💼 About This Role

You'll architect the team that takes Usul to IPO, building systems, culture, and hiring machines for a fast-growing govtech startup. You will own the full talent lifecycle, from sourcing to closing exceptional candidates. This role offers a chance to build from scratch in a high-impact defense tech company.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Own full talent lifecycle end-to-end including sourcing and closing
• Build recruiting infrastructure: ATS, workflows, interview processes
• Partner with founders to deeply understand each role and find top talent
• Design and run structured, high-signal interview processes
• Own employee onboarding and 90-day ramp plans

📋 Requirements

• 3-5 years in recruiting or people ops at an early-stage startup
• Hands-on sourcer who has personally found and closed hard-to-hire candidates
• Strong instincts for culture fit and high-performance hiring
• Operator mentality: builds systems and processes that scale

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience in defense or govtech industry
• Built HR infrastructure from scratch at a startup

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 💰 Equity offered
• 🏖️ Competitive compensation $140K–$200K

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks

1. 1Intro Call· 15 min
2. 2Founder Culture Call· 15-30 min
3. 3People & Recruiting Technical· 45 min
4. 4Work Trial· 2-3 days
5. 5Offer· N/A

🚩 Heads Up

• Work trial is 2-3 days which may be excessive for some candidates