📍 Location: Remote (U.S.-based)

💼 Role: Head of Talent Acquisition

💰 Compensation: $160K–$200K total compensation range

About the Company

As of 2025, our client is recognized as one of the world’s premier tech newsletters, reaching over 6 million tech professionals and decision-makers globally each month. With concise, highly curated news across topics like AI, cybersecurity, developer tools, software, and startups, they serve a loyal and engaged audience eager to stay informed without the noise.

As they continue to grow, they’re building world-class teams across engineering, sales, marketing, and operations – and are looking for an exceptional Head of Talent Acquisition to help scale their hiring engine at startup speed.

The Role

Our client is seeking a Head of Talent Acquisition to own and scale their high-velocity recruiting function across all departments. This is a unique opportunity to be the company’s talent architect – designing infrastructure, sourcing exceptional candidates, managing external recruiters, and ensuring every hire raises the bar.

Key Responsibilities

• Own Full-Cycle Recruiting: Lead the process from sourcing to offer acceptance across technical and non-technical roles, balancing speed with quality.
• Build Scalable Recruiting Infrastructure: Create processes, templates, and systems to support a rapid increase in hiring volume.
• Manage External Recruiting Partners: Source, vet, and oversee contingency recruiters to deliver highly qualified candidates.
• Conduct High-Impact Screens: Run efficient, structured interviews that assess both skills and cultural fit while delivering a standout candidate experience.
• Oversee Contractor Vetting: Evaluate and onboard contractors across functions, ensuring compliance, capability, and cultural alignment.
• Champion Hiring Standards: Maintain uncompromising quality, even under pressure to fill roles quickly.
• Leverage Data-Driven Recruiting: Track and optimize metrics such as time-to-fill, source quality, and conversion rates.
• Deliver Exceptional Candidate Experiences: Ensure every candidate, hired or not, leaves with a positive impression of the company.

Who You Are

• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in high-growth startups or tech, with a focus on GTM roles.
• Experience managing external recruiting agencies and contingency partners.
• Proven ability to assess technical and cultural fit through structured interviewing.
• Proficiency with modern ATS platforms and recruiting tools (experience with Ashby is a plus).
• Data-driven approach with a track record of improving recruiting funnel performance.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to operate with urgency without compromising on hiring standards.
• Proactive self-starter who anticipates hiring needs and builds pipelines in advance.

Why Join

• Be the first recruiter at a profitable, fast-growing media company (currently 21 FTEs).
• Build the recruiting function from the ground up with full autonomy.
• Work closely with senior leadership to shape the future of the organization.
• Remote-first culture with flexible hours – focus on results, not face time.
• Competitive compensation: $160,000 – $200,000 total package.
• Benefits include 401(k), health, dental, vision, and unlimited PTO.
• Join a team of A-players who value excellence, speed, and impact.

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