Founding Head of Talent - US
Core
Founding Head of Talent for US Go-to-Market (GTM) roles, owning end-to-end hiring pipelines and building the US talent function from scratch.
Role type
Founding Head of Talent (US GTM)
Builds
Deep, qualified pipelines for Sales, Customer Success, and Growth leaders in the US market.
Domain
Enterprise SaaS / Procurement AI
Required skills
GTM recruiting (Sales, Customer Success, Growth), strategic sourcing, pipeline development, candidate close, market mapping, outreach campaigns, network building, hands-on screening, role spec definition, process design, scorecard refinement, AI utilization, autonomous execution, persuasive communication.
Preferred skills
Experience in high-growth startups, building talent functions from scratch, scaling hiring processes, coaching hiring managers, community involvement.
Technologies
ATS, AI tools for recruiting
Responsibilities
Map talent markets and run sourcing campaigns for GTM roles; manage outreach at scale to build a personal network of top-tier talent; conduct hands-on screening and initial candidate conversations; partner with GTM leadership to define role specs and success profiles; shift to defining hiring processes and coaching interviewers once pipelines are established; craft compelling outreach messaging to engage passive candidates.
Seniority
Founding, hands-on IC
