Scaling.com · 3 hours ago
Senior Recruiter
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$70K/yr - $90K/yr
8+ years expScaling.com partners with founders and growth-stage entrepreneurs to help them scale their companies faster and more sustainably. They are seeking a senior-level recruiter who specializes in identifying, attracting, and closing former entrepreneurs to join Scaling.com as Strategists, playing a critical role in both their culture and the quality of experience delivered to members.
Management Consulting
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end recruiting strategy for entrepreneur-to-Strategist coaching talent, including sourcing approach, outreach messaging, screening criteria, and pipeline management
Proactively source and engage former founders, CEOs, and senior operators through direct outreach and relationship-based recruiting
Build and maintain a robust pipeline of high-caliber candidates across multiple industries, maintaining consistent volume without sacrificing quality
Lead candidate communication end-to-end through early stages: outreach, follow-up, scheduling, screening, and candidate experience management
Conduct high-judgment screens to evaluate entrepreneurial credibility, communication style, coaching aptitude, and alignment with Scaling.com culture—making clear recommendations on whether candidates should proceed
Partner closely with HR and the Strategy team to refine screening standards, calibrate on quality, and ensure consistent decision-making across the funnel
Collaborate with founders/leadership to define and evolve ideal Strategist profiles based on Scaling.com's methodology and evolving client needs
Lead high-level discovery conversations to assess entrepreneurial track record, leadership maturity, scaling aptitude, and cultural alignment
Act as a trusted advisor to candidates throughout the process
Clearly articulate the value proposition of Strategists at Scaling.com (impact, leverage, community, income, purpose)
Skillfully navigate the nuanced motivations, compensation expectations, and transition timelines typical of former founders and senior operators
Track funnel metrics, conversion rates, and quality-of-hire indicators
Qualification
Required
8+ years of recruiting experience, with significant focus on senior, executive, or non-traditional talent
Direct experience recruiting former founders, entrepreneurs, CEOs, or senior operators (required)
Proven success closing highly selective, high-agency candidates
Must have read The Science of Scaling
Exceptional credibility and presence when engaging experienced entrepreneurs
High emotional intelligence and listening ability
Strong pattern recognition for entrepreneurial talent and leadership maturity
Comfortable operating with ambiguity and evolving role definitions
Persuasive storyteller who can clearly communicate mission and impact
Highly organized, process-oriented, and data-informed
Preferred
Experience recruiting executive coaches, operators, advisors, consultants, or fractional executives
Background in executive search, retained search, or high-touch internal recruiting
Familiarity with entrepreneurship, scaling businesses, PE/VC environments, or founder ecosystems
Company
Scaling.com
We help companies scale 10x or more within 3 years. With our innovative insights and framework, we've helped hundreds of companies rapidly scale.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase