Recruiting Associate

About Adaptive:
Adaptive is a cybersecurity startup on a mission to stop AI-powered cyberattacks, founded by Brian Long and Andrew Jones—proven entrepreneurs behind Attentive (Forbes Cloud 100, $10B+ valuation) and TapCommerce (acquired by Twitter). In April 2025, Adaptive raised $43M, led by a16z and the OpenAI Fund, marking OpenAI's first-ever cybersecurity investment.

As generative AI drives new cyber threats, Adaptive is building the defense layer every organization needs. Our platform combines personalized security training, AI-driven attack simulations, and automated threat triage, all powered by the Adaptive Risk Intelligence Engine to quantify human risk at the individual level. Trusted by top banks, tech companies, and healthcare organizations, we protect teams from emerging threats like deepfakes, smishing, and voice scams. With a solid product foundation and a $200B+ market to transform, we're just getting started.

Role

Adaptive is seeking a Recruiting Associate to help achieve ambitious growth goals for our top-notch technical team in NYC. You will be an integral part of building the candidate funnel, defining recruiting strategies, and developing operating procedures. You’ll interact with founders and department leadership to help them add A+ caliber talent to their respective teams. This is a great opportunity to get first hand experience with rapidly scaling a software company. 

Responsibilities

• Partner with Recruiting Leads and hiring managers to define hiring targets and attract top tier talent.

• Source high volumes of potential candidates for software engineering, product, design, and other roles that arise. 

• Manage recruiting funnel in Ashby ATS. 

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in a highly metrics oriented recruiting agency. 

• High level understanding of technical concepts and terminology.

• Experience building boolean strings to source a high volume of candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter and other platforms.

• Passion for empire building and driving outcomes to build great teams. 

• Experience working with ATS preferred (Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, Bullhorn, etc).

What We Offer

• An opportunity to work on a challenging product that will impact millions of people

• A culture that promotes continuous learning and growth, with access to resources and mentorship to advance your skills and career.

• A supportive, inclusive environment where every team member's contribution is valued.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and a fantastic office atmosphere.

• Premium healthcare and wellness benefits.

Environment

This role is located in New York City, and requires the candidate to work from our office in New York City five days a week.

If you are eager to apply your skills in a dynamic, collaborative environment, and are passionate about building systems that are both powerful and accessible, we would love to hear from you.