Head of Talent Acquisition
Core
Building the talent function from zero to support a high-growth e-commerce AI company by owning end-to-end hiring across all functions.
Role type
Founding Head of Talent Acquisition
Builds
Talent function infrastructure (ATS, sourcing engine, interview loops, employer brand) and hires for engineering, product, sales, and leadership roles.
Domain
E-commerce / AI / High-growth Startups
Deliverable
Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Full-cycle recruiting, sourcing strategy, employer branding, candidate experience management, data-driven hiring analytics, AI tool adoption, stakeholder partnership, compensation philosophy design
Preferred skills
Experience hiring senior engineers and GTM leaders, proactive outbound sourcing, negotiating competing offers, operating with ambiguity, rapid scaling mindset
Technologies
ATS, AI sourcing tools, pipeline analytics platforms
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end hiring across the entire company; Build the talent function from the ground up; Run full-cycle recruiting until volume justifies hiring beneath; Partner with founder to define role profiles; Build a proactive sourcing engine; Own the candidate experience; Develop employer brand; Use AI aggressively in recruiting workflow; Bring data and rigor to hiring metrics; Lay the foundation for a future talent team