Founding AI Recruiter - Technical

Founding Recruiter (AI / Engineering)

Series A | $20M+ raised

This is a rare opportunity to build the talent engine of a breakout AI company founded by ex-Palantir leaders.

We’re partnered with a high-growth Series A business operating at the cutting edge of enterprise AI, solving one of the hardest problems in the space — enabling AI to actually understand and execute real-world business processes.

The company has already raised $20M+ from leading investors, secured major enterprise customers, and is now entering an aggressive scaling phase. They are planning to double headcount every 6 months starting with engineering. They now need their first in-house founding recruiter to make that happen.

The role

You’ll be the sole owner of recruiting, working directly with the founders to scale a world-class engineering team in New York and the UK. This is a sourcing-led, high ownership role, no rec ops, no sourcing team, no layers. Just you, building the entire recruitment infrastructure and executing.

What you’ll be doing

• Owning end-to-end technical hiring, with a heavy emphasis on outbound sourcing
• Scaling engineering headcount at pace (targeting multiple hires per month) to support 2x growth every 6 months - Comfortable sustaining 4-5+ hires per month pace
• Partnering directly with founders on hiring strategy, profiling, and decision-making
• Conducting high-quality initial technical screens to assess candidate fit and save engineering time
• Building the recruitment infrastructure from scratch, tools, processes, and candidate experience
• Operating as a true business partner in a high-intensity, in-person environment

What they’re looking for

• 6+ years in technical recruitment in fast-paced or scaling tech environments
• Confidence screening technical candidates across modern stacks and AI-related backgrounds
• High ownership mindset, comfortable being the first and only recruiter
• Must be based in New York, in- office 5 days/week
• Someone who has scaled VC-funded tech startups as a solo or founding AI recruiter

Why this role

• Join at an inflection point with strong funding and real enterprise traction
• Own and build a function from zero with full autonomy
• Work directly with a highly credible, technical founding team - ex-Palantir leaders
• Have a direct, outsized impact on the company’s trajectory and talent density
• Be part of a business scaling aggressively with clear momentum - 2x every 6 month
• Compensation is competitive, with meaningful equity upside

If you want to operate at the highest level of recruiting, build something from scratch, and work on one of the most exciting problems in AI, this is a standout opportunity.

Please apply directly or reach out to Hassan at hassan@axiomrecruit.com for more information