Founding Technical Recruiter

About this role

# Senior Technical Recruiter — Navigate AI

## Why Navigate

At Navigate, we’re building the AI copilot for the physical world—bringing AI, AR, and computer vision to the frontline workforce. We’re starting with construction, a ~$2T industry that still runs on fragmented, outdated workflows.

We’ve partnered with some of the largest construction companies in the U.S. and have access to cutting-edge AI platforms—but the real challenge (and opportunity) is turning that into products people actually use every day in the field.

This is a chance to help build a generational company from the ground up. We’re early, moving quickly, and making foundational decisions about the product, the team, and the company itself. The problems are real, the feedback loops are tight, and the impact is immediate.

Our team is small, highly driven, and deeply product-oriented. We work closely with users, move fast, and take ownership across everything we do. If you’re excited about building teams from first principles, partnering closely with our exec team, and helping shape how AI shows up in the real world—we’d love to work with you.

## Role Overview

As the founding recruiter, you’ll play a foundational role in building Navigate’s engineering and operations teams. This is a full-cycle role with high ownership—you’ll partner directly with hiring managers to define roles, build pipelines, and close exceptional talent.

This isn’t a plug-and-play recruiting role. You’ll help shape how we hire, what great looks like, and how we attract builders who want to work at the edge of AI and real-world applications.

## What You’ll Do

• Partner closely with hiring managers and technical leaders to deeply understand hiring needs and shape role definitions
• Build and manage pipelines of high-quality technical talent across engineering, AI/ML, and product-facing roles
• Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts—from sourcing and outreach through closing and offer negotiation
• Craft compel...