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Head of Talent

Profound· Recruiting
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New York, New York$250k - $375kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Hiring the first Head of Talent to build scalable, data-driven recruiting systems and a high-performance culture to roughly double headcount over the next year while maintaining the hiring bar.

Responsibilities

  • Own the talent function end to end: build and run the hiring engine (sourcing pipelines, interview processes, offer strategy) needed to roughly double headcount over the next year without lowering the bar
  • Design and implement scalable, data-driven recruiting systems and dashboards that give leadership real-time visibility into pipeline health, time-to-fill, and quality of hire across every function
  • Partner directly with the founders and functional leaders to translate headcount plans and growth trajectories into hiring plans, role scorecards, and interview loops that actually predict on-the-job performance
  • Codify Profound's hiring bar: structured scorecards, calibrated panels, and debrief rituals, so quality holds as the org scales, not just headcount
  • Own employer brand and top-of-funnel: sharpen how candidates experience Profound before they ever apply, from job descriptions to the careers site to referrals and build Profound's reputation as the place ambitious operators go to do the career-defining work of their lives
  • Build the recruiting infrastructure for global expansion: optimized ATS for scale, sourcing channels, and compliant interview/offer processes needed to hire as Profound opens new offices and enters new countries, partnering closely with HR/Legal on everything that happens once someone accepts. Lead, coach, and build out a high-leverage talent team as headcount and hiring complexity grow
  • Stay hands-on, personally sourcing and closing candidates for the roles that matter most (leadership hires, P0 seats) rather than only directing from above

Qualifications

  • You've built and scaled a talent function at a high-growth startup before, ideally through a headcount-doubling stretch, and you have the systems and playbooks to prove it
  • Deeply systems and data oriented; you think about hiring as an engineering problem, including pipelines, funnels, conversion rates, and forecasting, not just relationships
  • Genuinely energized by high-performance, merit-driven cultures.
  • Comfortable operating with high agency and ambiguity; you build the plane while flying it
  • Sharp, fast-moving, and detail-obsessed; nothing about the candidate or employee experience is beneath you
  • Strong opinions, held loosely; you communicate directly and expect the same from others
  • Fluent with a modern recruiting and HR stack (ATS, HRIS, sourcing tools); you're comfortable being hands-on, not just strategic
  • High agency; you identify what needs to happen, scope it, and execute without waiting to be managed

Skills

Required:Talent acquisition strategyStakeholder collaboration
Nice to have:Employer branding

Benefits

  • Base salary range: $250,000 to $375,000 (expected)
  • Equity
  • Full range of benefits and perks
  • Total compensation package designed to be competitive
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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