Founding Recruiter
Posted 2 days 20 hours ago by ConnectHum
We're hiring an Founding Recruiter for a fast-growing AI infrastructure startup building the safety and control layer for large-scale AI systems.
The Company Behind the Role:AI-native product company operating in the AI safety & infrastructure space
Backed by international investors
Processing large-scale AI traffic across enterprise environments
Training and fine-tuning proprietary models for performance & reliability
Small, highly technical team shipping fast
The company builds the control and evaluation layer for AI systems - helping organizations define, test, and enforce how AI behaves in real-world environments.
Your Impact:Own end-to-end recruiting across all functions with a strong focus on technical hiring.
Identify and engage exceptional talent globally.
Build and optimize recruiting infrastructure (ATS, sourcing tools, interview frameworks).
Partner closely with founders to shape hiring strategy
Create a candidate experience that reflects the company's standards
This is a hands-on role focused on building the team, not managing recruiters.
Your Superpower:Proven ability to source and hire top-tier AI/ML talents in startup environments.
Comfort building recruiting processes from scratch.
High ownership and ability to operate in ambiguity.
Excellent communicator who builds trust with candidates and hiring managers.
Proactive, high performing operator with a strong bias for action.
Fluent English.
Experience recruiting internationally.
Experience building recruiting infrastructure from scratch.
Competitive compensation + equity
Comprehensive health coverage
Top-tier hardware & tools
Team off-sites
Budget for learning & AI tooling