Job Description
Founding Recruiter & People Ops Associate
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San Francisco, CA (5 days onsite)
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About the Role
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We're an early stage, fast growing cybersecurity startup (Series Seed, well funded, strong revenue traction) looking for our first dedicated people hire. You'll work directly with our CEO to build the entire people function from scratch, owning full cycle recruiting while laying the foundation for people ops, culture, and internal operations as we scale from 15 to 30+ employees.
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What You'll Do
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Own full cycle recruiting across engineering and sales roles, roughly 8 to 10 hires before year end. Build onboarding processes, recruiting playbooks, and people policies from zero, including expense policy, parental leave, and offboarding. Manage benefits administration, payroll support, and open enrollment. Drive team culture through events, rituals, and office management. Partner directly with the CEO on all hiring decisions and internal operations strategy.
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What We're Looking For
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2 to 4 years of experience in recruiting, people ops, or HR, minimum 1 year required. Startup experience where you're comfortable with ambiguity, wearing many hats, and no task is too small. Full cycle or coordination recruiting experience strongly preferred. Highly organized and process oriented, able to build structure where none exists. Experience with an ATS such as Ashby, Lever, or Greenhouse. Must be based in San Francisco or willing to relocate, and able to work onsite 5 days a week.
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Compensation & Benefits
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$110K to $145K base, plus equity. Healthcare, dental, and vision. 401K. Daily lunch. Commuting stipend. Equinox discount.