As the first talent hire at Swans, you will own the end-to-end engineering recruitment engine. Working directly with the founders, you will define the hiring culture, design evaluation rubrics, and drive aggressive outbound sourcing. This high-agency role is about finding world-class engineers for a fast-growing AI startup without an established employer brand.
Founding Technical Recruiter at Swans
Swans is seeking a Founding Technical Recruiter to build the engineering engine for their seed-stage legal-AI platform. As the first talent hire, you will work directly with the founders to source world-class engineers and define the hiring culture for a company modernizing US personal injury law firms. If you are a high-agency recruiter who excels at outbound sourcing and thrives in a fast-paced, remote environment, this is your chance to own the talent blueprint from zero to one at a high-growth startup.
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Location
Remote (United States)
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Swans
Role overview
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Swans is a high-intensity, fast-growing operational and tech consultancy transforming the way U.S. personal injury law firms run. We build end-to-end systems, automation, and modern operational infrastructure that help innovative PI firms outcompete legacy, outdated incumbents. Our mission is to revolutionize one of the most stagnant industries in the country by bringing world-class operations, emerging technology, and true competitive pressure into the legal market.
What you will do
- Drive the full-cycle recruitment process for all software engineering roles, from initial sourcing through to closing candidates.
- Develop and execute creative outbound sourcing strategies across LinkedIn, GitHub, and technical communities to attract top-tier talent.
- Build repeatable hiring processes, evaluation rubrics, and sourcing motions that the founders can trust as the company scales.
Who this is a fit for
- Proven technical recruiting experience at a seed or Series A startup, successfully filling engineering roles without a big brand.
- High-agency operator with a scrappy sourcing mindset who can convert passive candidates through exceptional, personalized written outreach.
- Comfortable working in a high-intensity, fully remote environment and able to flex hours across European and US time zones.
Why this role is remarkable
- Shape the foundational hiring culture and talent blueprint for a high-growth AI startup from day one.
- Direct partnership with founders who view recruitment as a strategic business function rather than an administrative task.
- Tackle a massive, underserved market in US personal injury law that is ripe for transformation using modern AI tooling.
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