Founding Recruiter

Introduction:

We are looking for a Founding Recruiter & People Ops Associate with 2-4 years of experience to join as the first dedicated people hire at a fast-growing cybersecurity startup. You''''ll work directly with the CEO to build the entire people function from scratch — owning recruiting end-to-end while laying the foundation for people ops, culture, and internal operations as the company scales from 15 to 30+ employees.

Responsibilities:

• Own full-cycle recruiting across engineering and sales roles (~8-10 hires before end of year)
• Build onboarding processes, recruiting playbooks, and people policies from zero (expense policies, parental leave, offboarding, etc.)
• Manage benefits administration, payroll support, and open enrollment
• Drive team culture — plan events, establish rituals, and handle office management needs
• Partner directly with the CEO on all hiring decisions and internal operations strategy

Requirements:

• 2-4 years of experience in recruiting, people ops, or HR (minimum 1 year required)
• Startup experience — comfortable with ambiguity, wearing many hats, and no task being too small
• Recruiting experience strongly preferred (full-cycle or coordination)
• Highly organized and process-oriented — can build structure where none exists
• Must be based in San Francisco and work on-site 5 days/week (4th & Market)