Recruiter

The role

This person will proactively source and engage passive candidates for technical and GTM positions. You will manage the full-cycle recruiting process and build AI tooling to map markets.

What you will do

• Proactively source and engage passive candidates for technical positions.
• Manage all stages of the full-cycle recruiting process for technical roles.
• Conduct candidate sourcing, screening, and recruiting for GTM teams as needed.
• Build AI tooling to map markets and surface people.
• Write outreach to grow inbound from desired candidates.
• Own candidates from first touch through close.
• Partner with hiring managers to scope roles and design interview loops.
• Hire people who are excellent at their craft and care about the mission.
• Bring ideas to improve recruitment as the company scales.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of recruiting experience, in-house at a high-bar company or at an agency.
• Track record of closing candidates who were not looking.
• Outbound instincts to find people and map markets from scratch.
• Hands-on AI tooling experience building workflows or agents to source.
• An eye for exceptional talent and the judgment to back your read with evidence.
• High EQ to engage passive candidates and earn hiring manager trust.

Nice to have

• Recruited at a tech startup through a period of fast growth.
• Govtech or federal hiring experience.
• Recruited for GTM roles alongside technical ones.

Benefits

• 100% medical coverage through Oxford/United (Gold and Platinum PPO plans).
• 100% dental coverage through Guardian PPO.
• 100% vision coverage through Beam.
• 100% coverage for dependents.
• $100,000 in fully paid life insurance.
• FSA and Dependent Care FSA.
• One Medical membership.
• Fertility and family-building support through Carrot.
• 401(k) with a 2% company match.
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for birthing parents.
• 10 weeks fully paid for non-birthing parents.
• Unlimited PTO with a two-week minimum.

About the company

Kaizen powers America’s application layer by replacing legacy federal systems with modern software. Founded in 2022, the company has raised $35 million from investors including NEA, a16z, Accel, 776, and Carpenter Capital.