As the first in-house recruiter at Trysela.com, you will build the talent function from the ground up during a period of 4x headcount growth. Partnering directly with the CEO, you’ll own the full lifecycle for engineering, GTM, and operations roles, establishing processes and sourcing programs to attract world-class talent to San Francisco.
Founding Recruiter at Trysela
Join Trysela.com as our first in-house Recruiter and help us scale from 15 to 55+ people over the next year. We’ve built AI voice agents for the mortgage industry, reaching $10M in revenue in just 18 months while processing 200 million monthly calls. Backed by Emergence Capital and live with 5 of the top 10 US lenders, we’re looking for a builder who loves sourcing and closing senior talent across engineering and GTM. This is a rare chance to own the talent function from scratch, partner directly with our CEO, and receive founding-level equity in a high-growth San Francisco startup.
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Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
$170k-$200k + Equity
Company
Trysela
Role overview
Trysela.com is a high-growth AI startup backed by Emergence Capital, building voice agents for the mortgage industry. Having scaled to $10M revenue in 18 months and processing over 200 million monthly calls, Trysela.com is now expanding its team from 15 to 55+ members to support five of the top ten US lenders.
What you will do
- Own the end-to-end hiring lifecycle for technical and non-technical roles, personally sourcing, interviewing, and closing senior staff engineers and leadership positions.
- Implement and optimize the talent tech stack, including Ashby ATS, and design scalable outbound sourcing programs that serve as the company’s primary pipeline.
- Collaborate with the CEO on headcount planning and culture building, ensuring high-quality hiring bars and long-term retention as the team grows to 55+.
Who this is a fit for
- Proven experience as the “first recruiter” or a founding member of a talent team at a fast-growing Series A/B software startup.
- Hands-on expert in sourcing and closing senior-level ICs and managers across both engineering and GTM functions, ideally within fintech or AI domains.
- Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and committed to a high-collaboration office environment (4 days per week) near Montgomery BART.
Why this role is remarkable
- Founding-level ownership as the first recruiter, building the talent infrastructure and strategy from scratch with a dedicated tools budget and direct CEO partnership.
- Exceptional traction with $0 to $10M revenue in just 18 months, processing 200M+ monthly calls for major US lenders and backed by Emergence Capital.
- High-impact scaling opportunity to 4x the company’s headcount within a year, hiring across critical functions like AI/ML engineering, product, and GTM.
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