About Kick
Why Kick Kick is an applied AI company building the first self-driving bookkeeping experience. Backed by General Catalyst and Felicis.
About the role
Kick is hiring a Founding Talent Partner in Palo Alto, CA. The full description is on Kick's site.
What they're looking for
- Has 3-6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally with 1-2 years at a high-growth startup
- Has personally closed hires across GTM & technical roles (not just one or the other)
- Has experience as a AI-Native recruiter, leveraging the newest technologies to find great candidates
- Scrappy and resourceful sourcer who doesn’t wait for inbound applications
- Strong closer who can sell a mission-driven startup to candidates weighing offers from bigger companies
- Highly organized as this role will manage 8-12 open roles at a time
More about this role
- Own the full recruiting life cycle; including sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, managing offers, and closing candidates across GTM, Engineering, Product, & Operations roles
- Partner directly with the founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, build scorecards, and calibrate on candidate quality
- Build Kick’s recruiting infrastructure from scratch (e.g., applicant tracking, interview processes, structured & automated feedback loops, and employer branding)
- Source proactively through LinkedIn, networks, events, and creative channels
- Track and report on recruiting metrics (pipeline health, time-to-fill, conversion rates) to continuously improve the process
- Be a stellar first impression of Kick for every candidate
- Has 3-6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally with 1-2 years at a high-growth startup
- Has personally closed hires across GTM & technical roles (not just one or the other)
- Has experience as a AI-Native recruiter, leveraging the newest technologies to find great candidates
- Scrappy and resourceful sourcer who doesn’t wait for inbound applications
- Strong closer who can sell a mission-driven startup to candidates...
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