# Founding Recruiter at Specter

- Company: Specter
- What the company does: Search 55M companies, 550M people and every funding or M&A event in real time—surface hidden startups, size markets and act first. Backed by Entrepreneur First.
- Company website: https://tryspecter.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/specter/a7abf4aa-755b-4c07-97ca-57e06ae54ad4
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/specter-founding-recruiter/

## About the role

You’ll join our team of relentless builders in bringing frontier AI to the physical economy, where the problems are hard, the data is complex, and the impact is immediate and tangible. Our Founding Recruiter will build the team that builds the LLM for the physical world. This is a hands-on role where you’ll hire exceptional engineers and operators who will solve some of the hardest problems in applied AI.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a high-growth startup or agency environment
- Proven success hiring exceptional technical talent, with experience recruiting across multiple functions
- Excited to build zero to one. You enjoy creating systems, improving processes, and figuring things out without a playbook
- High bar for candidate quality. You value making the right hire not making a fast hire
- Ability to communicate clearly and intelligently. Understand a complex product, describe it simply, and earn credibility with deeply technical individuals
- Analytical enough to diagnose problems. Know every aspect of the candidate pipeline, identify patterns, and improve recruiting performance over time

Tags: Operations