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Job description
Mentions vibe coding and using AI to automate workflows; provides access to AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude Code, and Cursor.
About the Role
HUD is hiring a Head of Talent to lead end-to-end recruiting and build recruiting operations to hire top engineers and GTM leaders for a small, high-bar team. The role focuses on sourcing, evaluating, and onboarding exceptional technical and go-to-market talent while partnering with founders and team leads to define roles and processes.
Job Description
Role
Head of Talent responsible for owning end-to-end recruiting across technical and GTM roles, building and optimizing recruiting operations and tooling, and partnering with founders and team leads to define role requirements, evaluation criteria, and interview processes.
Key Responsibilities
Own full recruiting lifecycle for engineering, product, and GTM hires
Build and optimize recruiting ops and tooling; automate workflows where possible
Partner closely with founders and team leads to define roles, evaluation criteria, and interview processes
Source candidates through high-signal and unconventional channels
Screen candidates for technical competence and product/market intuition
Support onboarding and new hire ramp
Help define and run performance review, leveling, and feedback systems
Requirements
Experience hiring engineering, product, and GTM roles
Comfortable evaluating candidates via portfolios and projects as well as resumes
Ability to understand and communicate technical concepts to engage credibly with candidates
Highly organized with experience managing multiple roles and pipelines
Strong instincts for talent quality and bar-setting
Early-stage startup experience and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
Nice-to-have
Track record of creative sourcing
Familiarity with Ashby, Juicebox, and Clay
Experience with vibe coding and using AI to automate workflows
Exposure to or ownership of people/HR functions
Experience evaluating non-traditional candidate profiles
Team & Company
Company building infrastructure and a marketplace for RL training data and evaluations; customers include frontier labs, Fortune 500s, and startups
Team size ~25 currently; company anticipates end state of 30-40 people
Company stage: YC W25, raised funding (noting $15M and referenced 8-figure funding), scaling profitably
Logistics & Hiring Process
Employment type: Full-time
Location: San Francisco office only for this role
Visa and relocation support available for strong candidates to the US or Singapore
Interview process: 2 technical interviews and a 2-3 day work trial; applications rolling
Competitive compensation
100% covered medical, dental, and vision (Blue Shield of CA for US employees)
Lunch and dinner when in the office
Company-wide holiday break (Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day), PTO, and paid holidays
Additional perks: Equinox membership, 401(k), commuter benefits (US employees)
Unlimited access to tokens for ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor (no practical limit observed)
Skills
Talent Acquisition Recruiting Operations Sourcing Candidate Evaluation Interviewing Onboarding Performance Management Stakeholder Partnership Technical Communication Organization Automation People/HR Familiarity Creative Sourcing Startup Experience
Experience Level
Senior
Employment Type
Full-time
100% medical, dental, and vision (Blue Shield of CA for US employees)
Lunch and dinner when in the office
Company-wide holiday break (Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day)
Paid time off and paid holidays
Commuter benefits (US employees)
Relocation and visa support for US or Singapore
Unlimited access to tokens for ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor
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Worksite address
san francisco, CA, 94199, US
Who can apply
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