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Technical Recruiting Lead

Numeral - New York, NY, United States - Hybrid - posted 2026-09-15

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Numeral is a Series B AI-native tax solution founded in 2023, backed by Benchmark, Mayfield, and Y Combinator. The company has raised over $57M, serves 3,000+ paying customers, and has tripled revenue annually. Numeral is transforming how digital businesses handle taxes across 47 US states and 70+ countries. You will be Numeral's first dedicated technical recruiter, owning full-cycle recruiting for the Engineering, Product, and Design teams. This is a high-ownership role with real influence over how the technical organization is built, from processes to talent standards. Key responsibilities: - Own full recruiting cycle (sourcing, screening, coordinating, closing) for technical roles across Engineering, Product, and Design - Partner closely with hiring managers to define role requirements, calibrate hiring bar, and move quickly - Build and manage pipelines for roles ranging from senior individual contributors to leadership positions - Develop sourcing strategies beyond inbound, including proactive outreach, community engagement, and referrals - Establish recruiting processes, tooling, and best practices that scale with company growth - Create candidate experience that reflects Numeral's culture and leaves a lasting impression - Track and report on recruiting metrics to drive accountability and continuous improvement - Help define what great technical recruiting looks like at Numeral and set the standard You'll work in a startup environment that values ownership, speed, and genuine care for candidate experience. The role offers the opportunity to build a recruiting function from the ground up at a fast-growing, well-funded company. Compensation includes competitive salary, equity, full medical/dental/vision coverage, 401(k), wellness perks (Headspace, Peloton One App), office lunch and snacks, and regular team offsites. REQUIREMENTS: - 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally at a high-growth startup - Track record of closing strong technical candidates in competitive markets - Experience recruiting across engineering disciplines (backend, full-stack, infrastructure) and ideally product and design - Strong sourcing skills with ability to find and engage passive candidates - Ability to build credibility with technical hiring managers and act as a thought partner - Organized, data-driven approach to managing multiple requisitions simultaneously - Startup mindset: comfortable with ambiguity, scrappy execution, and bias toward action - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with candidates and internal stakeholders PREFERRED: - Experience as one of the first recruiters at a company - Familiarity with AI or fintech hiring markets - Experience building a hiring process or recruiting function from scratch

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