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Talent Partner, GTM

Modal Labs - San Francisco, CA, USA - In-office - posted 2026-10-07

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Modal is building the infrastructure layer for AI workloads. The company recently raised a $355M Series C at a $4.65B valuation and has crossed $300M+ ARR, growing fivefold since September. Customers include Lovable, Ramp, Cognition, DoorDash, and Suno, relying on Modal for instant GPU access, sub-second container starts, and native storage for low-latency inference, fine-tuning, and production-ready sandboxes at scale. As the first dedicated GTM recruiter on the Talent team, you will own full-cycle recruiting for sales, GTM, and G&A functions end-to-end. You'll work closely with the Head of Talent, founders, and GTM leads to shape hiring strategy and bring in key people who will define Modal's future. Key responsibilities: - Drive full-cycle recruiting for key hires across GTM and G&A functions (sourcing, pitching, guiding interviews, closing candidates) - Partner with GTM leaders to understand the real work and calibrate on what great looks like - Help set hiring bar and talent evaluation criteria - Execute creative top-of-funnel strategies that resonate with experienced GTM talent - Deliver a fast, respectful, honest candidate experience - Bring an equity lens to every stage of the process - Use data and market context to keep searches on track and expectations aligned - Support candidates as a trusted guide through high-stakes decisions Requirements: - Deep expertise in GTM recruiting with demonstrated success in challenging searches - Curiosity and ability to ask the right questions; genuine interest in understanding how things actually work - Influence through insight and honesty rather than volume - Speed and clear communication, even in ambiguous situations - Strong closing ability with early trust-building and proactive concern management - Steadiness when priorities shift; ability to recalibrate without losing momentum - Genuine care for people and commitment to delivering thoughtful, fair, human candidate experience throughout the process

About Modal Labs

AI / Data / Infrastructure — serverless cloud platform for AI, data, and compute-intensive applications.

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