Founding Recruiter / Talent Leader
Meadow Memorials and Cremations
We’re looking for someone who builds companies through talent.
- This isn’t in-house (you'll work across multiple companies).
- It’s not agency (no volume quotas or client politics).
- And it’s not investor talent (you’ll actually build).
Two paths:
- Path A: Senior IC. You lead critical searches and build the engine alongside Jan/founders.
- Path B: Talent Leader. You own the engine end-to-end and lead TA strategy for the company you’re embedded in.
In both paths, the goal is the same: build the hiring machine, then hand it off and rotate to the next company.
About Boulton & Watt
Our studio launches one company at a time, deliberately and with conviction. Our first two, Moxie (Series C, $25M ARR) and Meadow (Series A, market leader in LA), are transforming overlooked industries. They also proved that great teams are the difference between good ideas and lasting companies. You’ll work as part of the founding team.
The Role
This is a hands-on role for those who want to see how far great execution can actually go: recruiting that makes companies take off. The hires you make will determine whether our companies win.
- Full-cycle recruiting: Own sourcing, selecting, and closing for roles, embedded in one company at a time.
- Search craft: Your sourcing engages excellent and non-obvious talent and you win them over.
- System building: Design the tools, process, etc. that make our recruiting engine faster every month.
- Founder partnership: Work directly with founders on talent strategy, role design, and making the right calls.
- Range: Partner on executive searches and People projects to broaden your scope.
What Success Looks Like
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6 months:
- 8–10 key roles filled at Meadow, nailed recipe for core roles, also hired a unique role.
- Recruiting systems clean, candidates moving fast, founders trust your process.
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12 months:
- Recruiting runs as an engine, not a project.
- You’ve codified sourcing and process playbooks.
- You’ve begun owning leadership searches end-to-end.
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24 months:
- You’re mentoring new recruiters and driving hiring strategy across the studio.
Who You Are
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4+ years startup recruiting experience (in-house, agency, or both).
- Strong sourcing skills and talent market knowledge.
- High-agency, driven, and resourceful.
- Excellent communicator who builds trust fast.
You love early-stage company building.
Commercial: you understand the business so you can tailor hiring to it.
Why Join Us
Few roles give you this level of exposure to company building. You’ll work at the intersection of business, talent, and strategy: helping shape not just who gets hired, but how teams scale and cultures form.
- Work across multiple early-stage companies, not just one.
- Learn the mechanics of talent systems and company building.
- Low-ego, high-output culture.
- Operate like a founder: recruiting + systems + judgment
- Strong equity upside.
Role can be hybrid or remote: All companies are remote-first, most of the B&W team is around NYC with a co-working space in Brooklyn.
We’ll calibrate starting scope to your experience, but we’re hiring for the same thing: someone who can grow into (or immediately operate as) the interim founding talent lead.
If you want to see how far great recruiting can go when it’s core to the business, this is that role.