Hike is building the vertically integrated AI operating system for device-based care. We make software and hardware for the $60B+ DMEPOS market: Hike Intelligence automates intake and revenue cycle with AI agents, Hike Clinical runs point of care, and SoleForge, our 65,000 sq ft facility in Peoria, IL, 3D prints custom medical devices at a scale few facilities in North America can match.
We raised $22M from investors including SAGA Ventures. We are scaling fast, and every hire we make right now changes the trajectory of the company.
The roleYou will be our first dedicated talent hire. You own recruiting end to end: sourcing, pipeline, process, closing, and candidate experience. Today that means being a full-cycle recruiter with your hands on every search. As we grow, this role grows into our recruiting leader, building and managing the talent function. Fun Fact: we’ve only had 2 offers declined in the history of Hike, over 75+ hires.
We hire across very different worlds: engineers and designers in SF, sales and clinical roles nationally, and manufacturing talent in Peoria. You will learn to recruit for all of them.
What you will doRun full-cycle recruiting for open roles across engineering, GTM, clinical, and operations
Source relentlessly. The best people we hire will not apply through a job board.
Partner directly with the CEO and hiring managers to scope roles, calibrate bars, and close candidates
Own the ATS (Ashby), pipeline metrics, and interview process quality
Build the machinery: structured interviews, scorecards, referral programs, employer brand
Tell the Hike story well enough that a staff engineer at a hot AI company takes your call
Manage agencies and contract recruiters when searches call for them
Over time, hire and lead recruiters as headcount demands grow
4+ years of full-cycle recruiting, with meaningful time in-house at a startup
You have closed hard searches yourself: technical roles, senior leaders, or competitive markets
Sourcing is a strength, not a chore. You can show pipelines you built from cold outreach.
Strong writer and communicator. Candidates should leave every touchpoint more excited than they arrived.
Organized enough to run 6+ searches at once without dropping candidates
Judgment on people. You will be the first filter on everyone who joins this company.
Ambition to lead. This role becomes Head of Talent as we scale.
In person in San Francisco
First talent hire at a company that just raised $22M and is in full growth mode
Direct partnership with the founders on every key hire
A genuinely differentiated story to sell: AI, healthcare, and a 65,000 sq ft factory that 3D prints medical devices
Clear path from Talent Lead to Head of Talent
Competitive comp, meaningful equity, full benefits
Skills Required
- 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including in-house startup experience
- Proven success closing difficult searches (technical roles, senior leaders, competitive markets)
- Strong sourcing skills with demonstrable pipelines built from cold outreach
- Excellent written and verbal communication; strong candidate experience
- Ability to run 6+ searches concurrently without dropping candidates
- Strong judgment on people as the first filter for hires
- Ambition to grow into a talent leadership role (Head of Talent)
- Work in person in San Francisco
What We Do
Foot pain is the new plague amongst manufacturing workers and other workers of all types. It’s a costly issue for employers and increases absenteeism while lowering morale. Hike provides the highest quality, most affordable, and most scalable integrated solution to solve this problem for employers. We provide insoles that are shaped precisely for each foot using our ShapeCapture technology.
Why Work With Us
We're changing an industry with our ShapeCapture technology, and broadening the access to affordable foot healthcare to millions of Americans. Our founding team is young and we're dedicated builders. We're backed in a revolving fashion by a large scale clinic operator doing $25M revenue yearly- Hike is stable. We offer generous ESOPs and benefits.
