Senior Recruiter — Startup & AI Talent Strategy

Senior Recruiter — Startup & AI Talent Strategy

Build the teams behind the next generation of data and AI-driven companies. This role is designed for a recruiter who thrives in high-impact environments—someone who doesn’t just fill roles, but helps shape entire organizations from the ground up.

You will partner directly with founders and leadership teams to identify, attract, and secure exceptional talent across technical and business functions. Your work will influence the trajectory of multiple early-stage ventures operating at the forefront of innovation.

Role Overview

As a Senior Recruiter, you will operate as both a strategic advisor and hands-on operator, leading full-cycle recruiting efforts for early-stage, product-focused companies. You will design and execute hiring strategies, build high-quality talent pipelines, and guide stakeholders through efficient and high-caliber hiring processes.

This is a highly visible, fast-paced role where creativity, speed, and judgment are critical. You will work across multiple teams and functions, helping scale organizations from their earliest hires to leadership-level talent.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Strategy & Planning

• Develop and execute recruiting strategies tailored to early-stage companies, ensuring alignment with business goals and growth plans.

Full-Cycle Recruiting

• Own end-to-end hiring processes across technical, product, and go-to-market roles—from initial sourcing through offer acceptance.

Sourcing & Pipeline Development

• Identify and engage top-tier candidates through targeted outreach, referrals, and market mapping, focusing on hard-to-reach and high-impact talent.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Collaborate closely with founders and leadership teams to anticipate hiring needs, refine role definitions, and drive alignment throughout the hiring process.

Process Optimization

• Build efficient, high-quality recruiting workflows that emphasize speed, strong candidate experience, and rigorous evaluation standards.

Talent Market Insights

• Monitor market trends related to compensation, talent availability, and competitive dynamics to inform hiring strategies.

Employer Branding & Messaging

• Craft compelling narratives that position opportunities effectively, continuously refining messaging based on candidate feedback and engagement.

Metrics & Performance Tracking

• Track recruiting performance metrics, ensuring pipeline health and optimizing for quality, speed, and successful placements.

What You Bring

• Several years of experience in recruiting, ideally within early-stage or high-growth environments, with a track record of filling complex, high-impact roles.
• Proven ability to identify and engage specialized talent across engineering, product, and business functions, including senior leadership roles.
• Strong network and credibility within technical and business communities, with the ability to build trust quickly.
• Excellent ability to influence, advise, and guide stakeholders at all levels.
• Hands-on approach with a bias toward action and the ability to move quickly from strategy to execution.
• Data-driven approach to decision-making, with the ability to assess pipeline performance and refine strategies.

What Sets You Apart

• You are proactive, resourceful, and energized by building something from scratch.
• You are comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
• You enjoy experimenting with new approaches rather than relying on rigid processes.
• You are confident engaging with highly technical or entrepreneurial talent.
• You thrive on connecting people and uncovering exceptional candidates in unconventional ways.

Work Environment

This is an in-office role in a major tech hub, with flexibility for occasional remote work. The environment is fast-paced, collaborative, and deeply focused on building impactful, product-driven companies.

Why This Role Matters

You will play a central role in shaping multiple organizations simultaneously—helping founders build teams that define product direction, company culture, and long-term success.

This is a rare opportunity to gain exposure to company creation at its earliest stages while developing deep expertise in talent strategy, leadership hiring, and startup scaling.

Compensation & Growth

The role offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary and meaningful equity participation.

You will gain unique visibility into company formation and growth, creating pathways toward future opportunities in leadership, venture investing, or entrepreneurship.

About Andiamo

Talent Partners for the AI Revolution. As a globally recognized staffing and consulting firm, we specialize in placing the top 2% of technology and go-to-market professionals with the world’s largest and most well-known companies.

For over 20 years, we've maintained the status of tier-one vendor for firms such as Palantir, Amazon, Fluidstack, Bloomberg, Relativity Space, Firefly, MasterCard, Visa, Two Sigma, Citadel, as well as other major financial services firms, elite hedge funds, Google-backed tech start-ups, and major software firms.

Our talent solutions include Permanent Placement, Contract Staffing, Executive Search, and Dedicated Recruiting Services (RPO). Find out more at www.andiamogo.com