Summation · 1 month ago
Founding Recruiter
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$125K/yr - $150K/yr
3+ years expSummation is building the future of business planning and analytics, empowering organizations to transform complex data into actionable insights. They are seeking a Founding Recruiter to manage the full recruiting funnel, develop processes, and partner with leadership to hire world-class talent as the company scales.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologyPredictive AnalyticsSoftware
Responsibilities
Full-Cycle Recruiting: Manage end-to-end hiring across multiple functions (engineering, product, sales, operations). Own intake, sourcing, screening, coordination, and closing support
Sourcing & Pipeline Generation: Build top-of-funnel pipelines through outbound sourcing, market mapping, tools, and creative strategies. Develop repeatable outreach and candidate engagement playbooks
Candidate Experience: Run fast, structured, and high-quality interview processes that reflect Summation’s culture and values. Ensure candidates feel informed, respected, and excited
Process & Infrastructure: Build and optimize recruiting workflows, tools, and dashboards (ATS setup, pipeline reporting, interview calibration, scheduling processes)
Cross-functional Partnership: Work with hiring managers to define role requirements, assess talent needs, improve the interview process, and make strong hiring decisions
Recruiting Operations: Manage scheduling, scorecard management, feedback loops, and pipeline hygiene across all roles. Maintain accurate ATS data and reporting
Scaling the Function: Help develop Summation’s recruiting brand, interview training, compensation benchmarking, onboarding flow, and early guidelines for hiring excellence
Qualification
Required
3–6 years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, sourcing, or hybrid recruiting/coordination roles
Strong sourcing skills across engineering and GTM roles; experience generating pipelines in competitive talent markets
Track record of managing 10–20+ hires per year and partnering with founders or functional leaders through rapid scaling
Experience running structured recruiting processes and effectively managing an ATS (Ashby preferred)
Exceptional communication and organizational skills; able to keep candidates and hiring teams aligned in fast-paced environments
A hands-on builder who thrives in ambiguous, zero-to-one settings and is motivated to design a recruiting function from scratch
Preferred
Experience hiring in high-growth, early-stage (Seed–Series C) startups strongly preferred
Experience as the first or early recruiter at a startup
Familiarity with compensation benchmarking, basic headcount planning, or recruiting analytics
Experience supporting hiring in technical or AI-focused companies
Benefits
Flexible (Unlimited) Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family
401(k) Plan
Parental Leave
Opportunities for growth and career development
Company
Summation
Summation delivers an AI platform that helps enterprise teams to generate insights, automate workflows, and surface strategic opportunities.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$33.37MKey Investors
Kleiner PerkinsBenchmark
2025-10-01Series A· $21M
2025-10-01Seed· $12.37M
Leadership Team
Ian Wong
Co-Founder & CEO
Recent News
GeekWire
2025-10-10
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