Founding Recruiter

About Kastle

Kastle is building the AI operating system for consumer lending, starting with mortgage. We power $5M+ in transactions every single day and work with some of America’s largest mortgage lenders, helping them scale their contact center and compliance operations using AI agents.

Our goal is to be the system that is used to make and manage every loan in America, and reduce the cost of credit for everyday Americans by making the journey from application to payoff completely touch less.

About this Role

We’re looking for a Senior Recruiter to help scale Kastle. In this role, you’ll own the full hiring lifecycle across technical, operational, and leadership roles. You’ll partner directly with founders and team leads to design and execute on a world-class recruiting process.

In this role, you will

• Own end-to-end recruiting for technical, operational, and leadership roles – from role scoping, sourcing, conversion, to signed offer.
• Partner with company leaders and co-founders to deeply understand business needs, define role requirements, and shape hiring strategies.
• Source and engage top-tier candidates through creative outbound strategies, targeted networking, and market mapping.
• Design and run structured interview processes that assess for both skill and culture fit.
• Manage candidate experience from first touch to close, ensuring every interaction reflects company values.
• Track and analyze recruiting metrics to identify bottlenecks and ensure we meet hiring goals.
• Lead initiatives to improve the Talent function, including branding, operations, and marketing.

Your background looks like

• 4+ years of recruiting experience in fast-paced environments (e.g., high-growth startups, top agencies, or in-house at a leading tech company).
• Proven track record of filling technical and/or operational roles with top talent.
• Strong sourcing skills, with fluency in modern tools, outreach strategies, and candidate engagement best practices.

Bonus points if you have

• Experience hiring for AI/ML, engineering, or sales-focused roles.
• Background in building recruiting infrastructure and processes from the ground up.
• Existing network in AI, data, or deep tech talent communities.
• Take a data-driven approach to track and improve key people and talent metrics across the organization.