Job Description

Founding Recruiter

Location: Onsite – New York City or Toronto

Compensation: $140,000 – $180,000 base (DOE)

Bonus & Equity: Performance bonus + meaningful equity

Benefits: Full benefits package

Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Placement

Visa Sponsorship: Not available

About the Opportunity

HireNow Staffing is partnering with a next-generation banking and cash management platform to identify a Founding Recruiter who will define how the company attracts, evaluates, and hires world-class talent from day one.

This is a true 01 recruiting role . You will work directly with founders and senior leadership, helping build the technical backbone of the company while also supporting go-to-market and operational hiring as the organization scales. The right candidate is not just a recruiter—they are a strategic operator who understands how early hiring decisions shape culture, velocity, and long-term success.

What You'll Do

• Own full cycle recruiting across engineering, product, and infrastructure roles, with flexibility to support GTM and operations hiring as needed

• Partner directly with founders and hiring leaders to define role scope, success profiles, and hiring plans

• Design interview processes that balance speed, rigor, and candidate experience

• Proactively source passive, high-caliber talent from top-tier technology companies using creative, research-driven approaches

• Build and maintain long-term candidate pipelines through outbound sourcing, referrals, and network cultivation

• Deliver a high-touch, transparent candidate experience that reflects a strong employer brand

• Track, analyze, and optimize recruiting metrics including time-to-fill, pipeline conversion, and offer acceptance rates

• Continuously improve recruiting workflows, tools, and documentation as the company grows

Tools & Environment

• Ashby (ATS)

• LinkedIn Recruiter

• Close collaboration with founders, engineers, and business leaders in an in-office environment

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of recruiting experience in fast-paced, high-growth startup environments

• Proven success recruiting technical roles (engineering, product, infrastructure) with the ability to flex into GTM hiring

• Demonstrated ability to source and engage passive candidates at top-tier technology companies

• Experience working in or closely with fintech, AI, or early-stage startups

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to advise founders and senior leaders

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly Emphasized)

• Experience as a founding or early recruiting hire building teams from scratch

• Background supporting highly selective, technical hiring bars

• Ability to operate independently without established playbooks

• Data-driven mindset paired with strong intuition and relationship-building skills

• High ownership mentality with a bias toward action and continuous improvement

Why This Role Stands Out

• Direct partnership with founders on company-defining hires

• Opportunity to shape recruiting strategy, process, and culture from the ground up

• Competitive compensation with meaningful equity upside

• High visibility and influence in a rapidly scaling fintech platform

• Onsite collaboration in NYC or Toronto with a tight-knit leadership team

HireNow Staffing Disclaimer

HireNow Staffing is acting as a direct placement partner for this role. All candidate information is handled confidentially and evaluated against defined requirements. This job description outlines the general scope of responsibilities and qualifications. Duties may evolve based on client needs and business growth. Only candidates meeting the core qualifications will be considered for interview.

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