Technical Recruiter

About Runway

Runway is a collaborative business planning platform designed to make business intuitively understandable for everyone.

Our Mission : To make business accessible and understandable to everyone. We believe that teams that understand the why behind their work are more productive and make better decisions. True alignment and collaboration come from having a shared source of truth that everyone understands.

Our Approach : Runway replaces traditional spreadsheets with a modern planning platform that brings clarity and context to business operations for all teams - not just finance. Just as Figma made design accessible across the organization Runway does the same for business planning.

Why It Matters : Understanding requires more than just access to numbers; real collaboration happens when teams see how their work fits into the bigger picture. By providing this context Runway helps teams save time and move faster.

Our Customers : World-class companies like AngelList Superhuman ConvertKit Lambda Labs Lob and SandboxVR rely on Runway to run their businesses more efficiently.

Our Investors : We are supported by a select group of investors that we admire including Garry Tan (YC & Initialized) a16z Elad Gil Naval Ravikant Dylan Field (founder of Figma) Eric Ries Claire Hughes Johnson (COO of Stripe) Henry Ward (founder of Carta) Akshay Kothari (COO of Notion) Eugene Wei Lenny Rachitsky Nikita Bier Scott Belsky Soleio Cuervo Balaji Srinivasan and many others.

Working at Runway

Were early so youll have an opportunity to shape not just our product but the company itself : who we work with and how we work together.

We strive to be clear in our communication and over-communicate by default.

Were remote-first so you can work from anywhere in North America. However we also believe in the value of face-time to solve really hard problems so we :

Meet together as a company every quarter in our San Francisco office.

Open up offices in places with many teammates (we currently have offices in SF and NYC).

Make it easy to fly out and meet together.

Below are the values we share as a team so if you like these youll enjoy working here.

Our Values

Give a shit

Giving a shit cant be taught. Its an inner drive that compels you to do whats right and do it well. Have passion take pride and care deeply about your impact.

Create clarity

Cut through ambiguity and reveal the truth. Start with why then answer how and what. Treat problems like puzzles dig deeper and find the right path.

Build trust

With trust its safe to take risks. We get there by being open honest and accountable. Actively listen speak your mind and consistently show up.

Raise the bar

Scrap the status quo and push yourself to create something that wows. Get others excited to do the same. Iterate elevate and dont stop moving forward.

Job Description

Youll be the specialist who brings top engineering talent through the doorsourcing exceptional candidates managing the full recruiting lifecycle and delivering outstanding candidate experiences. Youll partner closely with our Head of Talent and engineering hiring managers owning end-to-end recruiting for engineering roles while helping us scale our technical team.

What youll do

Full-Cycle Recruiting

Own the full recruiting lifecycle for all engineering product and design roles (whether full-stack engineers product managers or designers) ensuring a thoughtful and engaging candidate experience from first touch to offer acceptance.

Serve as a candidates first impression of Runway sharing our mission values and culture in ways that inspire them to engage with us.

Track key recruiting metrics and leverage data to measure effectiveness pipeline health forecast hiring needs and drive continuous improvement in our hiring strategies.

Build and maintain strong talent pipelines through proactive sourcing

Partner with hiring managers on role scoping and interview processes (vs. advising on strategy)

Ensure exceptional candidate experience from first touch through offer acceptance

Build Excellent Talent Pipelines

Source and engage passive candidates through creative outreach strategies leveraging advanced search techniques technical communities and diverse sourcing channels to build strong talent pipelines.

Build long-term relationships with candidates and technical communities creating ongoing pipelines for future hiring needs.

Continue Runways commitment to a diverse team by supporting inclusive sourcing practices.

Were Looking For

4 years of technical recruiting experience especially in startups or high-growth companies with a proven track record of identifying qualifying and closing exceptional technical talent.

Startup DNA - You thrive in fast-paced ambiguous environments where youre building systems from scratch and not afraid to try something new.

A sourcing superpower - Youre skilled at discovering hidden talent through advanced search techniques and creative sourcing channels. You know how to find candidates who arent actively looking and get them excited about new opportunities.

Data-driven approach - You track the right metrics use data to optimize your process and can forecast pipeline health and hiring timelines.

Technical fluency - You can speak credibly with engineers product managers and designers about their work assess technical skills effectively and understand what it takes to build out a great team.

Strategic mindset - You balance high-volume recruiting with maintaining quality anticipate roadblocks proactively and youre comfortable advising hiring managers on hiring strategy market trends and talent density.

Outstanding communication skills - You deliver high-quality recruiting experiences while respecting candidates and hiring managers time. Youre a team player whos comfortable wearing multiple hats.

Commitment to inclusive hiring - Youre passionate about building diverse teams and have experience implementing strategies to source and engage candidates from across all backgrounds.

Process-building experience - Youre comfortable working collaboratively in a modern ATS. Youve built or helped refine recruiting processes interview frameworks and you know how to scale without sacrificing candidate experience.

Nice to Have

Hands-on experience with Ashby; familiarity with sourcing tools and other recruiting platforms

In-house startup experience

A strong network in the engineering product and design communities

Previous experience recruiting for technical roles across multiple specializations (backend frontend infra etc.)

Note to Founders

At Runway our commitment to our mission goes hand in hand with our dedication to cultivating the next generation of entrepreneurs . Around 10% of our team members have been founders themselves and several early employees have successfully exited to start their own ventures - some backed by our founder Siqi Chen who has invested in over 200 startups to date.

By stepping into this role youll help shape and grow an array of customer businesses gaining firsthand insights into diverse operational strategies monetization models and long-term vision planning. Paired with our open and transparent culture Runway offers a uniquely supportive environment for those aspiring to launch their own company in the future.

The base salary range for this full-time position is $160000-$175000 USD generous early employee equity benefits. The range displayed in this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salary for this position. Within the range individual pay is determined by various factors including job-related skills (as uncovered during the interview process) experience and relevant education or training.

Please note that the compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base salary only and do not include equity or benefits.

Key Skills

Sourcing,Talent Acquisition,Taleo,ATS,HR Sourcing,Interviewing,Lever,iCIMS,Human Resources,negotiation,Contracts,Recruiting

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 160000 - 175000