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On-site in San Francisco, this mid-level role at Clera involves full-cycle recruiting at a small AI/ML startup. The company focuses on building a strong team of engineers and GTM leaders, with the recruiter playing a key role in shaping the talent acquisition process.
Skills / Requirements
- AI Product Knowledge
- Candidate Screening
- Onboarding
- People Operations
- Performance Reviews
- Recruiting
- Recruiting Tools
- Sourcing Strategies
- Talent Acquisition
- Technical Communication
- Vibe Coding
- Workflow Automation
Why Apply
This role is ideal for someone who leverages AI-assisted workflow automation, as you'll be optimizing recruiting operations and tooling. Familiarity with tools like Ashby, Juicebox, or Clay will enhance your ability to streamline processes.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll manage the entire recruitment process for technical and GTM roles, collaborating with founders to define needs and evaluate candidates. You'll also develop recruiting operations, automate workflows, and support onboarding and performance reviews.
Working in San Francisco, United States
- San Francisco is a global tech hub, offering abundant networking opportunities and access to leading tech companies.
- The city is known for its vibrant startup ecosystem, perfect for professionals in AI and ML fields.
- Public transit options like BART and Muni make commuting within the Bay Area manageable.
- San Francisco offers a diverse cultural scene, with numerous dining, arts, and outdoor activities.
Pay and Career Growth
The role offers a competitive salary range of $100,000 to $150,000, with visa sponsorship available. Working directly with founders provides exposure to strategic decision-making and potential career advancement in a startup environment.
Benefits and Perks
- Autonomy
- competitive salary
- startup environment
- Visa sponsorship
Is This Role Right for You?
Good fit if you...
- Experienced recruiter with a background in technical and GTM hiring.
- Comfortable using AI tools to automate recruiting workflows.
- Thrives in fast-paced, early-stage startup settings.
May not be for you if...
- Prefers structured environments over startup dynamics.
- Lacks experience in technical recruiting or AI/ML fields.
- Uncomfortable with high autonomy and unconventional sourcing strategies.
Original Job Description
About the Role
This is a full-cycle recruiting role at a small, fast-moving AI/ML startup where every hire meaningfully shapes the company. You’ll own talent acquisition end-to-end across technical and GTM functions, working directly alongside founders to bring in exceptional engineers and go-to-market leaders.
What You’ll Do
Own end-to-end recruiting across engineering, product, and GTM roles.
Build and optimize recruiting operations and tooling, automating workflows wherever possible.
Partner with founders and team leads to define role requirements, evaluation criteria, and interview processes.
Develop a strong understanding of a technical AI product to pitch and engage candidates credibly.
Source top candidates through high-signal and unconventional channels.
Screen candidates for both technical competence and product/market intuition, using portfolios and projects alongside resumes.
Support new hire onboarding and ramp.
Help define and run performance review processes, leveling, and feedback systems.
What We’re Looking For
3+ years of experience as a full-cycle recruiter owning both technical (engineering, product) and GTM hiring.
Demonstrated ability to understand and communicate complex technical concepts well enough to credibly screen engineering and product candidates.
Experience working in an early-stage startup environment with a high degree of autonomy.
Track record of building and optimizing recruiting ops, including workflow automation.
Strong instincts for talent quality and experience evaluating non-traditional candidate profiles.
Creative sourcing strategies and comfort working with high-signal, unconventional pipelines.
Familiarity with modern recruiting tools such as Ashby, Juicebox, or Clay.
Experience with AI-assisted workflow automation or “vibe coding” to streamline recruiting processes.
Exposure to or ownership of People Operations functions (e.g., onboarding, performance reviews, leveling).
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: $100,000–$150,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, CA, United States.
