attracting candidates who are not actively seeking new opportunities.

• Capacity to act swiftly, test different strategies, and learn through trial and error.

• Strong judgment in assessing candidates and making well-founded hiring decisions.

• Proficient in both written and spoken English.

• Ability to write clear and concise candidate assessments.

• Skill in conducting interviews confidently and effectively.

• Comfortable working amidst ambiguity and adapting to changing priorities.

• Evidence of initiative and exceeding expectations, such as independently building, managing, fixing, or selling a project.

• Experience in hiring for a variety of roles rather than specializing in a single function.

• Willingness to acquire enough technical terminology to effectively communicate with AI-native engineers.

• Readiness to manage a high-volume recruitment desk, conduct full hiring processes, and make hiring calls.

• Availability to overlap with European working hours to collaborate closely with the team.

🏝️ Benefits

• Base salary of €65,000.

• Performance-based bonus of up to €20,000.

• Stock options with a 4-year vesting period and a 1-year cliff.

• Fully remote working environment.

• Consistent compensation band regardless of your location.

• Quarterly in-person team gatherings.

• Access to executive coaching.

• Opportunities to attend conferences.

• Support for certifications and training.

• Necessary hardware and tools provided.

• Unlimited access to AI resources.

• Clear progression path to Head of Talent.

• Direct collaboration with the founders.