Costanoa Ventures is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter (Contract) to join our ScaleUp Program. In this role, you will be embedded directly with early-stage startups within the Costanoa portfolio to attract, engage, and hire exceptional technical talent for mission-critical roles.
What You'll Do
- Serve as an embedded recruiter for early-stage startups in the Costanoa portfolio.
- Partner with founders and hiring managers to deeply understand hiring needs and define role requirements.
- Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles such as software engineers, infrastructure, data, and security.
- Source and engage passive technical talent using creative, targeted methods.
- Build inclusive pipelines and maintain a high-quality candidate experience.
- Advise startups on best practices for hiring strategy, outreach, process design, and closing candidates.
What We're Looking For
- 4+ years of recruiting experience, with a strong focus on technical roles.
- Proven success hiring and scaling from 0-1 for early-stage, Seed/Series A companies within the B2B SaaS space.
- Strong sourcing skills and the ability to uncover and engage great engineers beyond LinkedIn.
- Comfortable operating independently in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
- A thoughtful and candidate-first approach to recruiting.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative working style.
- Familiarity with startup ATS tools like Ashby.
Team & Environment
You will be embedded with one or more startups, working directly with founders, hiring managers, and the internal talent team.
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates in the United States.
Costanoa Ventures is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
