Fractional Talent Acquisition Lead

Talent Acquisition Lead (AI-First, Systems Builder)

Remote | United States | Full-time

Description

We're hiring a Talent Acquisition Lead who approaches recruiting like a systems and growth problem — not a process problem.

This role is for someone who:

• Builds sourcing systems instead of running manual searches
• Uses AI and automation to create leverage
• Thinks in funnels, experiments, and iteration
• Reduces founder involvement by delivering consistently high-quality candidates

You'll own talent acquisition end-to-end for a growing B2B SaaS company and work closely with founders to turn hiring into a scalable, repeatable system.

This is not a traditional recruiter role.

This role is best suited for someone who enjoys personally building recruiting workflows and sourcing systems — not managing a recruiting team.

What You'll Do

Own AI-First Sourcing & Automation

• Use modern AI sourcing tools (e.g., Juicebox / PeopleGPT, Pin) to identify and engage candidates
• Build and maintain automated recruiting workflows using tools like Zapier, Make, n8n, Airtable, and APIs
• Continuously experiment with outreach, targeting, and sequencing to improve response rates and candidate quality
• Reduce manual work by building systems that scale

Run End-to-End Talent Acquisition

• Own hiring for B2B SaaS roles from intake through offer
• Translate founder needs into clear sourcing and screening criteria
• Ensure only high-signal candidates reach founders
• Continuously refine the funnel based on hiring outcomes

Advise on the Market

Provide founders with insight on:

• Talent availability
• Compensation expectations
• Realistic timelines

Push back on unclear requirements or unrealistic expectations and adjust sourcing strategies as priorities evolve.

Requirements

Experience

• 3+ years of hands-on recruiting experience
• Demonstrated ownership of sourcing strategy and hiring outcomes
• Experience hiring for B2B SaaS companies (Engineering and/or GTM strongly preferred)
• Experience building or significantly improving recruiting systems (not just filling roles)

Core Technical Requirements

• Hands-on experience with AI sourcing or recruiting tools (e.g., Juicebox / PeopleGPT, Pin, SeekOut, etc.)
• Experience designing and iterating on AI-driven sourcing or screening experiments
• Comfortable building automations using tools such as Zapier, Make, n8n
• Familiarity working with APIs to automate, extend, or connect recruiting workflows
• Clear understanding of how automation reduces manual recruiting work and increases funnel efficiency

Mindset

• Thinks like a growth hacker, not a traditional recruiter
• Systems-oriented and highly data-driven
• Comfortable operating with autonomy in a fully remote environment
• Proactively challenges unclear requirements or unrealistic timelines
• Obsessed with building efficient, repeatable systems

Nice to Have

• Experience building recruiting systems or infrastructure from scratch
• Background in recruiting operations, talent systems, or technical sourcing
• Experience using tools like Airtable, Clay, or custom workflows
• Experience working in early-stage or lean startup environments
• Fractional or embedded startup recruiting experience

Benefits

• 100% remote — work from anywhere
• Real ownership — build and evolve recruiting systems from the ground up
• Direct access to founders — fast decisions, minimal bureaucracy
• Tooling budget — use the tools that help you move faster
• Competitive compensation based on experience and impact

Note: This role may start in a fractional capacity (10–20 hours/week) while key hires and systems are being built, with the potential to grow into a full-time role.