Founding Recruiter

Glide is building the AI operating system for community banks and credit unions. Our white-label platform helps financial institutions launch digital account opening, loan origination, and AI-powered back-office tools that feel as seamless as the best consumer fintech products.

We've raised $20M from world-class investors like Pear VC, Acrew Capital, and the founders of Robinhood and Plaid. Our product has grown from 0 to dozens of multi-billion dollar financial institutions in <2 years, we've 4x'ed revenue since launching, and currently serve millions of end users across the country.

We are reimagining the banking experience from the ground up, and we are looking for a Founding Recruiter who can turn that story into an alluring talent magnet.

The Opportunity

This is a rare chance to build Glide’s talent function from scratch. You’ll partner directly with the founders and leadership team to design and own our hiring strategy, processes, and employer brand as we scale rapidly across engineering, product, design, and go-to-market roles.

You’ll be both strategic and hands-on — setting the vision for how Glide hires while personally driving critical senior and high-impact hires. The work you do will directly shape our culture, velocity, and long-term success.

What you’ll do:

• Own end-to-end recruiting for Glide, from workforce planning and role design to sourcing, closing, and onboarding

• Partner closely with founders and leaders to understand hiring needs and advise on org design and talent strategy

• Build scalable recruiting processes, tools, and best practices from the ground up

• Source and close exceptional candidates across engineering, product, design, and GTM roles

• Develop Glide’s employer brand and candidate experience

• Act as a trusted talent advisor to leadership as the company doubles in size

• Lay the foundation for a future recruiting team as Glide continues to scale

You’ll Be a Great Fit If You:

• Have 5-10+ years of recruiting experience, ideally including early-stage or high-growth startups

• Have hired across technical and non-technical roles and are comfortable recruiting senior talent
  Thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and enjoy building from zero

• Are deeply hands-on and excited to personally own critical searches

• Have strong judgment, empathy, and the ability to influence stakeholders

• Care deeply about candidate experience and long-term culture building

What will make you stand out:

• Experience as a founding or early in-house recruiter at a Seed – Series B company

• Early adopter of new recruiting technologies to create leverage for yourself and your team

• A strong network of top engineering, product, and GTM talent

• Experience partnering directly with founders or executive teams

• A track record of building recruiting processes that scale without slowing teams down

• Passion for fintech, AI, or mission-driven products

And finally, a brief overview of Glide’s benefits package:

❤️ Wellbeing Credits (for US employees)

Besides stellar health, dental, and vision insurance, we offer a $100 monthly health and wellness stipend to help you stay active and healthy!

🥗 Lunch on us (for US employees)

We’re huge foodies, so every member of the Glide team received a $100 weekly stipend for lunch or groceries. No one goes hungry around here :)

🌴 Unlimited PTO and Sick Days

We trust our team to balance their responsibilities and well-being, so our unlimited PTO and sick day policy empowers everyone to take the time they need without unnecessary red tape.

💼 Hybrid Working Environment

We’re an actively expanding team, and in our Madison Square Park headquarters and are excited to grow an engaging in-office culture. Our NYC-based team members will join us in the office three days a week to help make that vision a reality.