At some point in the future, every business will answer their phone with voice AI. We are building the platform that makes it possible.
Phonely builds conversational voice AI agents for high volume phone workflows. Our customers use us to qualify leads, book appointments, route calls, and resolve real customer conversations in production. We are growing fast and just getting started, and the team you help us build is what makes that possible.
About the Role
We’re hiring a recruiter to help us find and win great people. This is a sourcing-heavy, outbound-first role: you’ll live in the top of the funnel, hunting for talent and getting them excited about Phonely. It’s a ground-floor seat at a fast-moving startup, which means you’ll learn a ton quickly, get real ownership from day one, and have room to grow into recruiting, marketing, or wherever your interests take you across GTM. If you want to wear multiple hats and figure out what you’re great at, this is the spot.
What you’ll do
• Source top candidates across roles through outbound outreach and creative channels
• Build and run outbound pipelines to keep our funnel full and moving
• Partner with hiring managers to understand what great looks like for each role
• Own a great candidate experience from first message to offer
• Track and manage candidates through our ATS (Ashby)
• Help sharpen our sourcing playbooks and outreach as we scale
• Pitch in across GTM as you grow, recruiting, marketing, and beyond
What you’ll bring
• 1 year of experience or less, we’re hiring for hunger and potential, not resume length
• Any outbound experience is a big plus (BDR, SDR, recruiting, or any role with cold outreach)
• Genuine excitement for talking to people and tracking down great talent
• A bias for action and comfort with a fast, ambiguous startup pace
• Curiosity about GTM broadly and a desire to grow into it
Nice to have
• Experience with an ATS or CRM
• A track record of hitting outbound targets in a prior role
Why join Phonely
We are a team of ex-athletes, founders, and builders with low egos and high standards. We take the work seriously without taking ourselves too seriously. On-site in San Francisco, meals covered, and meaningful equity in a company that is growing fast. You will work directly with the founders and have real ownership over how we grow the team.
Compensation & logistics
• Location: San Francisco, on-site 5 days/week
• Salary: $70K-$80K base
• Commission on top of base
• Offers equity
• Health, dental, and 401k with 4% match
• Meals covered + wellness stipend + annual offsites in cool places
Interview process
1. 15-min intro call to evaluate fit
2. Sourcing/outreach exercise so we can see how you work
3. Final conversation with leadership
Skills Required
- Up to 1 year of experience (hunger and potential prioritized)
- Any outbound experience (BDR, SDR, recruiting, cold outreach)
- Genuine excitement for talking to people and sourcing talent
- Bias for action and comfort with a fast, ambiguous startup environment
- Curiosity about go-to-market functions and desire to grow into GTM roles
- Experience with an ATS or CRM
- Track record of hitting outbound targets in prior role
- Experience tracking and managing candidates through an ATS (Ashby)
What We Do
Phonely is an AI-powered voice agent platform that automates phone interactions for businesses. It uses advanced speech recognition and natural language processing to handle inbound and outbound calls, including appointment scheduling, customer support, and lead qualification. By integrating with existing business tools and databases, Phonely enables companies to deliver consistent, human-like customer experiences while optimizing workflows and driving revenue through intelligent, automated conversational solutions.
