About Adaptive Security
Adaptive is a fast-growing cybersecurity company built for the AI era, founded by Brian Long and Andrew Jones—creators of TapCommerce (acq. by Twitter) and Attentive ($500M+ revenue, $7B+ valuation).
Our mission is to stop AI-powered cyberattacks—deepfake personas, real-time voice phishing, GenAI email threats, SMS phishing, and more. We're backed by OpenAI and a16z, and our customers already include global banks, tech giants, and healthcare leaders.
Our flagship products—Adaptive Phishing and Adaptive Training—simulate advanced AI-driven attacks and train teams to stay ahead of evolving threats. And we’re just getting started: our technical team is building toward an ambitious product roadmap to defend against tomorrow’s AI-powered risks.
Role
Adaptive is seeking a Senior or Lead level Recruiter 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, and quickly grow into an owner of recruiting for entire departments.
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.
Run candidates through process end to end, delivering an exceptional experience for candidates and hiring managers alike.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in a tech recruiting role, ideally with hands on experience hiring Engineers, PM's and/or Designers.
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).
Recruiting agency experience preferred
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.
Top Skills
What We Do
Adaptive is a next-generation cybersecurity platform.
We're working with pioneering security teams to protect critical systems from AI-powered cyber attacks. Our customers today include one of the largest payment aggregators in the United States, hedge funds and private equity firms, regional and national banks, leading technology companies, and critical healthcare systems.
Join us in building the future of cybersecurity.
