Founding Technical Recruiter

About Vitalize

Vitalize is revolutionizing hospital operations by creating intelligent systems that optimize labor management, the largest cost component in healthcare facilities. By replacing outdated manual processes with smart software, Vitalize saves hospitals millions in labor expenses and recovers 10-20 hours weekly for clinical leaders, ultimately improving staff retention and operational efficiency. The company has secured over $32 million in funding from leading investors and customers alike.

Core Values

• Push the Car: Take initiative beyond defined roles, resolve challenges comprehensively, and be reliable to the team.
• Premier 1K: Deliver outstanding customer service by engaging directly with clients to gather feedback and inform product development.
• Run Towards the Ugly: Address uncomfortable truths candidly and propose practical solutions without complacency.
• Think Bigger Fridays: Identify and fill gaps proactively through experimentation and data-driven decisions to make impactful improvements.

About the Talent Team

The Talent Team is critical to scaling Vitalize's impact in healthcare by recruiting exceptional individuals who accelerate product development, expand customer reach, and enhance care delivery. The team prioritizes deep understanding of customers and business problems over simple job descriptions and collaborates closely with all stakeholders.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Founding Technical Recruiter to establish and grow our engineering, product, and design teams. This role involves partnering with leadership to attract and secure top-tier technical talent, shaping recruitment strategies, designing interviews, enhancing talent branding, and building scalable hiring systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and manage the end-to-end technical recruitment process for Engineering, Product, and Design teams, ensuring high hiring standards.
• Collaborate closely with engineering leaders to define criteria for exceptional talent.
• Develop robust talent pipelines through strategic sourcing, market analysis, referrals, networking, and relationship cultivation.
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the technical talent ecosystem to effectively identify and engage outstanding candidates.
• Participate in engineering meetings, product reviews, and customer interactions to recruit with credibility and business insight.
• Continuously refine hiring practices by experimenting with sourcing methods, recruiting tools, interview formats, and processes.
• Influence interview outcomes by challenging assumptions and ensuring each hire strengthens organizational capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience managing full-cycle technical recruitment in fast-paced startups or technology companies.
• Proven success hiring exceptional engineers, product managers, and designers.
• Keen ability to identify top 1% technical talent early in the recruitment process.
• Expert sourcing skills with creative strategies for engaging hard-to-reach candidates.
• Strong technical curiosity to engage meaningfully with candidates and hiring teams.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership and maintaining a high hiring bar.
• A proactive builder mentality who thrives in ambiguity and designs scalable recruitment systems.
• Self-driven with strong initiative to identify challenges and drive hiring forward independently.
• Deep curiosity about the business to align recruiting efforts with company goals.

Success Indicators

• Consistently discover and onboard candidates overlooked by others.
• Become a trusted advisor to hiring managers rather than just a recruiter.
• Build early awareness of top talent before positions open.
• Develop and maintain talent networks that improve with time, accelerating future hires.
• Every recruitment elevates the technical standards, enriches culture, and strengthens the organization's workforce.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is between $150,000 and $190,000 annually.