Founding Recruiter - San Francisco Bay Area
About Flagright:
Flagright is an AI operating system for financial crime compliance used globally by Fortune 500 companies, large banks, fintechs, and fast growing startups. Flagright enables real-time risk detection, automated investigations, and intelligent decisioning, helping compliance teams operate at their full potential in the fight against financial crime.
We operate as a lean, high-performance team with high individual ownership and direct access to leadership.
Role overview:
Our Recruitment team drives the growth and success of Flagright. We are looking for a Founding Recruiter who can attract world-class talent, scale high-performing teams, and act as a player/coach to mentor and lead the recruitment function.
As the Founding Recruiter, you will establish our hiring foundations and engage top talent through outbound outreach and targeted headhunting.
You will own hiring end-to-end from sourcing to offer, ensuring excellent candidate experience across multiple jurisdictions. You will also coach and grow the recruitment team, setting high standards for processes, candidate experience, and hiring outcomes. This role suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, values precision, and takes pride in building high-performing teams.
People who thrive at Flagright:
- Take ownership and operate with urgency
- Are resourceful and solution-oriented
- Learn quickly and adapt to changing priorities
- Have strong opinions and can defend them
- Want to work with no-BS people building something important
People who struggle here:
- Need extensive hand-holding
- View high expectations as “unreasonable”
- Actually prioritize work-life balance
- Can’t handle ambiguity
- Prefer consistent routine over fast-changing priorities
Key responsibilities:
Recruitment Leadership & Talent Acquisition
- Lead recruitment efforts to attract world-class talent across multiple functions
- Execute full-cycle hiring while also coaching and mento...