Kick

Automated bookkeeping and tax optimization platform

Founding Talent Partner

Generalist Recruiting +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

Has 3–6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally with 1–2 years at a high-growth startup.
Has personally closed hires across go-to-market and technical roles.
Has experience as an AI-native recruiter, leveraging new technologies to find candidates.
Sources proactively through outbound channels rather than relying only on inbound applications.
Can sell a mission-driven startup to candidates weighing offers from larger companies.
Can manage 8–12 open roles at a time.
Uses sound judgment to assess people and identify candidate quality beyond credentials.
Is comfortable building processes from scratch rather than inheriting an established playbook.
Is based in the Bay Area or willing to relocate to Palo Alto, California.

Responsibilities

Own the full recruiting life cycle, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer management, and candidate closing across go-to-market, engineering, product, and operations roles.
Partner with founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, build scorecards, and calibrate on candidate quality.
Build recruiting infrastructure from scratch, including applicant tracking, interview processes, structured and automated feedback loops, and employer branding.
Source proactively through LinkedIn, networks, events, and creative channels.
Track and report recruiting metrics, including pipeline health, time-to-fill, and conversion rates, to continuously improve the process.
Represent the company as a first point of contact for candidates.
Work in person at the downtown Palo Alto location 4–5 days per week.

Desired Qualifications

Recruited for applied AI and/or fintech companies in the Bay Area and/or Toronto.
Built recruiting technology and processes from the ground up.
Hired for accounting, bookkeeping, or financial services roles.
Worked at a company during its growth from 20 to 100 employees.
Has a network in the Bay Area and/or Toronto startup ecosystem.
Partnered with or managed external recruiting agencies.

Why Kick

Kick is an applied AI company building the first self-driving bookkeeping experience. We’ve raised $20M from OpenAI, General Catalyst and Google Ventures to help millions of Business Owners and Accountants to automate the boring stuff–so they can focus on what matters most.

What You’ll Do

Own the full recruiting life cycle; including sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, managing offers, and closing candidates across GTM, Engineering, Product, & Operations roles
Partner directly with the founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, build scorecards, and calibrate on candidate quality
Build Kick’s recruiting infrastructure from scratch (e.g., applicant tracking, interview processes, structured & automated feedback loops, and employer branding)
Source proactively through LinkedIn, networks, events, and creative channels
Track and report on recruiting metrics (pipeline health, time-to-fill, conversion rates) to continuously improve the process
Be a stellar first impression of Kick for every candidate

Ideal Candidate

Has 3-6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally with 1-2 years at a high-growth startup
Has personally closed hires across GTM & technical roles (not just one or the other)
Has experience as a AI-Native recruiter, leveraging the newest technologies to find great candidates
Scrappy and resourceful sourcer who doesn’t wait for inbound applications
Strong closer who can sell a mission-driven startup to candidates weighing offers from bigger companies
Highly organized as this role will manage 8-12 open roles at a time
Excellent judgement on people with an ability to pattern match on quality, not just credentials
Comfortable building process from scratch rather than inheriting a playbook
Based in, or willing to relocate to, Palo Alto, CA (4 - 5 days / week in office)

Bonus if you have

Recruited for Applied-AI and/or FinTech companies in the Bay Area and/or Toronto
Experience building the recruiting tech & process stack from the ground up
Hired for Accounting, Bookkeeping, or Financial Services roles
Worked at a company during the “20 to 100 employees” growth phase
A network in the Bay Area and/or Toronto startup ecosystem
Partnered with or managed external recruiting agencies.

Location

Downtown Palo Alto, in person, 4-5 days per week
1 block from the Palo Alto Caltrain Express stop
Candidates should be based in the Bay Area or open to relocation

What We Offer

Top-of-market $160,000–$200,000 total compensation + meaningful equity
Employee-friendly equity (QSBS eligible)
100% employer paid medical, dental, and vision benefits
Apple laptop/headset, health/commuter stipends
Daily lunch and unlimited Verve coffee.

About the Company

Kick

Automated bookkeeping and tax optimization platform

Kick.co is a fintech platform that helps small business owners, freelancers, and creators manage money through automated bookkeeping, tax-deduction optimization, and cash-back opportunities. By linking their debit or credit cards, users have income and expenses automatically categorized, while AI guidance pairs with human support and community tips for tax advice. It partners with Blue Ridge Bank N.A. to provide banking services, rather than acting as a bank itself. The goal is to save users time and money by simplifying finances, improving tax outcomes, and increasing cash back.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Seed
Total funding: $12M
Headquarters: Palo Alto, CA
Founded: 2021

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