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Founding Talent Partner
Kick · Palo Alto, CA, United States · On Site · Active · Rippling ATS
Job facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Kick |
| Title | Founding Talent Partner |
| Normalized title | - |
| Department / team | Operations |
| Location | Palo Alto, CA, United States |
| Work model | On Site |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Salary | - |
| Status | active |
| ATS provider | Rippling ATS |
| Posted / first seen | 2026-04-16 / 2026-05-29 |
| Changed / last seen | 2026-06-06 / 2026-06-06 |
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| City jobs | Active postings in Palo Alto. | Open |
| Department jobs | Active postings in Operations. | Open |
| Work model jobs | Active On Site postings. | Open |
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| Original posting | Canonical source or apply URL captured from the ATS. | Open |
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| Company | Kick |
| Source | e9b1fda8-bc68-484a-83a4-72b5b2e7b1fd |
| ATS provider | Rippling ATS |
Description
company
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.
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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.
Full job record
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| Title | Founding Talent Partner |
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| Status | active |
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| Location Text | Palo Alto, CA, United States |
| Department | Operations |
| Team | — |
| Employment Type | full_time |
| Workplace Type | on_site |
| Remote Policy | — |
| Country | United States |
| Region | CA |
| City | Palo Alto |
| Salary Raw | — |
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| Source URL | https://ats.rippling.com/kick/jobs/92db5f93-a4a6-4206-9754-aa0be2aff269 |
| Apply URL | https://ats.rippling.com/kick/jobs/92db5f93-a4a6-4206-9754-aa0be2aff269 |
| First Seen At | 2026-05-29 07:13:04Z |
| Last Seen At | 2026-06-06 08:45:28Z |
| Last Checked At | 2026-06-06 08:45:28Z |
| Last Changed At | 2026-06-06 08:45:28Z |
| Inactive At | — |
| Source Posted At | 2026-04-16 19:07:51Z |
| Source Updated At | — |
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