Founding Recruiter

About this role

We're looking for a Founding Recruiter to help us continue to build one of the most talented teams in AI. You'll manage our recruiting funnel from day one — finding, closing, and onboarding the people who will define the business Antimetal becomes.

ABOUT ANTIMETAL

Antimetal http://antimetal.com is building the future of infrastructure management https://blog.antimetal.com/p/the-future-of-infrastructure-is-invisible. We're starting by creating a platform that investigates, resolves, and prevents issues—giving engineers their time back to focus on what they do best: building great products.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

- Manage our recruiting funnel — from sourcing and outbound to offer close — across engineering, GTM, and ops searches.

- Run sequences, screen candidates, and partner with hiring managers to move fast without dropping quality.

- Run aggressive outbound — build targeted lists, write compelling outreach, and get responses from passive candidates. You will treat sourcing the way a great SDR treats a pipeline.

- Develop a deep understanding of our talent bar — quickly learn what great looks like at Antimetal so you can represent the role authentically and make sharp calls on who to advance.

- Build the system, not just fill the seats — design and iterate on our recruiting infrastructure: outreach templates, intake processes, ATS hygiene, and funnel analytics.

- Be a strategic talent partner — sit in on team planning, advise on comp, and contribute to org design as we continue scaling.

- Grow beyond recruiting — as you get your footing, partner with our Head of Ops on People strategy, candidate experience, onboarding, and other operational initiatives. This role grows with you.

WHAT YOU BRING:

- 2–5 years of experience in recruiting, talent, or a highly agency, people-facing role (SDR, AE, partnerships).

- A track record of closing candidates who have multiple, great options — you know how to sell a company, not just screen a resume.

- Experience running outbound recruiting or outbound sales — you know what it takes to get a response and turn it into a conversation.

- Comfort recruiting technical roles (engineering, infrastructure, devtools) or a demonstrated ability to get up to speed on technical concepts quickly.

- Strong instincts for talent — you can articulate why someone is good, not just that they checked the boxes.

- High agency — you figure out what needs to happen and do it. You move without waiting to be told.

- Excellent communication — you write well, talk clearly, and know how to move a candidate from intrigued to excited.

BONUS:

- You've recruited engineers at a venture backed company, search firm, or on a VC talent team.

- You're comfortable in deeply technical environments — you've worked alongside engineers, picked up the vocabulary, and know how to earn their trust as a thought partner.

- You’re an operator at heart and are constantly looking for ways to optimize what we’re doing as a team.

- You actively use AI tools to source faster, write better outreach, and do more with less.

WHO YOU ARE:

- Identify as a builder.

- Are excited to work in-person from our new and spacious office in New York.

- A bar raiser excited to take on a founding role and set the bar for how we hire.

- A closer that can land top talent and do more than coordinate a funnel.

- Love working in a startup environment (experience in a startup or obsession with going zero-to-one).

- Enjoy working with people who are technical, ambitious, caring, and think in systems.

- Thrive in a fast-paced iterative environment where experimentation is essential.

WHAT WE BRING:

- Pay & ownership — Competitive salary with generous equity grants.

- Full coverage + retirement — Fully covered health, dental, and vision, plus retirement benefits.

- Unlimited PTO — Take the time you need to recharge.

- Dinner on late nights — Working late? Dinner is on us.

- Fitness stipend — Monthly support for your health and wellness.

- Tools of the trade — Any equipment you need to do your best work.

- Commute perks — Citi Bike + train benefits.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

1. Application Review – Send us your stuff, and a quick note on why you're excited.

2. Intro Chat: Share what you're looking for next and learn more about what we're building.

3. Technical Interview: We’ll have you complete a short exercise specific to the role.

4. Founder Interview: Talk with one of our founders in more detail about the role

5. Onsite: Come onsite and meet the team through a series of 1:1 interviews.

6. Decision – We’ll move fast.