Founding Technical Recruiter
Catalyst LabsCalifornia, United States • San Francisco, California, United States
Posted March 4, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Catalyst Labs specializes in talent acquisition for technology‑driven organizations, with a particular focus on machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning, data science, and data analytics roles. By combining industry‑grade market insights with a consultative approach, the firm streamlines hiring pipelines, turning traditionally slow processes into fast, engaging experiences for both clients and candidates. Catalyst Labs distinguishes itself through a data‑driven recruitment methodology that aligns candidate expertise with business growth objectives, ensuring that every placement drives measurable impact. The company’s collaborative culture and commitment to continuous innovation make it an attractive partner for forward‑thinking firms and ambitious professionals alike.
Job Description
Founding Technical Recruiter for a leading talent agency, responsible for full cycle recruiting across engineering, design, and go to market teams, and building a recruiting engine from scratch.
Requirements
- More than 5 years of full cycle technical recruiting experience
- Experience hiring across engineering, machine learning and artificial intelligence, design, go to market, and general and administrative teams
- Ability to excel in fast moving early stage environments with ambiguity and rapid iteration
- Hands on experience building or interest in building a recruiting function from the ground up
- Strong system design mindset for recruiting including interview frameworks, process creation, and first principles thinking
- Comfort working with data and speaking in terms of pass through rates, time to offer, and conversion metrics
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence founders and hiring managers with clarity and sound judgment
- Genuine interest in AI and modern creative tools
- Ability to build trust across different disciplines and shift context between engineering, go to market, and operations hiring