Founding Recruiter

About This Role

As a Founding Recruiter, you will establish and scale the talent acquisition function at Spade, owning the end-to-end recruitment process for technical and G&A roles. You will partner with leadership to define hiring plans and improve recruiting processes.

Responsibilities

• Own recruiting end-to-end, from role intake and sourcing strategy through offer close and onboarding
• Drive hiring for both technical and non-technical roles, flexing as business priorities evolve
• Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to define hiring plans, headcount priorities, and timelines
• Drive initiatives that improve Spade's recruiting processes, tooling, and best practices
• Develop scalable sourcing strategies to attract top-tier talent in a competitive market
• Ensure a high-quality, inclusive, and thoughtful candidate experience that reflects Spade's values
• Manage ATS (currently Greenhouse), including job setup, workflows, interview plans, reporting, and candidate experience
• Track and report on hiring metrics, funnel health, and hiring velocity to inform decision-making
• Lay the foundation for a future recruiting team, with the opportunity to hire and manage recruiters

Requirements

• NYC based
• 6+ years of recruiting experience
• Time in-house at a high-growth startup
• Experience building or significantly evolving a recruiting function (processes, tools, playbooks)
• Proven ability to recruit across both technical (engineering, data, product) and business (commercial, G&A) roles
• Comfort with and excitement about owning full-cycle recruiting independently, from sourcing to closing candidates
• Experience partnering directly with founders and senior leadership
• Hands on experience with modern recruiting tools, including AI tools and ATS software (Greenhouse and Juicebox)

Qualifications

• 6+ years of recruiting experience

Nice to Have

• Experience as an early or founding recruiter at a startup
• Background hiring in fintech, data, or infrastructure companies
• Experience scaling teams rapidly (e.g., doubling headcount within a year)
• Prior experience hiring and managing recruiting teams
• Familiarity with employer branding and early-stage talent marketing

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits