Founding Lead Recruiter Clera
Overview
Lead recruiting and talent acquisition from the ground up as a founding member of the people function. Own the full end-to-end recruitment lifecycle while partnering with engineering leaders to shape the company's growth trajectory.
What You'll Do8
- 1Build the talent function and recruiting processes from scratch
- 2Own the full end-to-end recruitment lifecycle — sourcing screening interviews offer negotiation and closing
- 3Partner closely with hiring managers across engineering product and leadership to prioritize roles and calibrate candidate profiles
- 4Source and attract top-tier candidates for technical roles including embedded systems mechanical engineering and software engineering
- 5Design and deliver a standout candidate experience throughout the interview and hiring process
- 6Lead and iterate on the employee onboarding process for new hires
- 7Track and report on recruiting metrics to continuously improve pipeline health and time-to-hire
- 8Build employer brand and candidate pipeline for a fast-scaling hardware robotics startup
Requirements11
- 15–10 years of recruiting experience with a strong track record in hardware or robotics engineering roles
- 2Experience recruiting in fast-paced early-stage startup environments such as Series A or equivalent scale
- 3Demonstrated ability to build and scale recruiting functions from an early stage
- 4Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills working effectively with engineers product managers and executives
- 5Experience designing and leading onboarding processes for new hires
- 6Metrics-driven mindset with the ability to track analyze and act on recruiting data
- 7Proficiency with ATS platforms and modern HR technologies
- 8Excellent communication negotiation and relationship management skills
- 9Nice to have passion for climate tech renewable energy or deep tech
- 10Experience with employer branding initiatives at an early-stage company
- 11Background recruiting from the robotics autonomous systems or advanced manufacturing space
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