• Act as a strategic partner who advises and challenges hiring managers to clarify true hiring needs, especially in a fast-paced startup environment. • Lead full-cycle recruiting across technical and business roles, driving urgency, clarity, and accountability. • Build strong pipelines through expert sourcing, creative outbound strategies, and the use of AI tools to move fast. • Execute disciplined reference checks to ensure high-quality, high-bar hiring. • Manage recruiting metrics and funnel reporting with fluency; use data to identify bottlenecks and continuously optimize for a growing startup. • Coach hiring managers using insights, performance metrics, and market trends to level up hiring maturity. • Deliver structured, equitable interview processes and an exceptional candidate experience through clear, consistent communication. • Own compensation conversations, applying leveling, bands, and equity fundamentals; negotiate and close offers effectively without overpaying. • Build and improve recruiting systems, ATS workflows, templates, and training — creating scalable processes from scratch. • Ramp quickly with minimal direction, build strong relationships within 30 days, document everything, and lead first-day onboarding sessions as part of our startup-ready approach.