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Senior Recruiter

Handshake· General & Administrative
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San Francisco, CA$150k - $200kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Senior Business Recruiter role on the Handshake AI team, leading full-cycle recruiting for senior and strategic business talent across multiple functions in a high-growth tech environment, with emphasis on leveraging AI and automation to improve recruiting processes.

Responsibilities

  • Own full-cycle recruiting for business roles across multiple functions, partnering closely with hiring managers on role requirements, hiring strategy, and execution
  • Lead intake meetings, develop search strategies, source and engage exceptional talent, and manage candidates through the interview and offer process
  • Partner with executive stakeholders to calibrate talent, advise on market conditions, and drive efficient, high-quality hiring decisions
  • Build and manage strong candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing, referrals, networking, and creative recruiting strategies
  • Thoughtfully leverage AI-powered recruiting tools, automation, and data to improve sourcing effectiveness, candidate engagement, pipeline management, and recruiter productivity—while applying strong judgment and maintaining a high-quality candidate experience
  • Experiment with and help scale new recruiting workflows, tools, and best practices that make the team faster, more effective, and better informed
  • Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience while ensuring hiring teams move quickly and effectively through the interview process
  • Provide market insights and strategic guidance, advising on talent availability, competitive landscape, compensation trends, and recruiting effectiveness
  • Track recruiting activity and pipeline health, maintaining data integrity in Ashby and leveraging recruiting metrics to improve outcomes

Qualifications

  • Experience: 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a strong track record hiring senior business talent in high-growth technology or startup environments
  • Business Recruiting Expertise: Proven success recruiting across Operations, Finance, People, Legal, Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, Strategy, Communications, and other corporate teams
  • Executive Partnership: Experience partnering closely with senior leaders and hiring managers, providing thoughtful guidance on hiring strategy, talent assessment, and market dynamics
  • Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, manage competing priorities, and drive alignment throughout the hiring process
  • AI & Technology Fluency: Demonstrated curiosity and practical experience using AI-enabled recruiting tools, automation, or data workflows to improve recruiting outcomes
  • Drive & Urgency: You thrive in fast-moving environments with evolving priorities and ambitious hiring goals
  • Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and build trust with candidates
  • Metrics-Minded: You use recruiting data and pipeline metrics to identify opportunities, improve processes, and consistently deliver results
  • Tools: Proficiency with ATS platforms (Ashby is a plus), LinkedIn Recruiter, and modern recruiting tools, with the ability to quickly learn and thoughtfully adopt new AI-enabled systems

Skills

Required:Full-cycle recruitingExecutive stakeholder managementAI-enabled recruiting tooling

Benefits

  • Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company
  • Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching
  • Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching
  • Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend
  • Growth: $2,000 learning stipend and ongoing development
  • Office Experience: Free lunch, gym, commuter benefits, and a collaborative headquarters in San Francisco
  • Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days
  • Connection: Team outings, referral bonuses, and opportunities to help shape one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the world
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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