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Talent Acquisition Lead (GTM/Sales)

About the role

Talent Acquisition Lead –
Sales/GTM (Go To Market)

San Francisco

175-200k plus equity

We’re partnering with a founder-led, high-growth, Silicon Valley AI technology company (~150 employees) on a search for a Talent Acquisition Lead who wants to do more than fill open roles - this person will help shape how the company hires as their first official founding recruiter.

This is a hands-on senior IC opportunity for an experienced recruiter who thrives in fast-moving, scaling environments and enjoys partnering directly with hiring managers and executives.

What you’ll own:

  • Full-cycle recruiting, with a strong focus on Go-to-Market (GTM) talent
  • Proactive sourcing and closing of passive candidates
  • Executive and hiring-manager partnership
  • Structured, equitable interview processes
  • Candidate experience from first conversation through close
  • Recruiting strategy, data, tooling, and process improvement
  • Mentoring and raising the bar for recruiting excellence

What we’re looking for:

  • 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with strong tenure in position and track record of promotion
  • Experience in a high-growth startup or scale-up environment
  • Proven success closing top, competitive talent
  • Strong sourcing and stakeholder-management skills
  • Experience recruiting across Sales, Marketing, Product or Customer Success in B2B SaaS
  • Comfortable operating with autonomy, ambiguity, and high expectations

If you’re a senior recruiter who loves building, sourcing, closing, and making the hiring process genuinely better, I’d love to connect.

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What you’ll do

What we’re looking for

About
The Forum Group

We are located at 550 Seventh Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10018. Our walk-in hours are from Monday-Friday at 9am-12pm. Please bring a copy of your updated resume. If you would like to send us your resume, please send it to info@forumgrp.com and our administrative staff will send it to the proper recruiter. You may also reach us by calling 212.687.4050. Since 1974, The Forum Group, a Veteran owned firm, has been a leader in staffing services in NYC, vendor management and consulting fields, providing clients with the finest in Human Capital, Process Management and Financial Consulting Services. From a staffing perspective, we have grown to a client service organization encompassing eight divisions of specialized recruiting. While operating under the same management umbrella, the divisions are segmented by recruitment specialty and employ over one hundred degreed professionals plus research and support staff. In a field not known for stability, our placement counselors average over t

Date
October 28, 2026
Employment type
Full Time
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Salary
$175k - $200k per year
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