Founding Recruiter

About Conversion

Conversion is an AI-native marketing automation platform designed specifically for contemporary software companies. Our platform empowers growth teams to streamline their entire go-to-market operations—from customer acquisition all the way to retention—utilizing AI agents that outperform traditional tools like Marketo, HubSpot, and Pardot.

We have secured over $28 million in funding from investors such as Abstract Ventures, True Ventures, and HOF Capital. Our San Francisco-based team is comprised of engineers, designers, and operations experts with prior experience at major firms including Airbnb, Palantir, Pinterest, IMC, Shopify, LinkedIn, and Microsoft.

Role Overview

As the Founding Recruiter, you will establish and manage Conversion's recruitment function from scratch. Collaborating directly with founders and hiring managers, you will attract top-tier candidates for roles spanning both technical and business domains. Additionally, you will contribute to developing our recruitment systems, company culture, and the overall candidate experience that defines our growth.

This role requires working fully onsite from our San Francisco office, five days a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes for both technical and business positions, including sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, and closing candidates.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to devise effective hiring strategies and ensure recruitment activities proceed efficiently and transparently.
• Provide a positive and thoughtful experience for candidates from initial contact through to extending offers.
• Continuously improve recruiting infrastructure such as candidate pipelines, documentation, applicant tracking system (ATS) maintenance, and interview protocols.
• Leverage data and market knowledge to advise on candidate compensation, recruitment pacing, and prioritization of sourcing channels.

Qualifications and Skills

• Between 3 to 5 years of comprehensive recruiting experience, with involvement in both technical and business hiring preferred.
• Experience in a high-growth startup environment and developing recruitment playbooks is a significant advantage.
• Proficient in modern recruiting platforms and tools, such as Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, Juicebox, and Harmonic, to build and activate candidate pipelines.
• Demonstrated experience working with recruitment agencies and communicating exact hiring needs effectively.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of quickly building trust with candidates and effectively filtering talent.
• Comfortable navigating uncertainty and proactively driving hiring processes and strategic direction.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $150,000 to $225,000 annually.

Additional Information

This position is fully on-site at our San Francisco office, requiring attendance five days per week.