Founding Recruiter

About Joyful Health

Joyful Health is revolutionizing the financial operating system for healthcare providers, aiming to restore joy by resolving the complexities and inefficiencies that cause $125 billion in lost revenue annually for medical practices. Our AI-driven platform simplifies financial workflows, empowering providers to focus on patient care. After extensive real-world collaboration as fractional CFOs, we recently secured $22M in Series A funding led by prominent investors.

Role Overview

As we accelerate growth with over 10 urgent hires, we seek a Founding Recruiter to design and lead our talent acquisition function from the ground up. This role demands full ownership of recruiting processes including sourcing, closing, employer branding, and systems optimization at startup speed. Expected to be based in New York City, candidates should be comfortable working onsite three days a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for multifaceted roles across engineering, product, operations, sales, marketing, and revenue cycle management simultaneously.
• Establish and refine recruiting infrastructure such as ATS optimization, interview design, scorecards, sourcing strategies, and transparent metrics reporting.
• Leverage AI-powered tools and automation to enhance every recruiting phase, boosting efficiency and output of a one-person team to that of several recruiters.
• Develop and maintain an impactful employer brand, overseeing online presence and ensuring a compelling candidate experience.
• Collaborate closely with hiring managers to elevate interview standards and improve candidate engagement and closure rates.
• Scale the recruitment function by building and leading a team within the first year.

Milestones for Success

• Within 30 days: Comprehensive understanding of open roles and teams, ATS automation implemented for critical positions, active sourcing pipelines launched, and a 90-day recruitment strategy formulated.
• Within 90 days: Multiple hires completed, recruitment metrics established and regularly reported, AI processes demonstrably increasing speed and quality, interview training deployed, and employer branding materials live.
• Within 6 months: Recruitment recognized as a competitive advantage company-wide, hiring plan on target, a recruitment team formed, enhanced employer reputation, and data proving AI's efficiency in hiring.

Candidate Profile

• Deep alignment with Joyful Health’s mission to innovate healthcare financial systems.
• Minimum 5 years recruiting experience, preferably within high-growth startups, including owning or leading recruiting functions and ATS implementation.
• Strong engineering and product recruitment skills with successful experience filling go-to-market and operational roles.
• Proficient in AI-powered recruitment workflows, capable of creating automations that triple typical recruiter productivity.
• Experience or familiarity with healthcare or healthtech talent acquisition is advantageous but not mandatory.
• Start-up mindset: agile, ownership-driven, adaptable in ambiguity, with strong candidate selling skills and high output.

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive base salary between $140,000–$160,000 plus significant equity participation.

Work Environment and Values

• Engage in meaningful work that impacts clinicians’ financial wellbeing and healthcare practice sustainability.
• Enjoy autonomy and a leadership role that shapes company direction from its early stages.
• Continuous learning and growth with access to founders, advisors, and funded professional development.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, unlimited paid time off with a minimum of 10 days, and flexibility to support personal wellbeing.
• Fun and collaborative culture with regular team activities and off-sites.

Additional Information

Candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those with unconventional career paths, are encouraged to apply regardless of meeting every criterion.