Kick is an applied AI company building the first self-driving bookkeeping experience. We’ve raised $20M from OpenAI, General Catalyst and Google Ventures to help millions of Business Owners and Accountants to automate the boring stuff–so they can focus on what matters most.
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Own the full recruiting life cycle; including sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, managing offers, and closing candidates across GTM, Engineering, Product, & Operations roles
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Partner directly with the founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, build scorecards, and calibrate on candidate quality
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Build Kick’s recruiting infrastructure from scratch (e.g., applicant tracking, interview processes, structured & automated feedback loops, and employer branding)
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Source proactively through LinkedIn, networks, events, and creative channels
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Track and report on recruiting metrics (pipeline health, time-to-fill, conversion rates) to continuously improve the process
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Be a stellar first impression of Kick for every candidate
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Has 3-6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally with 1-2 years at a high-growth startup
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Has personally closed hires across GTM & technical roles (not just one or the other)
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Has experience as a AI-Native recruiter, leveraging the newest technologies to find great candidates
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Scrappy and resourceful sourcer who doesn’t wait for inbound applications
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Strong closer who can sell a mission-driven startup to candidates weighing offers from bigger companies
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Highly organized as this role will manage 8-12 open roles at a time
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Excellent judgement on people with an ability to pattern match on quality, not just credentials
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Comfortable building process from scratch rather than inheriting a playbook
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Based in, or willing to relocate to, Palo Alto, CA (4 - 5 days / week in office)
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Recruited for Applied-AI and/or FinTech companies in the Bay Area and/or Toronto
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Experience building the recruiting tech & process stack from the ground up
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Hired for Accounting, Bookkeeping, or Financial Services roles
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Worked at a company during the “20 to 100 employees” growth phase
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A network in the Bay Area and/or Toronto startup ecosystem
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Partnered with or managed external recruiting agencies.
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Downtown Palo Alto, in person, 4-5 days per week
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1 block from the Palo Alto Caltrain Express stop
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Candidates should be based in the Bay Area or open to relocation
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Top-of-market $160,000–$200,000 total compensation + meaningful equity
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Employee-friendly equity (QSBS eligible)
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100% employer paid medical, dental, and vision benefits
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Apple laptop/headset, health/commuter stipends
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Daily lunch and unlimited Verve coffee.
