Senior Recruiter, Heron Data
$145-200k
+ 0.01%-0.1% equity
More information about location
AI and LLMs to automate document-heavy workflows
Open for applications
AI and LLMs to automate document-heavy workflows
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$145-200k
+ 0.01%-0.1% equity
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To save human lifetimes of tedious, white-collar work.
Role
Who you are
- A proven recruiter: you've personally sourced, screened, and closed a high volume of hires across multiple functions. You've done the work, not just managed others doing it
- Experienced in high-growth environments: you've helped scale a company through a meaningful phase of expansion (e.g., 30 → 100+ people), ideally at a startup where speed and talent bar both mattered
- A strong sourcer and closer: you know how to find candidates who aren't actively looking, get them excited about an opportunity, and close them - even against bigger-brand competitors
- Operationally excellent: you can run 5-10 searches simultaneously without dropping the ball. You're organized, fast, and hold a high standard on candidate experience
- Systems-minded but pragmatic: you build structured processes (scorecards, sourcing strategy, funnel metrics) but don't hide behind process when speed is required
- A sharp judge of talent: you know how to separate signal from noise in interviews and can calibrate with hiring managers on what "great" looks like for each role
- Clear and warm communicator: whether it's a hiring pitch, candidate feedback, or a tough conversation with a hiring manager, you communicate with clarity and empathy
What the job involves
- We're hiring a Senior Recruiter to help us build a world-class team at Heron
- This role is all about recruitment: sourcing exceptional candidates, running fast and rigorous hiring processes, and closing great people across engineering, sales, product, and operations
- Heron is 60 people today and could double over the next 12-18 months. You'll be the person making that happen
- You'll own the full recruiting lifecycle: from building sourcing strategies, to running processes to closing offers, and working directly with founders and hiring managers across every function
- Source and build pipelines for our highest-priority roles across engineering, sales, product, and operations. You'll proactively identify and engage candidates, not just post jobs and wait
- Run end-to-end hiring processes - screen candidates, coordinate interviews, manage hiring managers, and keep everything moving fast without sacrificing quality
- Close exceptional candidates - craft compelling offers, navigate competing situations, and sell candidates on what makes Heron special
- Build recruiting infrastructure - set up and improve scorecards, sourcing playbooks, funnel metrics, and interview training so we can hire at increasing scale and quality
- Partner with founders and hiring managers on role scoping, candidate calibration, and market intelligence. You'll have a real seat at the table on hiring decisions
- Own onboarding logistics to make sure every new hire is set up for success from day one
Application process
- 1 or 2 initial ‘get to know you’ conversations
- Take-home challenge - a task which roughly represents the work we would expect from you
- Team interviews - 2-3 hours in-person, mix of skills-based and behavioral interviews
- References
Our take
NY-based Heron Data is using advanced AI and LLMs to automate document-heavy workflows, with its flagship product streamlining underwriting for small business lenders and specialty finance companies. With its automation, customers can deliver their services faster, more accurately, and fairly.
With over 130 clients across industries like fintech, insurance, and law, the future is an exciting one for Heron. As it handles tens of thousands of documents daily, processing over 20M bank transactions, it's in an ideal position for expansion and will be one to watch in coming years.
Kirsty
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2025
$16m
SERIES A
Sep 2020
$1.2m
SEED
Total funding: $17.4m
Company HQ
Kips Bay, New York, NY
Leadership
Johannes Jaeckle
(Co-Founder & CEO)Operations Manager and Managing Director of Segovia Technology UK from 2015 to 2019. CEO and Managing Director of Taptap Send from 2018 to 2019.
Dominic Kwok
(Co-Founder & CTO)Experience as Data Scientist for Spotify and Facebook. Manager of Data Science for Revolut from 2019 to 2020.
Jamie Parker
(Co-Founder & CRO)Experience as Founder of The Student White Tie Company from 2014 to 2016. Associate and Manager of AlphaSights from 2015 to 2020.
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