# Lead Recruiter at Valence

- Company: Valence
- What the company does: Valences AI Powered Leadership Coach allows enterprises to offer executive level coaching at scale. Backed by Bessemer and Insight.
- Company website: https://www.valence.co/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York, New York
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-08-31
- Apply by: 2026-10-15
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/jobs-valence/79d6acb6-cc72-43ba-8094-9366cf94eae0
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/valence-lead-recruiter/

## About the role

We’re hiring a Lead Recruiter to own and evolve how Valence hires at a critical stage of company growth. This is a high-ownership IC role reporting to the VP of People & Talent, with responsibility not just for executing searches, but for shaping hiring strategy, calibrating talent bar, and influencing how we make talent decisions across the company.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of full-cycle, in-house recruiting experience in high-growth B2B SaaS or AI environments, with exposure to both GTM and technical hiring
- A clear, well-formed point of view on what great recruiting looks like - how to assess talent, design effective processes, and hold a high hiring bar
- Genuine AI fluency: a real grasp on how AI changes recruiting, and a bias toward building it into the process
- A track record of operating autonomously in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, and of building or materially improving recruiting systems
- Demonstrated success hiring high-caliber talent in competitive markets through proactive sourcing and effective closing
- Strong sourcing instincts and an actively cultivated network, you don't wait on inbound to build pipeline

Tags: People and Operations