Founding Recruiter

Reflow
Regional, US
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced technical recruiters who have shaped hiring strategies for early-stage startups and operated in global environments.

Best fit for

  • Experienced technical recruiters with a track record of building global hiring strategies for early-stage startups
    — “We’re a U.S.-based tech company with a high bar for talent, ownership, and execution”
  • Candidates who have successfully sourced senior technical talent in Europe and Latin America
    — “Proactively source senior engineers and technical talent across Europe and Latin America”
  • Individuals who thrive in ambiguous environments and can shape processes from scratch
    — “Comfortable working in ambiguity and building processes as you go”

Things to consider

  • This role requires managing time zones and maintaining fast communication with candidates globally
    — “Communicate clearly and move quickly across time zones”
  • The position demands independent operation in a fractional or contract setup
    — “Able to operate independently in a fractional / contract capacity”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in sourcing passive candidates for senior roles in international markets
    — “Strong sourcing skills and comfort engaging passive candidates”
  • Emphasize your ability to build scalable, compliant hiring practices across multiple regions
    — “Partner with People/Ops to ensure compliant, scalable hiring practices by region”
  • Demonstrate your ability to shape hiring processes and improve documentation as the company scales
    — “Improve recruiting processes, documentation, and tooling as we scale”
  • Showcase your experience in hiring for founding engineering roles at startups
    — “Experience hiring for founding engineering positions at an early-stage startup”
  • Demonstrate how you align interview processes with high talent standards
    — “Run structured, high-signal interview processes aligned with a high talent bar”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Own searches end-to-end
  • Build strong pipelines
Typical background
technical recruiterearly-stage startup

Skills & requirements

Required

Full-cycle RecruitingTechnical RecruitingSource Passive CandidatesInternational Hiring

Preferred

Early-stage Startup ExperienceHigh-performance Team Hiring

Stack & domain

Technical RecruitingSourcingInterview ProcessesPartneringCommunicationProblem-solvingRecruitingHiring

About the role

Original posting from Reflow via Ashby

We’re building Reflow, a workforce and workflow intelligence platform that helps teams understand and improve how work gets done. We’re a U.S.-based tech company with a high bar for talent, ownership, and execution — and we’re intentional about building a strong, globally distributed team from the start.

We’re looking for a Founding Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles and non-technical roles, with a particular focus on the US, Europe, and Latin America. This is a hands-on role for someone who has hired senior technical talent internationally, thrives in early-stage environments, and cares deeply about hiring quality, speed, and candidate experience.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Own full-cycle technical recruiting:

  • Own searches end-to-end, from role kickoff through offer and close.
  • Partner closely with hiring managers to define role requirements, success profiles, and hiring plans.
  • Run structured, high-signal interview processes aligned with a high talent bar.

Source and close top technical talent:

  • Proactively source senior engineers and technical talent across Europe and Latin America.
  • Proactively source for Customer Success, GTM, and Product roles across the US
  • Build and maintain strong pipelines using outbound sourcing, referrals, and market insight.
  • Assess technical and behavioral fit in partnership with hiring managers.

Navigate global hiring models:

  • Recruit for international roles.
  • Partner with People/Ops to ensure compliant, scalable hiring practices by region.
  • Advise on market dynamics, compensation expectations, and talent availability.

Deliver a great candidate experience:

  • Ensure a thoughtful, respectful, and well-run experience for all candidates.
  • Communicate clearly and move quickly across time zones.
  • Represent Reflow’s values and standards in every interaction.

Help build the recruiting foundation:

  • Improve recruiting processes, documentation, and tooling as we scale.
  • Bring structure where helpful, without introducing unnecessary process.
  • Raise the bar for hiring quality across the company.

WHO YOU ARE

  • Proven experience as a technical recruiter, owning full-cycle hiring.
  • Experience hiring for founding engineering positions at an early-stage startup
  • Demonstrated success in hiring roles in the US, Europe, and Latin America.
  • Experience working with an early-stage U.S.-based tech startup or scaleups.
  • Strong sourcing skills and comfort engaging passive candidates.
  • Able to operate independently in a fractional / contract capacity.
  • Clear communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
  • Comfortable working in ambiguity and building processes as you go.

BONUS POINTS

  • Background hiring for highly selective or high-performance teams.
  • Experience partnering closely with founders or senior leadership.

WHY JOIN

  • High ownership over technical hiring at an early-stage company.
  • Direct partnership with leadership and hiring managers.
  • Opportunity to shape how Reflow hires globally from the ground up.
  • Flexible, remote, fractional setup with high trust and high expectations.

COMPENSATION:

We offer competitive pay based on the market and where you’re located. The salary ranges in our job postings are intentionally wide because they need to cover both U.S. and international candidates. Our final offer will depend on things like your experience, skill set, and location.

Source: Reflow careers (Ashby)

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