Founding Recruiting Lead at Garage (YC W24)

About Garage

Garage is a marketplace for specialized vehicles and equipment, starting with emergency vehicles. By automating every part of the transaction—including payments, freight, paperwork, warranty, and financing—we reduce what used to take months down to minutes. We're building the modern platform that powers commerce across America’s essential industries.

We recently closed a $13.5M Series A ($18M in total funding) from Infinity Ventures, Y Combinator, Initialized Capital, FJ Labs, and other top investors. In less than a year, our team has already served customers in all 50 states – and we’re just getting started.

The Role

As Founding Recruiter, you will be the right hand to the CEO and CTO in building the team.

In this role, you will:

• Own the full cycle of attracting top-tier talent to our team across functions
• Implement analytics to track and optimize performance across the hiring funnel
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand their needs and build effective recruiting strategies
• Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies to attract top talent from diverse backgrounds, building strong talent pipelines for future hiring needs
• Champion Garage’s mission and values in the talent market, positioning us an employer of choice
• Continuously refine and enhance our recruitment processes, leveraging data-driven insights to improve efficiency and effectiveness

We’re looking for someone who:

• Loves the energy of a high-growth environment where every day looks a little different
• You have good judgement, high integrity, and a bias towards action

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience recruiting at a startup, with a track record of progression and expanding scope
• Exceptional organization skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines
• Strong communication skills
• Self-starter who thrives in ambiguous environments, and proactively takes on tasks

You could work anywhere, so why Garage?

• We’ve grown revenue 10x in the last year
• We just raised our $13.5M Series A and are well capitalized
• We have a product loved by users– used daily to procure mission-critical equipment across the country
• We’re punching well above our weight– everyone joining at this stage will have outsized impact
• We have a talent dense team operating in a high performance culture, in-person in NYC
• We’re backed by world class investors including Y Combinator, Infinity Ventures, Initialized Capital, FJ Labs, and more

As part of our close-knit team, you’ll be one of the first 15 employees to join alongside the founders. You’ll take on meaningful responsibilities and play a key role in our next stages of growth.

More about Garage

Our values

• Growth oriented. We invest in people who grow as the company grows. We all should be constantly learning
• Humility. Everyone has a lot to give and a lot to learn. We believe in creating an environment where the best ideas win and acknowledging when we are wrong
• Customer focused. We love our customers. Customer success is our success
• Hack to success. We move fast and take big swings. We always aim for a solution that addresses 80% of the problem in 20% of the time. We make informed bets, launch quickly, and iterate

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and stock options
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and all your dependents
• Enjoy daily catered lunches at our New York City office
• Unlimited paid time off every year
• $100 / month wellness stipend
• Bi-annual team offsite

We realize applying for jobs can feel daunting at times. We don’t expect you to check all the qualification boxes and encourage you to apply if you have experience in some of the areas.

The salary range for this role is $110,000 to $173,000 USD base + equity + benefits. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. An employee’s pay position within the wage range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. This compensation range may also be modified in the future.

As an equal-opportunity employer, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where you can be you. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, natural origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected class.