Founding Talent
Chariot
People & HR
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Mar 10, 2026
Founding Talent
Category
Operations
Location
New York City
Job Description
In this role, you will play a pivotal part in fueling the company's growth by identifying, attracting, and hiring top-tier talent. You'll own the entire hiring process, partnering closely with Chariot’s leadership team, while designing and executing a strategic approach to recruiting.
You'll lead full cycle recruiting for a diverse range of roles, including highly specialized and leadership positions, ensuring a seamless and exceptional candidate experience along the way. To learn more about Chariot’s hiring philosophy see this page in our handbook.
What You’ll Do As Our First Talent Hire
Lead Talent:
Maniacally focus on building a world class team set on revolutionizing charitable payments
Partner with leadership to understand hiring needs and refine our talent strategy
Coordinate interviews ensuring every candidate who interacts with Chariot has a positive experience
Represent the company brand externally, providing a strong first impression as the primary contact for prospective hires
Build the System:
Identify top candidates for hire through calls, resume screening, and cutting through the noise
Build candidate pipeline through research, networking, events, and out of the box outreach
Set up, maintain, and report on recruiting funnel metrics to ensure we hit hiring goals
About You
Organized and detail-oriented - you can juggle multiple roles and complex logistics
Scrappy and self-directed - you take ownership, use data to drive decisions, and don't need hand holding
Sourcing chops - able to go beyond LinkedIn with scrappy, creative tactics
Strong communicator who builds rapport quickly and acts as a strategic partner to founders and candidates
Bonus: Full-cycle recruiting experience in high growth startups with a track record of closing key roles
What you’ll get from Chariot
At Chariot, we are building modern, end-to-end payment infrastructure making donors' lives easier, and nonprofits' lives better. $500B gets donated to charity each year in the US and the existing technology/infrastructure was still built for our grandparents generation. Chariot is here to change that.
Impact: Increasing nonprofit revenue to and improving operational efficiency for 10,000s of charities that service homelessness, health, education, the environment, and so much more.
An Exciting Challenge: Chariot is doing for charitable payments what Visa did for the banking industry in the 1950s.
De-Risked: Integrated over 85% of the $326B DAF market, onboarded 60,000+ nonprofits, and live with the largest fundraising platforms (GoFundMe, Givebutter, etc.)
Market opportunity: Billion dollar revenue opportunity. Fintech company operating in an untapped $500B market
In Person Culture: NYC office in-person 4x/week (Monday - Thursday) with WFH optionality.
Employee Benefits
Healthcare | Comprehensive healthcare, including options that are 100% covered by Chariot for you |
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Time-Off | Strong time-off policy (18 days PTO and 13 holidays) - take the time off that you want and need to relax and recharge |
Parental Leave | 100% paid parental leave, including 12 weeks for primary caregivers |
Team Lunches | Weekly team lunches |
Dinner on Chariot | Free dinner every day at office past 8pm |
Team Events | Monthly team building events |
Company Retreats | To get away - we all convene 2-3x / year company retreats |
Matching Gifts | Matching DAFs and daily charitable giving through GoodToday |
Pay Transparency
Range: $120,000-$160,000 + Equity Upside.
How To Apply If you're interested in the role or have any questions please email your LinkedIn & Resume to hiring@givechariot.com. If Chariot doesn’t seem right for you, but you know a good candidate, please send them over to our careers page.