Founding recruiter head of talent

️ About GovWell

We the people (and the taxpayers) deserve efficient government — but the software powering government services is 20 years behind the private sector. GovWell is building the AI-powered platform that helps government serve communities better. Founded in 2023, GovWell powers critical services for municipalities and counties in 27 states. GovWell has raised $5.5 million from Work-Bench and Bienville Capital. Read about us in TechCrunch.

 Founding Story

Our mission is deeply personal for us. Ben Cohen, CTO and Co-Founder grew up helping his father — a general contractor — to apply for hundreds of construction permits. Ben’s experiences navigating clunky government websites inspired him to build better solutions for the millions of tradespeople whose livelihoods depend on getting permits fast. Prior to founding GovWell, Ben worked for Uber and Amazon as a Software Engineer, and earned his AB in Computer Science summa cum laude from Princeton.

Troy LeCaire, CEO and Co-Founder, was previously the first employee and Chief of Staff to the CEO at RippleMatch, a NYC-based software startup, helping it grow from $0 to $10M in annual revenue and a $200M valuation over 5 years. Before RippleMatch, he worked for two U.S. senators from his home state of Wisconsin. Troy earned his BA in Government magna cum laude from Cornell and attended graduate school in Political Philosophy at NYU before dropping out to start GovWell.

Role Overview

GovWell is hiring our first recruiting/talent hire to help scale our NYC-based team from 30 to 100+ in the next 2 years. This role reports directly to CEO and Co-Founder Troy LeCaire. WATCH: Role Overview with Troy LeCaire

What you’ll do

• Own sourcing. Generate a consistent flow of quality candidates for open roles through any means necessary, including personal outreach, managing recruiting agencies, hiring contract sourcers, job postings, and social media.
• Own selection. Own and autonomously iterate on processes for candidate selection, including resume review, interviews, and onsites.
• Own recruiting operations. Manage the end-to-end candidate experience, ensuring smooth scheduling of interviews, seamless communication with candidates, and a positive experience for candidates from initial outreach to onsite interviews.
• Own talent brand. Ensure GovWell’s brand has a consistent narrative and visible presence to candidates, including through our online presence, including the website, job sites, and social media.

 Who you are

• 3+ years of recruiting experience at VC-backed tech startups. You know how to compete for elite startup talent in competitive markets because you’ve done it successfully before.
• AI-first mindset. You believe AI is a transformative technology that will have impact society on a broad scale. You live at the cutting edge of the latest tooling and know how incorporate AI into your personal workflows.
• Ambitious & mission oriented. You’d rather have a challenging adventure that pushes you to grow and positively impacts the world than “rest and vest.”
• You align closely with our Core Values.

 Compensation and benefits

Compensation within the posted salary band will be commensurate with experience. All offers will include:

• Competitive base salary + additional incentives for performance.
• Equity / stock options
• Up to 100% of premiums paid by GovWell for medical, dental, and vision insurance for yourself + partner
• Unlimited / flexible PTO