Recruiting Lead - Founding Talent Partner

Job Description Recruiting Lead (Founding Talent Partner) Company: Karbon Digital Limited (Docufy AI) Location: Toronto, Canada (Hybrid / Remote) Type: Contract / Part-Time initially with potential FTE conversion Reports To: Co-Founders About Karbon Digital / Docufy AI Karbon Digital is an applied AI company building Docufy AI , an agentic document intelligence platform that transforms unstructured documents into actionable business intelligence. Docufy AI helps enterprises automate document-heavy workflows across industries including Insurance, Financial Services, Healthcare, Legal, and Retail through AI-powered summarization, extraction, fraud detection, risk assessment, grounded Q&A, and document intelligence. We are scaling our engineering, AI research, product, and enterprise GTM teams and are looking for a Recruiting Lead to build a world-class talent pipeline. Role Overview The Recruiting Lead will own the end-to-end talent acquisition strategy for Karbon Digital. This role will partner directly with founders and leadership to identify, attract, evaluate, and close exceptional candidates across engineering, AI, product, sales, and business functions. This is a hands-on recruiting leadership role ideal for someone who enjoys building systems from scratch, creating talent pipelines, and helping a high-growth AI startup scale. Key Responsibilities Talent Strategy & Planning Build and execute a scalable recruiting strategy aligned with company growth plans. Partner with founders and department leaders to define hiring priorities, role requirements, and candidate profiles. Create quarterly hiring plans across: AI Engineering Software Engineering Data Engineering Product Management Enterprise Sales Marketing & Growth Operations Candidate Sourcing & Pipeline Development Build proactive talent pipelines using: LinkedIn Recruiter / Sales Navigator GitHub AI communities University networks Industry events Professional networks Develop targeted sourcing campaigns for highly competitive technical roles. Build relationships with passive candidates and industry professionals. Recruitment Operations Own the full recruitment lifecycle: Job description creation Candidate sourcing Screening calls Interview coordination Candidate evaluation Offer management Onboarding support Implement structured recruiting processes including: Interview scorecards Candidate tracking dashboards Recruiting metrics Hiring velocity reporting Employer Branding Strengthen Karbon Digital’s employer brand within the AI ecosystem. Promote company mission, technology vision, and startup culture. Support recruitment campaigns through: LinkedIn content University outreach AI communities Startup networks Executive & Strategic Hiring Support founder-led hiring for critical positions. Assist with identifying senior engineering leaders, AI specialists, and enterprise executives. Build relationships with technical leaders and industry experts. Skills & Competencies Strong sourcing and networking abilities. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Ability to assess technical talent. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Ability to work independently in a fast-moving startup environment. Founder mindset with ownership mentality. Compensation Competitive startup compensation structure including: Hourly / contract compensation initially Performance-based incentives Potential equity participation for long-term commitment Why Join Karbon Digital? Build the talent foundation of an emerging AI company. Work directly with founders and leadership team. Help shape the future of enterprise document intelligence. Join a company recognized in Canada's AI startup ecosystem. Opportunity to influence hiring strategy, culture, and company growth. Apply to help us build the next generation of AI talent. Requirements Ideal Candidate Profile Required Experience 3+ years of recruiting experience, preferably within: AI / SaaS startups Technology companies Engineering organizations High-growth environments Proven experience recruiting technical talent. Experience managing multiple open roles simultaneously. Strong understanding of software engineering and AI roles. Preferred Experience Experience working in startups from seed to growth stage. Experience hiring: Machine Learning Engineers AI Engineers Backend Engineers Cloud Engineers Product Managers Enterprise Sales Leaders Experience building recruiting processes from zero. Karbon Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.