Mural
Founding Recruiter
NYC · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
About the job
Build and lead Mural’s talent acquisition function, owning recruiting strategy and execution across outbound sourcing, talent brand, hiring processes, and workforce planning.
What you'll do
- Personally source and close candidates, particularly for difficult senior and leadership roles; build inbound talent and referral pipelines.
- Create recruiting systems, including scorecards, interview loops, offer structures, and tools to manage multiple open roles.
- Partner with the CEO, hiring managers, agencies, and leadership on hiring plans, org design, and recruiting performance.
What they ask for
- Experience owning talent and recruiting at a hypergrowth startup, ideally building the function.
- Track record of closing senior and executive hires.
- Strong storytelling and direct-sourcing skills, with inbound recruiting instincts.
- Daily use of agentic AI tools for sourcing, screening, and recruiting processes.
Nice to have
- Fintech, blockchain, or banking recruiting experience.
- Experience recruiting in a regulated, technical domain.
Tools
ATS
AI focus
Use agentic tools for sourcing, screening, and pipeline synthesis; AI-native recruiting practices are expected.
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