2-6 years of recruiting experience in startup or tech environments
Proven success in hiring across various roles
Strong sourcing ability with a creative approach to talent acquisition
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
Highly organized and able to manage multiple roles simultaneously
Passionate about startups and building recruiting processes from scratch
Experience in scaling teams from 10 to 50+ employees is a plus
Responsibilities
Lead full-cycle recruiting across engineering, product, sales, and operations
Partner with hiring managers to define roles and shape job descriptions
Build top-of-funnel candidate sourcing from scratch using creative channels
Deliver an excellent candidate experience throughout the recruitment process
Track recruiting metrics and continuously refine strategies for improvement
Establish foundational recruiting systems, processes, and tools
Conduct first-round candidate screenings to assess fit for culture and drive
Benefits
Be the first recruiter and shape the recruiting culture
Work closely with the founder and leadership on key hires
Make a real impact by hiring for product development that aids patient care
Join a well-funded, growing company generating revenue
Opportunities for growth into People Operations or HR leadership roles
Full Job Description
Location: San Francisco, CA Employment Type: Full-time, Mid-Level
The Role
We're looking for our first Founding Recruiter to lead all things talent acquisition at New Lantern. You'll own the full recruitment lifecycle across engineering, product, sales, and operations, while helping us build scalable recruiting processes from the ground up. You'd work directly with the CEO and leadership team, shaping how we find and close the people who will define this company.
What You'd Own
Full-cycle recruiting across engineering, product, sales, and operations - you own it end-to-end, from sourcing through close.
Partnering with hiring managers to define roles - you help shape job descriptions, set recruiting strategies, and align on what great looks like.
Building top-of-funnel from scratch - LinkedIn, referrals, creative channels - you figure out what works and double down.
Delivering an excellent candidate experience at every stage - you're the first impression of New Lantern for every person who enters our pipeline.
Tracking recruiting metrics and continuously improving - you measure what matters and use data to get better and faster.
Establishing foundational recruiting systems, processes, and tools - what you build here becomes the standard as we scale.
Running first-round screens and evaluating candidates directly - you're assessing for culture add, drive, and early-stage fit, not just passing resumes along.
Representing New Lantern's mission and culture to the talent market - you're our voice to the people we want to hire.
• What We're Looking For
2 -6 years of recruiting experience in a fast-paced startup or tech environment.
Proven success hiring across technical and non-technical roles - engineering, product, sales, operations - with a track record of closing strong candidates.
Strong sourcing ability and a creative approach to finding talent.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to juggle multiple open roles simultaneously.
A passion for startups and excitement about building recruiting from scratch.
Experience scaling teams from 10 50+ employees - a plus, but not required.
Familiarity with ATS tools (e.g., Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever) - a plus, but not required.
Comfortable operating with ambiguity and making decisions without a complete picture.
Thrives in a fast-moving, early-stage environment where you're building the process, not following one.
Be the first recruiter. Shape recruiting culture, brand, and processes from day one.
Direct access. Work closely with the founder and leadership team on company-defining hires.
Real impact. The people you bring in will build the product that reaches radiologists doing real patient care.
Real business. Well-funded, growing, already generating enterprise revenue - you're here to scale something that works.
Room to grow. Clear paths into People Operations, Talent Leadership, or HR.
