Founding Recruiter

Job description

We’re building Reflow, a workforce and workflow intelligence platform that helps teams understand and improve how work gets done. We’re a U.S.-based tech company with a high bar for talent, ownership, and execution — and we’re intentional about building a strong, globally distributed team from the start. We’re looking for a Founding Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles and non-technical roles, with a particular focus on the US, Europe, and Latin America. This is a hands-on role for someone who has hired senior technical talent internationally, thrives in early-stage environments, and cares deeply about hiring quality, speed, and candidate experience. ## What you’ll do **Own full-cycle technical recruiting:** - Own searches end-to-end, from role kickoff through offer and close. - Partner closely with hiring managers to define role requirements, success profiles, and hiring plans. - Run structured, high-signal interview processes aligned with a high talent bar. **Source and close top technical talent:** - Proactively source senior engineers and technical talent across Europe and Latin America. - Proactively source for Customer Success, GTM, and Product roles across the US - Build and maintain strong pipelines using outbound sourcing, referrals, and market insight. - Assess technical and behavioral fit in partnership with hiring managers. **Navigate global hiring models:** - Recruit for international roles. - Partner with People/Ops to ensure compliant, scalable hiring practices by region. - Advise on market dynamics, compensation expectations, and talent availability. **Deliver a great candidate experience:** - Ensure a thoughtful, respectful, and well-run experience for all candidates. - Communicate clearly and move quickly across time zones. - Represent Reflow’s values and standards in every interaction. **Help build the recruiting foundation:** - Improve recruiting processes, documentation, and tooling as we scale. - Bring structure where helpful, without introducing unnecessary process. - Raise the bar for hiring quality across the company. ## Who you are - Proven experience as a technical recruiter, owning full-cycle hiring. - Experience hiring for founding engineering positions at an early-stage startup - Demonstrated success in hiring roles in the US, Europe, and Latin America. - Experience working with an early-stage U.S.-based tech startup or scaleups. - Strong sourcing skills and comfort engaging passive candidates. - Able to operate independently in a fractional / contract capacity. - Clear communicator with strong stakeholder management skills. - Comfortable working in ambiguity and building processes as you go. ## Bonus points - Background hiring for highly selective or high-performance teams. - Experience partnering closely with founders or senior leadership. ## Why join - High ownership over technical hiring at an early-stage company. - Direct partnership with leadership and hiring managers. - Opportunity to shape how Reflow hires globally from the ground up. - Flexible, remote, fractional setup with high trust and high expectations. ## Compensation: We offer competitive pay based on the market and where you’re located. The salary ranges in our job postings are intentionally wide because they need to cover both U.S. and international candidates. Our final offer will depend on things like your experience, skill set, and location.