Position Overview

As the Head of Talent at Doss, you will oversee end-to-end recruiting across the company and shape the hiring engine that fuels our next stage of growth. You’ll work closely with the executive team to define hiring strategy, build high-performing teams, and implement the processes, systems, and culture that will scale Doss through rapid expansion.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, has deep experience building recruiting functions from the ground up, and wants to have a defining impact on a company’s trajectory.

Key Responsibilities

Own Company-Wide Talent Strategy

• Lead full-cycle recruiting across all functions: Engineering, Product, Data, Design, Sales, SDR, Solutions, Customer Success, Support, and Operations.

• Define Doss’s talent philosophy, hiring standards, recruiting metrics, and organizational workforce planning.

Build and Scale the Talent Function

• Create scalable hiring infrastructure: processes, interview loops, competency frameworks, scorecards, and calibration systems.

• Implement ATS excellence, reporting, analytics, and operational rigor across the recruiting pipeline.

Partner Closely With Executive Leadership

• Collaborate with founders and functional leaders to build hiring roadmaps, define ideal candidate profiles, and prioritize roles across the business.

• Serve as a strategic advisor on organizational design, team structure, compensation strategy, and talent market insights.

Champion a World-Class Candidate Experience

• Build a candidate experience that reflects Doss values: clarity, precision, speed, and empathy.

• Ensure consistent communication, transparency, and operational excellence across all hiring processes.

Lead Sourcing Strategy & Talent Branding

• Develop proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines across all disciplines.

• Elevate Doss’s employer brand through storytelling, events, partnerships, and content that attract top-tier talent.

Build and Manage a Talent Team

• Hire, mentor, and lead a team of recruiters and coordinators as the company scales.

• Foster a high-performance, data-driven, mission-aligned recruiting culture.

About You

• 7–12+ years of recruiting experience, with significant time spent in both technical and GTM hiring.

• Experience leading recruiting functions at high-growth startups or scaling organizations.

• Demonstrated success partnering with founders or executives to build teams from early stages through rapid growth.

• Track record building recruiting processes, systems, and employer brand foundations.

Skills & Qualities

• Deep sourcing expertise across multiple disciplines (technical, product, commercial, operations).

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

• Ability to operate autonomously and create clarity in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

• Data-driven with strong analytical rigor; skilled in ATS optimization, reporting, and funnel analytics.

• Passionate about talent, culture-building, and scaling organizations with intention and craft.

What you’ll get

• Medical, dental & vision coverage

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Lunch in-office 5 days/week (and dinner when needed)

• Flexible/unlimited PTO

• Commuter benefits

• Generous parental leave

Salary for this role is expected to be $180,000-250,000 annually, depending on your experience, skills and team alignment. Final offer will reflect how you map to our current needs.