# Recruiter & HR Manager

- **Full-Time**  
- **In-Office** — Los Angeles, CA  
- **People**  
- **5+ years**

## Summary  
Guava's first in-house Recruiter & HR Manager — a recruiting-first role building out the revenue org (sales, customer success, field engineering), growing into Guava's lead HR presence (onboarding, people policies, great new-hire experience) as the company scales. A builder role.

## What you'll do  
- Own full-cycle recruiting for the revenue org: Account Executives, Customer Success Reps, Forward Deployed Engineers.  
- Partner with revenue leadership to define role requirements and build sourcing strategies.  
- Proactively source via LinkedIn, job boards, outbound outreach, and referrals.  
- Screen, interview, and evaluate candidates — move quickly without sacrificing quality.  
- Manage and optimize candidate experience from first contact through offer and close.  
- Track recruiting metrics: pipeline health, time-to-fill, offer acceptance.  
- Serve as Guava's primary HR contact across the employment lifecycle.  
- Lead onboarding for all new hires — smooth, high-quality from day one.  
- Build and maintain HR policies, employee handbook, and people programs reflecting Guava's values.  
- Partner with leadership on compensation benchmarking, performance processes, team structure.  
- Manage compliance with employment laws; maintain accurate records.  
- Identify and recommend HR tools, systems, and vendors for a scaling team.  
- Partner with immigration counsel on H-1B filings, including the LCA and Public Access File (PAF).

## What we're looking for  
- 5+ years recruiting, with a track record closing GTM/revenue roles.  
- Success sourcing and hiring AEs, CSMs, FDEs, or similar GTM talent.  
- Startup/high-growth experience — built pipelines and processes, not just filled reqs.  
- Comfortable running the full lifecycle: sourcing, screening, coordinating, closing.  
- Some HR generalist experience / working knowledge of onboarding, HR policy, employment basics.  
- Highly organized with excellent follow-through; juggle multiple roles without dropping the ball.  
- Clear, direct communicator with strong interpersonal skills and genuine interest in people.  
- Based in or willing to commute to LA; full-time, in-office.  
- Familiar with H-1B processes, specifically the Labor Condition Application (LCA) and the Public Access File (PAF), since you'll work closely with our immigration counsel.

## Nice to haves  
- Deeper HR generalist background: employee relations, comp benchmarking, performance, compliance.  
- B2B SaaS or AI company experience; ATS familiarity (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby).  
- SHRM-CP, PHR, or equivalent; experience building onboarding/handbooks/DEI initiatives.  
- Familiarity with TriNet / Zenefits, the HRIS we use day to day.

## Why Guava  
- Be the first dedicated People hire — shape culture and team from the ground up.  
- Work on technology that matters, in regulated industries where the stakes are real.  
- Direct access to leadership and a real seat at the table for people strategy.  
- A team with deep technical credibility and a decade of regulated production experience.  
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and equity.  
- Salary range: $110,000–$150,000, based on experience and qualifications.