Founding Recruiter

The Role:

Arketa is building the modern operating system for wellness businesses — and our team is at the heart of it all. We're looking for our first dedicated People & Talent Lead to own hiring from end to end and lay the foundation for scalable people operations as we grow. This is a high-impact role for someone who wants to be hands-on today and build toward leadership tomorrow.

**What You’ll Do:**

Drive Hiring Strategy

Partner closely with Rachel Lea (CEO) and functional leaders to build a hiring roadmap that supports our ambitious goals across sales, marketing, product, and engineering. Define role requirements, success profiles, and interview plans in collaboration with hiring managers.

Own Full-Cycle Recruitment

Lead sourcing, outreach, screening, interviewing, and offer processes with a sharp eye for quality and speed. Create a smooth, delightful, and human candidate experience from first touch to final offer. Manage our ATS, job boards, and outreach tools — and evolve our stack as we scale.

Source Top Talent

Build diverse, high-quality pipelines using a mix of headhunting, referrals, events, and creative outreach. Focus especially on early hires in GTM and technical roles, where talent is a major unlock.

Build Employer Brand

Collaborate with the team to craft and share our story — through job descriptions, social content, candidate communication, and more. Make Arketa known as the place to build the future of wellness tech.

Lay the Foundation for People Ops

Help us stand up core people processes like onboarding, performance reviews, compensation planning, and team rituals. Create documentation, workflows, and practices that scale as we grow. Champion a culture that is inclusive, ambitious, kind, and grounded in wellness.

Use Data to Guide Decisions

Track and report on hiring metrics like time to fill, pipeline health, conversion rates, and candidate feedback. Use insights to improve process and influence hiring strategy.

What We’re Looking For:

• 3-7 of experience in recruiting, talent, or people ops, ideally in early-stage, high-growth environments
• Proven ability to lead full-cycle recruiting across multiple departments (especially sales, marketing, product, or engineering)
• Experience creating and scaling hiring processes and documentation
• Strong communicator who can manage multiple stakeholders and drive clarity
• Thoughtful about candidate experience, with a high bar for quality and empathy
• Passion for building inclusive teams and a values-aligned culture
• Experience with modern tools like Ashby
• A true builder mindset — ready to roll up your sleeves and make things happen
• Experience in a fast-paced environment, ability to drive clarity and decisions, and organizational skills to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines effectively
• 3 days a week in NYC office

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary, Stock Options, and Performance-based Bonuses
• Comprehensive Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• Annual Company Offsites
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Catered Lunches/Snacks
• Ownership and Opportunity for Advancement

For this role, the estimated annual base salary range is $100,000–$160,000, depending on experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, we offer equity and performance-based bonuses as part of our total compensation package. We believe in compensating fairly and transparently, and we’re happy to provide more detail during the interview process.

Arketa is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce. We actively encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters innovation and creativity, and we welcome candidates who share our values of respect, collaboration, and excellence.