Sr Technical Recruiter

Accountabilities:

• • Own full-cycle recruiting searches from initial kickoff through offer and close across technical and business-critical startup roles.
  • Partner strategically with founders and leadership teams to understand hiring priorities, define search strategies, and advise on talent-market considerations.
  • Recruit across a broad range of functions, including founding engineering, AI, product, GTM, operations, and executive positions.
  • Build high-quality candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing across LinkedIn, GitHub, Discord, specialized job boards, direct outreach, and other creative channels.
  • Develop and maintain exceptional candidate experiences, ensuring every interaction is thoughtful, responsive, professional, and human.
  • Help create client experiences that establish a high standard for recruiting partnerships within the early-stage technology ecosystem.
  • Design and apply practical candidate assessments and maintain a strong quality bar across different talent profiles and functions.
  • Track recruiting performance and communicate meaningful search data, outcomes, and insights to stakeholders without becoming overly focused on dashboards.
  • Solve difficult and ambiguous hiring challenges with speed, creativity, sound judgment, and a strong sense of ownership.
  • Contribute to the continued growth and evolution of the recruiting organization, processes, and market presence.

  Requirements:

  • 4+ years of professional recruiting experience, ideally within early-stage, startup, or high-growth environments through agency, embedded, or in-house recruiting.
  • Strong understanding of startup hiring across areas such as engineering, product, AI, GTM, operations, and leadership.
  • Demonstrated ability to build talent pipelines from scratch through proactive sourcing and targeted outreach.
  • Strong technical recruiting capabilities and confidence engaging with candidates for specialized or hard-to-fill roles.
  • Proven ability to work directly with founders and senior leaders as a strategic recruiting partner rather than simply taking recruiting orders.
  • Excellent candidate and client relationship skills, with a strong focus on delivering a high-quality experience as well as successful hiring outcomes.
  • Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where priorities can shift and processes are still evolving.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to move quickly while maintaining a high quality bar.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a willingness to take ownership, experiment, and build new approaches.
  • Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder-management abilities.
  • Data-informed approach to recruiting, with the ability to track performance and turn recruiting activity into actionable insights.
  • Genuine enthusiasm for startups, technology, and helping ambitious teams hire exceptional talent.

  Benefits:

  • Remote-first flexibility: Work remotely from anywhere in Canada.
  • Competitive compensation: Competitive base salary combined with uncapped placement commissions.
  • Direct leadership access: Work closely with the founder and have a meaningful voice in how the organization grows.
  • High ownership: Significant autonomy and responsibility across recruiting strategy, client relationships, sourcing, and delivery.
  • Career progression: Clear opportunity to progress toward Principal or Lead roles as the organization expands.
  • Startup environment: Join a high-energy, entrepreneurial team with substantial learning opportunities and direct visibility into your impact.
  • Meaningful work: Help founders make mission-critical hires that can significantly influence the growth and success of early-stage companies.