Founding Recruiter
About the role
Pocket has passed $100M ARR and 300,000+ devices sold with a very small team. We're YC W26, backed by Accel, and we've hit the point where hiring is the bottleneck.
We have 25+ roles to fill in the next two quarters across Engineering, Research, Marketing, Ops, Finance, GTM, and Support. Right now the founders run every search themselves. We want you to take that over and build how Pocket hires.
This is not an HR role and not an agency-management role. You source, you screen, you close.
Location: SF (hybrid / on-site)
Compensation: $150K–$200K (open for top people) + meaningful equity
Type: Full-time
Your first 90 days
Day 30: You own every open search. ATS is live, every role has a scorecard and an interview plan, and the 5 highest-priority roles have active pipelines.
Day 60: First 5+ offers signed. Founders spend time on final interviews only.
Day 90: Hiring runs on a weekly rhythm with funnel numbers. You've