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Pogo is hiring its first Talent Partner to build the People function from the ground up as the company scales. This is a full-cycle recruiting and People Operations role that combines hands-on recruiting with the opportunity to establish foundational HR systems and programs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own full-cycle recruiting across all company functions (engineering, design, GTM, operations, and other business areas)
- Partner with hiring managers to define roles, develop ideal candidate profiles, and design interview processes
- Build and execute sourcing strategies in collaboration with an in-house sourcer; develop pipelines for recurring roles
- Conduct initial interviews, manage candidate experience, and drive searches from first conversation through offer and close
- Build and improve recruiting systems, workflows, and metrics as the company grows
- Own key People programs including onboarding, performance reviews, employee experience, offsites, and internal HR policies
- Over time, develop programs such as co-ops/internships, new grad recruiting, employee referrals, and other long-term talent pipelines
- Work directly with founders and functional leaders on critical hiring and People decisions
Role Characteristics:
This is an individual contributor role with significant hands-on responsibilities. You will be expected to run first calls, drive searches, partner with hiring managers, and build People programs yourself rather than managing a team. The role offers exposure across the entire company and a clear path to broader People leadership as Pogo scales. Priorities may shift quickly based on evolving hiring needs and company stage.
Company Context:
Pogo is a seed-stage startup in the apps/consumer space. As the first in-house People hire, you'll help define how the company hires, onboards, develops, and supports people during a critical growth phase. You'll partner closely with founders and functional leaders rather than operating several layers removed from the business.
Requirements:
- 3–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally at a fast-growing startup or high-ownership environment
- Experience recruiting across multiple functions (engineering, design, GTM, and other business roles)
- Strong judgment about people and ability to quickly learn what "great" looks like in unfamiliar functions
- Strong communication skills; ability to represent the company well to candidates and partner effectively with hiring managers
- Highly organized with ability to build systems where none exist
- Comfortable with the expectation of more than standard 9-to-5 hours at this stage
- Bonus: Prior experience as an early Talent hire at a startup; experience building recruiting or People systems and processes from scratch; comfort building systems with AI
