People & Talent

Few people get to build a bank from scratch. Even fewer get to build one at a moment when banking itself is being reinvented.

The dollar is the best product in the history of the world, with practically infinite global demand, but distribution is broken. Global clearing runs on legacy banks that are closed 115 days a year, built for humans and take two days to settle. Augustus is the update to the internet era. We received conditional approval from the OCC to charter America’s first stablecoin-native clearing bank that is always open, made for machines, at the speed of compute.

We are a group of operators, unicorn early employees, ex-founders and people who walked away from degrees because they believe this is an industry and career defining opportunity. We're backed with $40M from Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, Creandum and founders of Ramp, Deel and Circle.

We are regulated in Europe and live with Euro and Stablecoin clearing today. Now, we are building the US team from the ground up, while continuing to grow rapidly in Europe.

Augustus is standing up the team, the office, and the culture at the same time. You are here to make that happen. For the first six months the focus is recruiting: building pipelines, closing hires, and protecting the bar. Over time the role grows - onboarding, business partnering, and whatever else a fast-growing regulated startup needs from a sharp, low-ego people person who gets things done.

You are the first People hire on the ground in the US - working closely with the founders and senior leadership.

• Months 1-2: You get up to speed on the company, the open roles, and the hiring bar. You start building pipelines immediately - LinkedIn, GitHub, referrals, niche communities. No dry days. You own candidate communication end-to-end: outreach, follow-up, scheduling, and keeping things moving.

• Months 3-4: Recruiting runs at full pace with no handholding. You know the hiring bar well enough to push back on hiring managers when something doesn't feel right. You start owning onboarding for new US hires - making sure day one is set up properly and the basics work.

• Months 5-6: You have a track record of closed hires. Recruiting is still the core, but you start growing into broader people responsibilities - employee relations, business partnering conversations with managers, and contributing to the people infrastructure Augustus needs to win.

We believe that throwing smart people with high agency at big problems produces the best outcomes. The people who succeed here share the following traits:

• Relentless: You can't leave something broken. You don't stop because it got hard or because no one is watching.

• Set The Bar: You're harder on yourself than anyone else would be. You don't need external accountability to care about quality.

• Shape The Game: You don't wait for a playbook and you don't need one. You walk into genuinely new territory and figure it out. You move before anyone asked you to.

• Systems First: You don't solve problems by adding people or effort. You build systems that make the problem smaller. Your first instinct is to automate, not to handle it manually.

This role is for you if:

• You automate the admin so you can actually focus on the people.

• You have great taste - you know which companies produce exceptional talent, what a strong profile looks like at a glance, and where the best people are before they're looking.

• You are obsessive about the bar - you can smell a bad hire before the interview ends, and you don't let pressure change that.

• You understand the business - the model, the challenges, the kind of person who will actually thrive here - and you hire for it.

• You get hires across the line. You follow up before they go cold, handle the objection before it becomes a no, and remove every blocker between the candidate and the offer.

• You want to grow into a broad people remit over time, not stay in a pure recruiting lane forever.

This is not for you if:

• You need a clear scope to do your best work.

• You want to work 9-5.

• You are not interested in the business.

• You want to work remotely.

• You want to work in a stable, well-resourced people function with established playbooks.

• 2+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in a high-growth startup or tech environment.

• Based in New York or willing to relocate. This is an in-office role.

• AI-native.

• Exceptional written and verbal English - precise, confident, persuasive.

• Comfortable operating as a generalist from day one; recruiting is the entry point, not the ceiling.

Compensation packages at Augustus include base salary, equity, and benefits. New hire offers are made based on a candidate's experience, expertise and geographic location. The annual US base salary range for this role is $100,000-$130,000 + equity.

• Career Growth: You will be given more responsibility and pushed to grow faster than ever before.

• Network: Your peers are brilliant, highly motivated people. These people will be foundational in your future opportunities.

• Real Participation: Employees are shareholders. You will think and act like an owner.

• Perks & Benefits: Relocation support, visa support, the latest Apple gear (MacBook + AirPods), lunch benefit, gym benefit, a beautiful office in the heart of the city, 4x on-/offsites per year, and an annual development budget.

• Health & Insurance: Our US team receives comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans. We are offering 401(k) retirement plans.

Augustus is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive and where different viewpoints and experiences are valued and respected. Augustus will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, age, parental or veteran status.