Talent Lead

Lapel, Inc

$120K — $150K *
Staffing
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of recruiting experience in technical and non-technical roles
  • Proven ability to handle the entire hiring process at a fast-paced company
  • Strong talent assessment skills with quick calibration across various functions
  • Creative sourcing skills beyond just job postings
  • Clear vision and execution capabilities regarding exceptional hiring processes
  • Ability to work independently with founders and exhibit high ownership
  • Capable of maintaining candidate experience while moving quickly

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain a high-quality candidate pipeline for all positions
  • Streamline and enhance the hiring process for speed and quality
  • Collaborate with founders and hiring managers to clarify role needs and candidate profiles
  • Ensure a high-touch candidate experience from initial contact to offer
  • Develop innovative sourcing strategies to broaden candidate reach
  • Refine evaluation and calibration processes for candidate assessment
  • Support broader HR functions including compensation benchmarking and systems administration

Benefits

  • Competitive salary plus substantial early-stage equity
  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
  • Generous time off with many holidays and team-wide breaks
  • Daily in-office meals and snacks, plus wellness benefits
  • Strong team culture with regular off-sites and responsive feedback mechanisms
Full Job Description
What You'll Do
  • Build and maintain a high-quality candidate pipeline across all open positions
  • Streamline and evolve our existing hiring process to raise the bar on speed and quality
  • Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to define role requirements and candidate profiles
  • Drive a consistent, high-touch candidate experience from first contact to offer
  • Develop sourcing strategies that reduce reliance on inbound and expand our reach
  • Maintain and improve how we evaluate and calibrate on candidates across the team
  • Support the broader people function, including compensation benchmarking, HR systems, and the infrastructure that keeps the team running smoothly


You'll Thrive in This Role If You
  • Have 3+ years of recruiting experience across both technical and non-technical roles
  • Have owned hiring end-to-end at a fast-moving company, not just coordinated it
  • Are a strong judge of talent and can calibrate quickly across different functions
  • Know how to source creatively and build pipelines without relying solely on job postings
  • Have strong opinions on what a great hiring process looks like and can execute against them
  • Are comfortable working directly with founders with high ownership and low oversight
  • Move fast without letting candidate experience slip

This role is fully in-person at our San Francisco HQ. We work together in-office most days of the week.

The Process

We aim to hire with intention, respect your time, and offer feedback along the way.
  1. Initial conversation (20 minutes) We'll explore your motivations, share what we're building, and answer your questions.
  2. In-depth interview (45 minutes) We'll go deeper into your craft and experience. No live coding. No prep work necessary.
  3. Take-home project (2-4 hours) You'll complete a short, well-scoped exercise that mirrors the kind of work you'd do here.
  4. On-site visit (1-2 days) Join us in the office to review your take-home, grab lunch, and work on something real.


Compensation and Benefits

We believe great people build great companies-and we invest accordingly.
  • Competitive salary + meaningful early-stage equity
  • Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and commuter benefits
  • Generous time off: many company holidays and coordinated team-wide breaks throughout the year to focus and recharge
  • Office perks: lunch and dinner provided daily, in-office snacks, and health & wellness benefits
  • Team culture: regular off-sites, tight feedback loops, and a bias toward action

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