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Founding Recruiter

New York City, NY

Posted: 03/31/2026 Industry: Leadership Job Number: 3570523 Pay Rate: 150000/year - 225000/year

Job Description


Founding GTM Recruiter

Location: New York City (On-site, 5 days/week)

Compensation: $150,000 – $225,000 base + equity

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

This is a rare chance to join a fast-growing, early-stage technology company at a true inflection point. The business operates in a massive, underserved market undergoing rapid transformation driven by automation and AI.
  • Significant market opportunity with strong macro tailwinds
  • Established product-market fit and already operating profitably
  • Early momentum with real customers and measurable ROI
  • Backed by top-tier venture investors
  • Opportunity to help define and build an entirely new category

You’ll work directly with a highly technical, high-caliber team and play a critical role in shaping the company’s future.

About the Role

This is a founding recruiting hire focused on building out the go-to-market organization. You will own recruiting strategy and execution from day one, partnering closely with the CEO and leadership team.

This role is highly impactful—every hire you make will directly influence the company’s growth trajectory.

What You’ll Do
  • Own full-cycle recruiting across business-critical roles, with an emphasis on sales and customer-facing teams
  • Build and manage top-of-funnel pipeline through proactive outbound sourcing and talent mapping
  • Partner with leadership to define ideal candidate profiles and hiring standards
  • Develop creative strategies to attract high-performing candidates in competitive markets
  • Drive an exceptional candidate experience from initial outreach through offer stage
  • Maintain strong pipeline tracking and reporting within the ATS
  • Continuously refine recruiting processes as the company scales

What We’re Looking For
  • 3–5 years of recruiting experience in high-growth environments or top-tier recruiting firms
  • Strong track record of outbound sourcing and engaging passive talent
  • Experience hiring for go-to-market roles (e.g., Account Executives, Customer Success, etc.)
  • Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous, early-stage environments
  • Demonstrated ability to identify and attract top-tier talent
  • Highly detail-oriented with strong organizational and process discipline

Preferred Background
  • Experience as an early or first recruiter at a startup
  • Background supporting companies known for high talent density
  • Familiarity with modern recruiting tools and ATS platforms (e.g., Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter)
  • Experience working closely with founders or executive leadership

What Success Looks Like
  • Building a high-quality pipeline of top-performing candidates
  • Delivering exceptional hires that raise the bar across the organization
  • Establishing scalable recruiting processes and infrastructure
  • Becoming a trusted partner to leadership on all hiring decisions

Additional Details
  • Full-time, on-site role in New York City
  • Visa sponsorship may be considered for exceptional candidates
  • Immediate hiring need 

Who is Rainier Recruiting?

Rainier Recruiting is a boutique, award winning national staffing agency and executive search firm. Using an approach that “treats every candidate like an executive search”, we offer positions in contract-to-hire, Full-Time, and executive search. Named the #1 Best Workplace in Washington State in 2022, recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm, and identified as a top recruitment firm by multiple business journals, Rainier Recruiting is fast becoming a respected company. We are no longer the “best recruiters you have never heard of”. Rainier Recruiting is also proud to share our clients have a 93% repeat business rate. Rainier Recruiting is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and for the candidates we represent. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of every organization that we partner with.

Meet Your Recruiter

Joely Downing
Senior Recruiter

Joely spent most of her career in the hotel business and started recruiting in the Hospitality field before coming to Rainier Recruiting.  Outside of work, Joely enjoys time with family and friends and traveling. Confident she can find the best candidates from anywhere, she is hoping to move her desk permanently to Mexico sooner than later.    

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