VP of Recruiting

VP Of Recruiting

Location : Downtown Austin, TX Type : Full-time, Executive Leadership Compensation : World-class executive pay + equity + premium benefits

We've built a $35M+ business with just 70 people by hiring smart, disciplined, high-output teammates who act fast and own outcomes. Now, we're looking for a VP of Recruiting to take that engine to the next level.

At Files.com, recruiting isn't a back-office function. It's one of the most important levers of growth a strategic driver that directly determines whether we succeed. While other companies treat recruiting as a support process, we treat it as a permanent competitive advantage.

About The Role

This is a highly visible executive seat. As VP of Recruiting, you'll work directly with our CEO and COO to shape the growth of every team in the company. Your mandate isn't to simply "fill seats." It's to raise the caliber of talent across the entire business building a machine that consistently delivers world-class hires who raise the bar, strengthen the culture, and give Files.com an unfair advantage against competitors who are larger, richer, and slower.

This is a hands-on executive role. You'll be both strategist and builder : setting long-term vision while also delivering immediate impact. That means :

• Owning the recruiting funnel end-to-end : sourcing, attraction, evaluation, negotiation, and signed offers.
• Building a high-volume, repeatable, AI-driven recruiting engine that scales speed and selectivity together.
• Raising the bar by embedding rigor in every interview and test, ensuring every hire makes the company stronger.
• Partnering with hiring managers, analyzing outcomes, and continuously refining the funnel to deliver compounding improvements.

What differentiates this role from traditional recruiting leadership is its core KPI : the caliber of talent hired, not the headcount filled. Scaling matters only if quality rises in parallel. Your success will be measured in undeniable, lasting improvements in team capability.

The philosophy of recruiting at Files.com is unapologetically demanding. We expect to run a funnel like elite college admissions or championship athletics : thousands of applicants enter, only a handful make it through, and every hire is a clear win. This isn't about "keeping up with quotas." It's about building the kind of team that makes losing impossible.

Building The Recruiting Function Of 2025

And we're not looking for someone to run an old-school department. Files.com is building the recruiting function of 2025 :

Cultural Expectations

Culturally, we expect the VP of Recruiting to embody the same high standards demanded of our candidates :

The impact of this role is impossible to overstate. The VP of Recruiting won't just fill jobs. They'll build the dream team that powers Files.com into its next decade of growth. Every department, every manager, and every employee will feel the difference. If you succeed, Files.com will succeed with a recruiting engine that consistently delivers the highest-caliber hires, enhances our reputation with every candidate interaction, and gives us an enduring edge over competitors.

For the right leader, this is a career-defining opportunity : executive authority, hands-on scope, and the chance to design a recruiting machine that competitors will still be trying to copy years from now.

Why This Role is Different

What You'll Actually Do