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On-site San Francisco Full-time Mid-level Recruiting & Talent Acquisition

At a glance

Mid-level Recruiting & Talent Acquisition role at Conversion. San Francisco · full-time · $140,000–$190,000 base.

SalaryStated by Conversion

$140,000 – $190,000

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

This role, from ConversionOur estimate for the market: $115,000–$180,000Median $155,000

The range includes the market median of $155,000 for mid-level recruiting & talent acquisition roles in San Francisco.

Worked out from 117 postings that stated pay, median $155,000. Last updated Oct 28, 2026.

RoleRecruiting & Talent Acquisition

SeniorityMid-level

LocationSan Francisco

WorkplaceOn-site

EmploymentFull-time

Base pay$140,000–$190,000

PostedOct 22, 2026

Role brief

hrroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Run hiring from the first search through offer acceptance for technical and business openings
Work with hiring managers to set a recruiting plan and keep each search progressing clearly
Guide candidates from initial contact to offer with a considered, consistent process
Build and maintain recruiting workflows, including pipelines, documentation, ATS records and interviews
Use recruiting data and market signals to advise on compensation, timing and sourcing priorities

What you bring

One to four years of experience managing recruiting from sourcing through closing
You can recruit across technical and business roles, and use modern recruiting tools to build candidate pipelines
You communicate in a way that earns candidate trust while assessing talent

Who this fits

This role suits someone ready to build recruiting processes while handling searches directly. You'll work in person in San Francisco five days a week.

From the employer

About Us

Conversion is the agentic marketing automation platform for modern enterprises such as Plaid, ClickHouse, Webflow, and Productboard. Our platform lets growth teams run their entire go-to-market motion in one place, from acquisition through retention, with AI agents doing the work that legacy tools like Marketo, HubSpot, and Pardot can't.

We've raised $28M+ from Abstract Ventures, True Ventures, and HOF Capital. The team is based in San Francisco and includes engineers, designers, and operators from Airbnb, Palantir, Pinterest, IMC, Shopify, LinkedIn, and Microsoft.

About the Role

You'll be one of Converion's Founding Recruiters, and help build the recruiting function from the ground up. That means partnering directly with founders and hiring managers to bring in exceptional people across technical and business roles. Furthermore, it includes helping shape the systems, culture, and candidate experience that will define how we grow.

This role is in-person 5 days/week in San Francisco.

What You'll Do

Own full-cycle recruiting across both technical and business roles. This includes sourcing, screening, coordinating, and closing
Partner with hiring managers to build effective hiring strategies and keep processes moving with clarity and speed
Deliver a thoughtful candidate experience from first outreach through offer
Iterate on the recruiting infrastructure: pipelines, documentation, ATS hygiene, and interview processes
Use data and market insights to advise on compensation, pacing, and where to focus sourcing efforts

Qualifications

1–4 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally across both technical and business roles
Bonus points: experience at a high-growth startup/building a recruiting playbook
Familiarity with modern recruiting tools (For e.g. Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, Juicebox, Harmonic) to build and activate candidate pipelines
Experience working with recruiting agencies and calibrating them on ideal hires
Strong communicator who can earn trust quickly with candidates and also filter talent
Comfortable with ambiguity and able to drive execution and defining direction