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Recruiting Lead

Reform · San Francisco, CA, US · On-site

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About Reform

AI Agents for high-stakes work. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

We’re looking for a Recruiting Lead to help us scale the early team that will reshape global trade. As our first recruiting hire, you’ll own the full hiring funnel — from sourcing exceptional talent to designing interview processes that reflect Reform’s culture of high standards, speed, and curiosity.

What they're looking for

  • 3–6 years of experience recruiting for early-stage startups or top-tier technology companies
  • Proven success recruiting engineers or technical talent (bonus for GTM exposure)
  • Exceptional communication skills and candidate empathy
  • Strong operational rigor. You thrive in fast-moving environments and ambiguity
  • Experience or interest in global trade, AI, or logistics tech is a plus
More about this role

We’re looking for a Recruiting Lead to help us scale the early team that will reshape global trade. As our first recruiting hire, you’ll own the full hiring funnel — from sourcing exceptional talent to designing interview processes that reflect Reform’s culture of high standards, speed, and curiosity.

This is a hands-on, strategic role: you’ll work directly with the founders and technical leads to identify hiring priorities, shape our employer brand, and build relationships with top engineers, product thinkers, and GTM talent.

  • Own full-cycle recruiting across technical and GTM roles — from sourcing to close.
  • Partner closely with founders to define roles, processes, evaluation rubrics, and People Ops/HR-related pieces.
  • Build creative sourcing strategies to identify exceptional, mission-aligned candidates.
  • Design and refine candidate experiences that are fast, rigorous, and human.
  • Implement early recruiting systems, tools, and data workflows to scale hiring efficiently.
  • Represent Reform’s mission and culture as the first point of contact for candidates.
  • 3–6 years of experience recruiting for early-stage startups or top-tier technology companies.
  • Proven success...

Read the full posting on Reform's site ↗

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