Recruiter with Path to Head of Talent Role

About the Company

Our partner is an innovative consumer crypto-trading startup focused on creating a next-generation platform designed for retail traders. With strong backing from leading investors and rapid growth, their small, technically skilled, ambitious team offers several opportunities to join and influence the company's trajectory.

Role Overview

This role represents the first in-house talent acquisition position for the company, offering the opportunity to own the full recruitment lifecycle. The successful candidate will work closely with the founders and external partners to establish a structured, scalable hiring process, with the goal of advancing into a Head of Talent position within one to two years. The founders operate swiftly, often finalizing hires within days, seeking a recruiting partner who can match their pace and energy.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment efforts for multiple open roles and maintain strong relationships with external recruiting agencies
• Identify and source high-quality candidates by researching the best talent pools relevant to each position
• Develop detailed candidate profiles and create clear criteria for evaluating applicants
• Collaborate closely with company founders to continually refine sourcing strategies and reduce response times
• Transition recruitment practices from intuition-based methods to systematic, repeatable processes suitable for a growing team

Requirements

• Between 1 to 4 years of experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, or a related field
• Familiarity with startup environments, venture capital, or data-driven talent analytics settings
• A strong commitment to specializing in talent management and growing into a leadership role within the function
• Excellent organizational skills, agility, and the ability to manage multiple active recruitment efforts simultaneously
• Preferred: prior involvement recruiting for early-stage startups or within venture capital firms