Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Hi, We’re Franki

Franki is an AI-powered startup transforming how people discover and choose where to eat, drink, and explore. Our platform is built on video recommendations from a passionate community of creators and dining enthusiasts who help people find the best experiences in their area.

We’re a fast-moving, high-ownership team that values creativity and execution. The category is dynamic and fun, and we're building a brand that reflects that energy. If you're the kind of person who has strong ideas and makes them happen, we’d love to hear from you.

Franki is looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to build our in-house recruiting capability from the ground up and reduce our dependency on external agencies. This is a high-impact, build-it-yourself role responsible for full-cycle hiring across every function, while also partnering with our Head of People Operations to shape how we develop and retain the people we bring in.

We need a hunter: someone who proactively sources on LinkedIn, Indeed, and other channels, builds pipeline before a role even opens, and shows up at industry events and recruiting fairs to grow our network. If you treat recruiting like a sales pipeline, outbound-first, relationship-driven, metrics-obsessed, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll do:

- Lead end-to-end recruitment across all functions: sourcing, interviewing, and hiring

- Proactively hunt for talent through outbound sourcing on LinkedIn, Indeed, and other platforms

- Represent Franki at industry conferences, sales events, and recruiting fairs to network and build a pipeline of passive candidates

- Partner with leaders to forecast talent needs, define roles, and craft hiring plans

- Own and maintain our careers page, employer brand content, and LinkedIn company presence

- Manage the recruitment process using data: time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality of hire, and sourced-to-hire ratio

- Select and manage external agency partners only when needed, maintaining control of costs

- Ensure hiring and onboarding documentation (I-9, E-Verify, offer letters, background checks) is accurate, complete, and legally compliant

- Partner with the Head of People Operations to build an internal talent framework: career pathing, succession planning, onboarding, and manager capability in interviewing and talent conversations

- Build dashboards combining recruitment and retention data and present insights to leadership

You're a good fit if you have...

- 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition or recruitment, ideally within a tech or startup environment

- A demonstrated, hands-on history of outbound, sales-style sourcing. Proactively hunting and closing candidates.

- A proven track record running full-cycle recruitment across diverse roles

- Experience managing a company LinkedIn presence and using LinkedIn and Indeed for employer branding, sourcing, and pipeline building

- A track record of attending industry conferences, sales events, or recruiting fairs to build external networks

- A portfolio or work samples of employer brand work

- Experience with employment eligibility verification (I-9/E-Verify)

- Experience administering an applicant tracking system, preferably Rippling

- Strong communication and relationship-building skills with senior stakeholders

- High comfort working autonomously in a fast-moving, fully remote environment

Bonus points if you have...

- A Master's degree or HR certification

- Familiarity with multi-state pay transparency and job posting compliance requirements

- Familiarity with employment-based visa sponsorship processes

- Experience collaborating with HR or People Ops on engagement or development initiatives

Why Join Franki ...

- Own a high-impact function within a growing startup

- Help shape how the brand connects with users, creators, and restaurant partners

- Move fast, test ideas, and lead with creativity

- Join a collaborative, ambitious team that values autonomy a