Founding Recruiter

Orchard Robotics

Orchard Robotics is a Series A startup backed by top VCs like Quiet Capital, Shine Capital, and General Catalyst. We're securing America's food supply by building the AI farmer that automates our nation's farms. We've raised over $25M in pursuit of our mission to help farmers farm more profitably and sustainably than ever before.

The Role

We're now hiring our first recruiter to help us build our company. This is a rare opportunity to lead and build all things hiring and talent, from the ground up. You'll help us find, close, and retain extraordinary talent across engineering, operations, sales, and more.

About the role :

As an early hire, you'll receive generous equity compensation

Full-time role at our San Francisco, CA office

Flexible working hours

Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental coverage, and we cover 100% of the premium

We move fast, and sometimes this means staying late or working weekends

Our team is close-knit & highly driven, you'll work directly with our CEO and entire team

We're deeply motivated by the impact we're making every new system we deploy means less food that goes to waste, and more people who are fed.

What you'll do :

Own and execute the full-cycle recruiting process across technical and operations roles, from sourcing to closing candidates.

Partner directly with the CEO and functional leads to deeply understand our hiring needs and priorities, and how to build the best pipeline of qualified candidates.

Build and refine our recruiting processes, tools, and systems as we scale (such as our ATS [Ashby], sourcing, interview processes, and overall candidate experience).

Create compelling outreach and outbound messages, along with employer branding and perception to attract top-tier candidates.

Maintain our high-quality bar while moving quickly, helping ensure that every hire strengthens our team's culture and mission.

What makes you a good fit :

3+ years of experience in recruiting, ideally at a fast-paced startup.

Comfortable owning multiple open roles at once and context-switching rapidly.

Someone who is scrappy and thrives in zero-to-one environments.

Exceptional communicator with strong candidate instincts.

Passionate about helping build a world-class team and culture, and building the processes that enable this at scale.

Enthusiasm for taking on multiple roles and responsibilities as our company grows.

Experience hiring for technical, robotics, and computer vision roles

If you're looking to help make a positive impact in the world by building the team that builds the future of farming, come join us!