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Founding Recruiter & People Operations

Orchard Robotics· Operations
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San FranciscoFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Orchard is hiring its first dedicated recruiting and people operations leader to build a durable talent engine, own the full-cycle recruiting process, and establish HR systems, benefits, onboarding, and culture as the company scales.

Responsibilities

  • Lead full-cycle recruiting for critical technical and operations roles.
  • Build repeatable sourcing channels and an exceptional recruiting brand.
  • Create and own an exceptional candidate experience.
  • Partner with leaders to define roles precisely, calibrate talent bars, move candidates quickly, and close exceptional hires.
  • Own the employee lifecycle, including new hire onboarding, HRIS, benefits, leave administration, and day-to-day people operations.
  • Maintain practical, compliant employment policies.
  • Protect and strengthen Orchard’s culture as the company scales.

Qualifications

  • 3-7+ years of experience recruiting, with real ownership in a fast-growing startup or high-performance environment.
  • A track record of personally recruiting and closing exceptional technical talent.
  • Experience helping an organization scale from 10's of employees to 100+.
  • Strong sourcing instincts and the creativity to reach candidates who are not actively applying.
  • Strong operating rigor across recruiting funnels, headcount plans, and people systems.
  • Comfort owning all processes around creating a stellar work environment for our team.
  • Hands-on experience with HRIS, benefits, onboarding, and other core people operations.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% of employee premiums covered.
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Orchard Robotics

The AI Farming Company

Orchard is securing America's food supply by building the AI Farmer that automates our nation's farms.

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