AI Recruiting Coordinator for Executive Search. Backed by Y Combinator.
About the role
Vela is a YC-backed startup building AI that handles coordination, starting with scheduling for recruiting and executive search firms. We’re looking for a Founding Recruiter to help build our India team. Your primary focus will be hiring exceptional operations talent, including fresh graduates and early-career candidates who are ambitious, resourceful, and eager to take ownership. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Ideally 2–4 years of recruiting experience, with evidence that you’ve independently sourced and closed candidates
- Previous startup experience strongly preferred, either in-house or recruiting closely for startup teams
- Experience hiring for operations, customer support, business roles, or graduate programs
- Strong written and verbal communication. You can explain an opportunity clearly and build trust with candidates
- Excellent organization and follow-through. You keep multiple hiring processes moving without letting people fall through the cracks
- Resourcefulness. You can find promising candidates beyond inbound applications and familiar colleges
More about this role
Vela is a YC-backed startup building AI that handles coordination, starting with scheduling for recruiting and executive search firms.
We’re looking for a Founding Recruiter to help build our India team. Your primary focus will be hiring exceptional operations talent, including fresh graduates and early-career candidates who are ambitious, resourceful, and eager to take ownership.
You’ll work directly with the founders and own hiring from the first outreach through the candidate’s joining date. We want someone who enjoys finding great people, knows how to get them excited, and follows through.
- Own end-to-end recruiting for our India team, primarily across operations and early-career roles.
- Source candidates through targeted outreach, referrals, college networks, student communities, and job platforms.
- Build relationships with placement cells and campus organizations to create a consistent graduate hiring pipeline.
- Screen for clear communication, sound judgment, attention to detail, initiative, and a track record of getting things done.
- Work with the founders to define role requirements, develop practical assessments, and keep interviews moving.
- Manage candidate...
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