People & Talent Specialist (Founding role)

Job Title: People & Talent Specialist (Founding Role)

Work Style/ Location: 100% Onsite, NY, NY

Type: Full-Time

BizFirst is supporting our client in identifying a People & Talent Specialist (Founding Role) to lead recruiting and culture-building efforts for a growing US office. This is a founding role with high autonomy and high impact. You won't be filling reqs. You'll be building something.

Our client is a fast-growing global data and AI consultancy with operations across three continents. They've built a consultant-first culture anchored in real investment in their people, proprietary training, and deep partnerships with platforms like Snowflake, Databricks, and Google Cloud. The US arm has the backing of an established global brand with the energy and ambition of a New York startup.

Your mission is twofold: hunt the most brilliant technical minds in the data and AI ecosystem, and build a culture so compelling they never want to leave. You'll have a seat at the table to define what this company's culture means in the US market. You'll be the face of the company to elite Data Engineers, Cloud Architects, and DevOps specialists.

Culture & Community (The Heartbeat)

• You're the "Vibe Keeper." You'll define and protect the values, ensuring that as the company scales, it doesn't lose the scrappy, smart, and social energy that makes it special.
  
• From curated team offsites and mixers to meaningful employee engagement initiatives, you'll make sure distributed and local teams feel like one unit.
  
• You'll represent the company at industry events, partner with channel sales teams, and turn the office into a hub for the NY tech community.
  

Talent Architecture (The Growth Engine)

• Move beyond the LinkedIn cold spray. You'll leverage a deep, existing network of technical talent in Data, Cloud, and Fintech to build a world-class consultancy.
  
• Design a high-touch, frictionless interview process that mirrors the company's technical sophistication. Make every candidate feel like they're joining a mission, not just a job.
  
• Partner with leadership to forecast hiring needs and build a sustainable pipeline that outpaces competitors.
  

This role is People & Culture first, recruiting second. You set the tone for how people experience this company, from first touchpoint through their entire career here.

• 4+ years technical recruiting (Data/AI/Cloud).
  
• Bachelors preferred but not required.
  
• The Culture Builder: High-energy and intentional about how a team feels. You don't just attend the happy hour, you're the one everyone gravitates toward. You think about what makes people stay, not just what gets them in the door.
  
• The Technical Recruiter: 4+ years recruiting in Data, AI, Cloud, or Engineering (agency or in-house). You speak the language of Data & Analytics, you know LinkedIn Recruiter cold, and you go beyond it into curated networks and communities most recruiters never touch.
  
• The Brand Ambassador: You know the New York tech scene: the events, the meetups, the rooms where data and AI talent actually spend time. You'll be the company's face in those circles.
  
• The Storyteller: You turn a complex technical vision into a compelling human narrative. Every candidate should feel like they're joining a mission.
  
• The Grinder: Agency-level grit. Building a team from scratch in a new market is hard. You don't stop when the first outreach doesn't land. You find a way.
  
• The Founder's Mindset: Comfortable with ambiguity. A lack of process isn't a problem, it's your opportunity.
  

• Autonomy: They hire adults. They don't micromanage; they empower.
  
• Impact: You will personally hire the first 50+ people in this office. Your thumbprint will be on everything.
  
• Growth: As the company scales, your role evolves. You're not just joining a team; you're building your own.
  

Your work matters, and so do you. Here's what's waiting:

• Proprietary learning academy with 100+ custom modules
  
• Mentoring program with a Senior Support Lead
  
• 360-degree progress reviews with real feedback, not fluff
  
• Guilds, regular training, and peer learning
  
• Paid certifications across all major platforms
  
• Hackathons and innovation days
  
• Kudos and recognition programs
  
• Socials, book clubs, Data & Drinks, and team building days
  

BizFirst is a recruiting firm built for companies that got tired of being account #47. We place talent across AI and data, GovCon, finance and operations, and telecom infrastructure. Every search is led by a senior Delivery Lead managing just 3 to 4 clients total. The result: candidates in days, a single point of contact from kickoff to placement, and a 94% retention rate past 90 days.