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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 develop broader HR programs and systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own full-cycle recruiting across all functions (engineering, design, GTM, operations, and other business areas). Partner with hiring managers to define roles, ideal candidate profiles, and design interview processes.
- Build sourcing strategies with the in-house sourcer and 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, help build programs like co-ops/internships, new grad recruiting, employee referrals, and other long-term talent pipelines.
This is an individual contributor role with direct exposure to founders and functional leaders. You'll be hands-on across recruiting, People systems, and employee experience, with a path toward broader People leadership as Pogo grows. The role requires balancing immediate recruiting needs with longer-term People program development.
The company is at seed stage and expects team members to be flexible with hours and priorities, which may shift quickly based on hiring needs and company evolution. Unlimited PTO with a minimum 20-day vacation policy is offered.
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, operations).
- Strong judgment about people and ability to quickly learn what "great" looks like in unfamiliar functions.
- Strong communication skills and ability to represent the company well to candidates and partner effectively with hiring managers.
- Highly organized with ability to build systems where none exist.
- Bonus: Prior experience as an early Talent hire at a startup, building recruiting or People systems and processes from scratch, or experience building systems with AI.
