Talent Acquisition Lead

Emergent builds autonomous coding agents that replace traditional software development by generating, testing, and deploying production applications directly from plain-language intent. Our systems run in production at global scale and are used to build millions of real applications.

Since public launch, Emergent has reached $50M ARR in 7 months. 5M+ users across 190+ countries have built 6M+ applications on Emergent. We’ve raised $100M, backed by Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Google, Lightspeed, Prosus, Together, and Y Combinator.

We’re solving the hard part of AI-driven software creation: correctness, reliability, security, and scale in real production systems. The team is built by repeat founders, Olympiad medalists, IIT & IIM alumni, and leaders from Google, Amazon, and Dropbox.

We’re hiring builders who want ownership, speed, and impact at global scale.

What you’ll do

• Own hiring end-to-end across multiple functions — from role scoping to offer close.

• Partner deeply with founders and leaders to define what “A+ talent” means at Emergent.

• Design and run high-signal interview processes that are fast, fair, and bar-raising.

• Personally close critical and senior hires.

• Build and manage top-of-funnel strategy (sourcing, referrals, communities, employer brand inputs).

• Create a predictable hiring engine — dashboards, pipelines, forecasts, and weekly hiring rhythms.

• Develop and mentor recruiters as we scale the talent team.

• Continuously improve candidate experience — every candidate should leave impressed, even if we don’t hire them.

 

What we’re looking for

• 6–12 years of experience in high-growth tech startup hiring (preferably product/AI/SaaS).

• Proven track record of scaling teams fast without dropping the bar.

• Strong experience hiring engineers + senior non-tech roles.

• Someone who can operate as both strategist and hands-on closer.

• High ownership mindset — you don’t wait for perfect inputs, you create clarity.

• Excellent stakeholder management — you can challenge, influence, and align leaders.

• Deep belief that talent is the biggest competitive advantage.