Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner

Base pay range

$/yr - $/yr

We are a venture-backed tech startup striving to be the leading force in enabling platform engineers. We raised +$30M from top-tier VCs such as Khosla Ventures and are in a hyper‑growth phase looking for motivated people to complement our team. Our headquarters are in San Francisco, but our team is distributed around the globe and we have a remote‑first work culture
. We are the company behind vCluster, an open‑source technology for virtualizing Kubernetes (+10k Git Hub stars). Open source is part of our DNA. The adoption of our commercial product has grown extremely fast (multi‑million dollar revenue) and our customer base includes some of the biggest companies in the world, including 6 Global Fortune 500 companies as well as some of the fastest‑growing tech unicorns.

As a Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner, your role will include:

• Owning full‑cycle recruiting primarily for our Go‑To‑Market (GTM) organization—including Sales, Marketing, and Customer Engineering—while stepping in to support technical and G&A roles as needed.
• Partnering with leadership to build our recruiting engine from the ground up, helping to select tools, establish best practices, and design interview workflows.
• Acting as a trusted strategic advisor to hiring managers, coaching them on score carding, bias mitigation, and closing strategies.
• Sourcing and engaging passive talent to build high‑quality pipelines, ensuring we are not relying solely on inbound applicants for critical roles.
• Driving an exceptional candidate experience by ensuring transparent communication and efficient processes for every individual who enters our pipeline.

This role could be a fit for you if you bring:

• Proven experience in full‑cycle recruiting within a high‑growth tech startup, with a specific depth of expertise in GTM (Sales and Revenue) hiring.
• A "builder" mindset with the ability to operate in an ambiguous environment—you enjoy setting up processes where none existed before.
• Versatility and agility to pivot between high‑volume GTM roles and niche searches across other departments as the company scales.
• Strong sourcing skills and familiarity with modern AI recruiting tools.
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to act as a partner to the business, not just an order taker.
• Previous Startup experience.

Bonus points for:

• Experience with Ashby
• Experience recruiting for open‑source technology, developer tools, or Kubernetes‑focused companies.
• Referenceable experience hiring AE’s from "Playbook" companies.

We offer the following benefits:

• Competitive Salary:
  We offer a competitive compensation package, including equity.
• Platinum‑Level Insurance:
  Health, dental, vision, and life Insurance, including plans for you and eligible dependents (benefits vary depending on country).
• Flexible Working
  
  Schedule:
  
  Results matter more than clocking in and out at the same time every day.
• Workplace Flexibility:
  We know things can change in life and we’re happy to adjust the work environment for you along the way.

At vCluster Labs, we value and stand for:

• Technical Excellence:
  We are determined to build best‑in‑class technology and ship high‑quality software because we know that our users are engineers themselves.
• Customer Obsession:
  We are going above and beyond to make our customers and users happy.
• Impressive Speed:
  From user feedback to shipping a new feature, we usually take less than a week in most cases.
• Bold Innovation:
  We constantly question the state‑of‑the‑art to find and address important issues in our space.
• Open Source & Open Mind:
  We actively contribute and maintain open‑source projects and we believe that building an open‑mind team culture is paramount to our success.

vCluster Labs provides equal opportunities for all candidates. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for everyone who becomes part of our team. We are also actively promoting measures to reduce bias throughout our hiring process to ensure that everyone gets the same opportunities.