About the role
Founding Recruiter at Conversion in San Francisco Office. On-site, full-time, paying $140k–$190k. Posted October 22, 2026.
Conversion is the agentic marketing automation platform for modern enterprises such as Plaid, ClickHouse, Webflow, and Productboard. Our platform lets growth teams run their entire go-to-market motion in one place, from acquisition through retention, with AI agents doing the work that legacy tools like Marketo, HubSpot, and Pardot can't.
We've raised $28M+ from Abstract Ventures, True Ventures, and HOF Capital. The team is based in San Francisco and includes engineers, designers, and operators from Airbnb, Palantir, Pinterest, IMC, Shopify, LinkedIn, and Microsoft.
About the RoleYou'll be one of Converion's Founding Recruiters, and help build the recruiting function from the ground up. That means partnering directly with founders and hiring managers to bring in exceptional people across technical and business roles. Furthermore, it includes helping shape the systems, culture, and candidate experience that will define how we grow.
This role is in-person 5 days/week in San Francisco.
What You'll DoOwn full-cycle recruiting across both technical and business roles. This includes sourcing, screening, coordinating, and closing
Partner with hiring managers to build effective hiring strategies and keep processes moving with clarity and speed
Deliver a thoughtful candidate experience from first outreach through offer
Iterate on the recruiting infrastructure: pipelines, documentation, ATS hygiene, and interview processes
Use data and market insights to advise on compensation, pacing, and where to focus sourcing efforts
1–4 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally across both technical and business roles
Bonus points: experience at a high-growth startup/building a recruiting playbook
Familiarity with modern recruiting tools (For e.g. Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, Juicebox, Harmonic) to build and activate candidate pipelines
Experience working with recruiting agencies and calibrating them on ideal hires
Strong communicator who can earn trust quickly with candidates and also filter talent
Comfortable with ambiguity and able to drive execution and defining direction
Useful links
Website: https://conversion.ai/
Learn more about our company culture here: https://conversion.ai/careers
Read our Series A announcement here: https://techcrunch.com
Prefer to apply yourself? Apply on Conversion’s site
Quick answers
How much does this Conversion job pay?
The posted pay is $140k–$190k.
Where is this job based?
San Francisco Office. The role is on-site.
How much experience do you need?
The posting asks for 1+ year.
How do you apply?
Apply on Conversion’s site using the link on this page. With a free Jobmagic account you can see how well you fit first.
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