Talent Associate

Decagon Decagon · Vertical AI · San Francisco, CA · People

Decagon is hiring a Talent Associate to support their recruiting operations and deliver exceptional candidate experiences for their conversational AI platform company. This role is for early-career recruiting professionals or those looking to pivot into recruiting, offering hands-on experience across the full recruiting lifecycle.

What you'd actually do

  1. Coordinate interviews and manage onsite logistics with precision and care
  2. Champion a white-glove candidate experience from first touch to close
  3. Take ownership of talent-related projects and process improvements
  4. Drive operational excellence and streamline recruiting workflows
  5. Contribute to top-of-funnel efforts through sourcing, application review, and outreach

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree required (any field)
  • 2+ years of experience in recruiting or another fast-paced, people-focused role
  • Experience working on competitive or high-performing teams
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and energized by building from scratch

Nice to have

  • hardworking
  • driven
  • eager to grow your career in a Talent function
  • sharp eye for talent
  • instinct for what “exceptional” looks like

What the JD emphasized

  • scale
  • ambitious hiring goals
  • high-impact recruiting operations
  • early-career recruiting professionals
  • full recruiting lifecycle
  • high-caliber team
  • competitive or high-performing teams
  • building from scratch