Shortstorybox

Founding Recruiter

San Francisco · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 450 days ago

Outbound SalesRecruitingWriting

About the role

You'll work directly with the CEO to find the best people to join us across Operations, Styling, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Client Experience, and more.
The best talent people don't just follow a process-they invent it.
You'll decide what "good" means, how we find those people, and how we close them.

Full Cycle Recruiting: Own the full-cycle recruiting across roles
Talent Strategy: Work with founders and hiring managers to set hiring goals, scope new roles and develop talent roadmaps
Sourcing: Build and run outbound sourcing strategies to reach top talent
Manage Talent Infrastructure: Including Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, and hiring data
Talent Operations: Own candidate coordination, recruiting tools, and continuously improve our hiring processes and structures
Brand Building: Build out Short Story's brand and values with authenticity, empathy, and clarity in every candidate interaction
Our mission is to create a seamless shopping experience for millions of petite women so they can dress with effortless confidence.

You can operate as team of one-rolling up your sleeves to source, coordinate, and close.
7+ years of experience in recruiting, with at least 3 years in a startup or high-growth environment.
You can operate as team of one-rolling up your sleeves to source, coordinate, and close. You'll work closely with the CEO and HR Manager, but you'll be the one figuring out what needs to be done and doing it.
You think like a founder: high judgment, bias for action, and ownership mentality.
You write outbound messages that actually get responses and know how to search for the right people in non-obvious places.
You're smart with tools - Ashby, Linkedin, and using AI to automate the repetitive parts.

As a fast-growing startup, we're revolutionizing retail with a data driven learning system that leverages customer feedback to create tailored products.
We've been recognized by top publications like Forbes, Fortune and are backed by leading investors who share our vision of building the world's next great consumer brand.
Competitive salary and equity compensation
Excellent benefits and versatile health, dental, and vision coverage plans
Paid parental leave

✨ Transform Lives. We're customer-first. Everything we create exists to give her confidence.
⚡️ Demand Excellence. We deliver only our best work, in Fit and Finish. We obsess about details others overlook.
💪 Embrace Challenges. We see obstacles as opportunities to invent better solutions.
💡 Think Differently. We get a thrill from finding better solutions others haven't seen.
The best talent people don't just follow a process-they invent it. You'll decide what "good" means, how we find those people, and how we close them.
This is the kind of role where you'll look back years from now and see your fingerprints on the entire company. This is an opportunity to be the architect behind a high-performing, mission-driven team at one of the fastest-growing ecommerce startups.
Short Story is an award winning, technology powered retailer dedicated to petite women 5'4" and under.
We're building a company with intention and purpose.
Our culture thrives on data insights, exceptional commitment to fit, and the urgency to move quickly on what matters.

This listing is sourced directly from Shortstorybox's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.