Founding Recruiter & People Ops Associate

We are looking for a Founding Recruiter & People Ops Associate with 2-4 years of experience to join as the first dedicated people hire at a fast-growing cybersecurity startup. You'll work directly with the CEO to build the entire people function from scratch — owning recruiting end-to-end while laying the foundation for people ops, culture, and internal operations as the company scales from 15 to 30+ employees.

What will you be doing?

- Own full-cycle recruiting across engineering and sales roles (~8-10 hires before end of year)

- Build onboarding processes, recruiting playbooks, and people policies from zero (expense policies, parental leave, offboarding, etc.)

- Manage benefits administration, payroll support, and open enrollment

- Drive team culture — plan events, establish rituals, and handle office management needs

- Partner directly with the CEO on all hiring decisions and internal operations strategy

Key Requirements

- 2-4 years of experience in recruiting, people ops, or HR (minimum 1 year required)

- Startup experience — comfortable with ambiguity, wearing many hats, and no task being "too small"

- Recruiting experience strongly preferred (full-cycle or coordination)

- Highly organized and process-oriented — can build structure where none exists

- Must be based in San Francisco and work on-site 5 days/week (4th & Market)