Founding Recruiter
full-time•remote•Los Angeles, San Francisco+ Competitive
About this role
About This Role
About Clera
Clera is an AI-powered recruiting platform reinventing how top talent connects with U.S. companies. We automate sourcing, matching, and evaluation so hiring teams move faster and candidates get a sharper, more human experience.
As a Senior Recruiter, you’ll be at the center of this, partnering closely with our founding and engineering team to shape how AI is used in modern recruiting.
Your Mission
Own high-impact, end-to-end searches for U.S.-based roles using Clera’s AI platform. You’ll be the strategic recruiting partner for our clients: running full cycles, advising hiring managers, and using data and judgment to drive great hires.
This is a high-ownership role in a fast-moving startup for someone who’s comfortable operating independently, pushing back when needed, and making strong calls on talent.
What You’ll Do
- Run full-cycle recruiting for U.S.-based roles using Clera’s AI-powered platform.
- Review AI-generated matches and quickly identify the strongest, most relevant talent.
- Interview and qualify candidates, then present tight, high-signal shortlists to hiring managers.
- Join client calls, clarify role requirements, and provide honest, strategic hiring guidance.
- Act as a true partner to clients, including challenging unclear or unrealistic expectations.
- Own candidate pipelines end-to-end, ensuring fast, clean movement through every stage.
- Give structured feedback to the engineering team to improve matching logic and workflows.
- Keep candidate notes and process documentation accurate, up to date, and reliable.
- Prioritize across multiple searches and drive them to successful hires with minimal oversight.
What You Bring
- 3+ years recruiting for U.S. clients or U.S.-based roles.
- Proven experience in fast-paced environments (startup or high-velocity agency).
- Strong client-facing presence: clear communication, expectation management, and relationship-building.
- Excellent English, written and spoken.
- Ability to work aligned with Pacific Time (PST), including occasional evening or weekend calls.
- High comfort with tools, ATS, and AI-driven workflows.
- Sharp judgment on skills, experience, and culture add—not just keyword matching.
- High ownership, reliability, and the ability to move fast without hand-holding.
Nice to Have
- Experience recruiting across multiple functions (engineering, sales, operations, G&A).
- Background in both agency and in-house recruiting.
- Hands-on experience improving recruiting tools, processes, or product.
- Success managing multiple searches and high-volume pipelines in parallel.
Role Details
- Location:Americas (Remote)
- Schedule: Flexible, at least 40–50 hours/week aligned with PST
If you love fast-moving environments, owning complex recruiting workflows, and being measured by real hiring outcomes, we’d like to talk.
Interview process
- 1Interview
- 2Stage 2
- 3Stage 3
- 4Initial Chat
- 5Initial Interview
About Clera
Clera is a fast-growing AI start-up that is changing how top talents find jobs with AI start-ups. We are working with some of the leading companies like Luminai, Windsurf and mintlify.
We are convinced that the recruiting process needs to be talent-first to make it easy to get in touch with those companies, be coached in the journey and actually get hired.
Our culture
- Fast-paced startup
- Talent-first
- High ownership
- Collaborative
Our Team
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What does a Founding Recruiter do at Clera?
The Founding Recruiter role at Clera involves About This Role About Clera Clera is an AI-powered recruiting platform reinventing how top talent connects with U.S. companies.
Is the Founding Recruiter position at Clera remote?
Yes! The Founding Recruiter position at Clera is a remote role, with team members based in Los Angeles, United States and San Francisco, United States. Apply through Clera to learn more about their remote work policies.
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