Founding Recruiter / Head of Talent
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Job Description
🏛️ About GovWell
We the people (and the taxpayers) deserve good government - but today’s public sector software is decades behind the private sector. GovWell is building the AI-powered platform transforming how governments serve communities.
GovWell replaces legacy software for municipalities and counties, empowering public servants to automate paperwork and streamline services for residents. With GovWell’s AI-powered workflow engine, customers simplify complex processes such as permitting, licensing and customer service, reducing processing times by up to 90%.
Founded in 2023, GovWell powers daily workflows for municipalities and counties in 27 states serving millions of residents. GovWell has raised $9.5 million in funding from Work-Bench and Bienville Capital. Read about our founding story in TechCrunch.
🌟 Role Overview
GovWell is hiring our first recruiting/talent hire to help scale our NYC-based team from 30 to 100+ in the next 2 years. This role reports directly to CEO and Co-Founder Troy LeCaire. WATCH: Role Overview with Troy LeCaire
💻 What you’ll do
Own sourcing. Generate a consistent flow of quality candidates for open roles through any means necessary, including personal outreach, managing recruiting agencies, hiring contract sourcers, job postings, and social media.
Own selection. Own and autonomously iterate on processes for candidate selection, including resume review, interviews, and onsites.
Own recruiting operations. Manage the end-to-end candidate experience, ensuring smooth scheduling of interviews, seamless communication with candidates, and a positive experience for candidates from initial outreach to onsite interviews.
Own talent brand. Ensure GovWell’s brand has a consistent narrative and visible presence to candidates, including through our online presence, including the website, job sites, and social media.
đź§ Who you are
3+ years of recruiting experience at VC-backed tech startups. You know how to compete for elite startup talent in competitive markets because you've done it successfully before.
AI-first mindset. You believe AI is a transformative technology that will have impact society on a broad scale. You live at the cutting edge of the latest tooling and know how incorporate AI into your personal workflows.
Ambitious & mission oriented. You'd rather have a challenging adventure that pushes you to grow and positively impacts the world than "rest and vest."
You align closely with our Core Values.
đź’¸ Compensation and benefits
Compensation within the posted salary band will be commensurate with experience. All offers will include:
Competitive base salary + additional incentives for performance.
Equity / stock options
Up to 100% of premiums paid by GovWell for medical, dental, and vision insurance for yourself + partner
Unlimited / flexible PTO
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