Founding Recruiter

Founding Recruiter

About the job

This is a founder's seat, not just a desk. VoltForce is out to build the best recruitment agency in the world for the deep-tech and Climatech startups reshaping how the physical world is powered, sourced, and produced, and we are hiring a Founding Recruiter to help us build it. Not just a book of your own, the firm itself. You come in with real equity, a genuine say in where VoltForce goes, and an uncapped split that climbs the more you bill. You help shape the brand, win the clients that define us, and grow the business alongside the founder.

This is for the recruiter who has always believed they could build it better. Here you get to.

You win new clients, put VoltForce in front of the sector, and turn a name people are starting to notice into one they seek out. You run a full agency 360 desk in one of our three verticals, you own a share of what you help build, and you do it from wherever you want, on your own hours.

You would not be starting cold. There are live searches on the desk right now, real roles with real clients, that you pick up and bill from day one. You earn while you build, both your own book and the firm underneath it.

About VoltForce

VoltForce is building the premier network of senior specialist recruiters for the companies reshaping how the physical world is powered, sourced, and produced. We give the best recruiters in the world the platform, the focus, and the freedom to deliver a level of value the old agency model never could. We recruit across three verticals, Climatech, Advanced Materials, and Industry 4.0, for early and growth-stage companies from Pre-seed through Series C across the US and Canada.

Filament is how we do it. Our self-hosted, self-built recruitment platform is designed to maximize efficiency and give every client a real-time view of their pipeline. It is the best tooling you will have worked on, and an edge no competitor you pitch against can match.

What we expect

• Help build VoltForce alongside the founder: the brand, the client base, the reputation in the sector
• Win new clients through your own network, market mapping, and presence, and turn them into repeat business
• Put VoltForce in front of the market: the events, the content, the operator relationships that turn into inbound
• Own search execution end to end: talent mapping, outreach, evaluation, submittal, interview management, and close
• Take briefs directly from founders, CTOs, and VPs, and be the senior voice from first call through offer
• Negotiate terms, fees, and offers, and develop creative solutions for our clients and the business
• Work in Filament and keep every client's pipeline honest: real stages, nothing padded
• Help shape how the firm grows: the verticals we push into, the clients we chase, and the standard we set
• Bring a client-first mentality rooted in ethical recruitment practices

Must-Have Requirements

• 5+ years running a full 360 desk, from business development through close, with a genuine billing history you can speak to in detail
• Direct recruiting experience in at least one of our core verticals: Climatech, Advanced Materials, or Industry 4.0
• 3+ years of demonstrated new business development experience: you can point to clients that exist because of you
• The self-direction to run an autonomous desk without a manager
• The appetite for a founder's seat: commission-only cash plus equity in the firm, and the conviction to build something, not just bill it

What you get

• Equity in the firm. A real ownership stake, so when VoltForce wins you win with it, for the long run and not just this year.
• A real say. A founding seat where you help shape how VoltForce grows, pick the clients you chase, and build a book that is yours.
• Uncapped, high commission. An industry-leading split that climbs the more you bill, with performance bonuses on top. The harder you work, the bigger your share of every fee.
• Work from anywhere. Fully remote, permanently. No office, no return-to-office, no relocation, ever.
• Your own hours. Set your own schedule and run your desk your way. No clock to punch, no one auditing your calendar.
• The best tooling in the business. Filament, our own platform, so your time goes to clients and candidates, not admin.
• A warm desk on day one. Live, billable searches waiting for you, so you earn while you build.
• A shot at the best in the world. Help build the recruitment agency the deep-tech and Climatech world actually wants, own a piece of it, and have real impact on how it gets built.

The details

Location: Fully remote, with travel to industry events and client sites as you see fit to support your desk
Reports to: Founder
Employment: Full-time, commission-only cash, plus equity in the firm
Compensation: Uncapped. A tiered split that climbs as you bill, with performance bonuses on top, plus a real equity stake in VoltForce. We walk you through the full ladder on the first call.
Schedule: You set your own. Fully remote, permanently, with no return-to-office and no one auditing your calendar.
Level: Founding team, with a path into leadership as your desk grows to demand direct reports

An honest word on how this works. This is a founder's deal, not a salaried job. Your cash is commission-only, no base, straight from what you bill. That is exactly why the ceiling is uncapped. On top of it you take real equity, so you own a piece of the upside you help create. The benefits here are not a health plan and a company badge. They are ownership, freedom over where and when you work, a share of every fee that no capped seat will match, and a warm desk from day one. For the right person that is not the catch. It is the whole appeal.

It's ok if you don't check all the boxes. We hire for the capacity and the drive to learn and grow. If there is something you haven't done, but you are capable, please apply!

VoltForce does not work on a Corp-to-Corp (C2C) basis.