Founding Recruiter

Own end-to-end hiring at Strella and build the recruiting engine as the Go-to-Market team scales.

• Run full-cycle searches from intake through signed offer for roles across Go-to-Market (Customer Success, Sales, Marketing) and Engineering
• Partner with hiring managers to define each role’s scorecard and interview plan before sourcing begins
• Close candidates by communicating Strella’s story, traction, and equity opportunity
• Source primarily through outbound efforts using tools and channels such as Linked In Recruiter
  , Clay
  , sequencing tools, referrals, and your network
• Maintain a warm bench of talent to move quickly when new roles open
• Evaluate candidates on business-relevant outcomes, including quota attainment
  , deal size
  , sales motion, and retention outcomes
• Build the hiring process from scratch, including structured interviews, scorecards, take-home exercises, debriefs, and offer approvals
• Own the Ashby ATS and reporting for time-to-fill, pass-through rates, and source quality
• Deliver a candidate experience that is fast, organized, and personal
  , treating the process as part of selling the role
• Work directly with founders and GTM leaders on headcount planning, leveling, and compensation
• Advise hiring managers on market conditions and candidate expectations, including how to win competitive offers
• Shape how Strella recruits as the company grows, including employer brand, referral programs, and eventually technical hiring

• Experience building recruiting processes where none existed, with comfort starting from a blank page
• Proactive sourcing mindset, not dependent on inbound
• Understanding of how GTM teams operate and ability to distinguish strong AEs from candidates who performed only during hot markets
• Trust-building with both candidates and hiring managers, with a focus on getting the hire right
• High ownership and speed, including willingness to roll up your sleeves
• 4–8 years of recruiting experience, including at least 2 years in-house at a venture-backed B2B SaaS or AI company
• Demonstrated track record closing GTM hires such as AEs
  , SDRs/BDRs
  , CSMs
  , solutions engineers
  , and marketers
  , ideally 15+ per year
• Early or founding recruiter experience at a Seed to Series C startup, or experience supporting hypergrowth scaling
• Fluency with modern sourcing tools including Linked In Recruiter
  , Clay
  , Gem or similar, and an ATS such as Ashby

• Linked In Recruiter
• Clay
• Gem
• Ashby
• ATS

• Competitive compensation
• Meaningful equity
• Comprehensive benefits
• Clear path to Head of Talent as the team grows

• Experience recruiting for research, insights, or AI-native companies
• GTM leadership hiring (Head of Sales, VP Customer Success)
• Existing network of GTM talent in New York

• San Francisco, CA (onsite)
• Minimum experience:
  
  4 years