About Phaidra

Phaidra is building the future of industrial automation.

The world today is filled with static, monolithic infrastructure. Factories, power plants, buildings, etc. operate the same they've operated for decades — because the controls programming is hard-coded. Thousands of lines of rules and heuristics that define how the machines interact with each other. The result of all this hard-coding is that facilities are frozen in time, unable to adapt to their environment while their performance slowly degrades.

Phaidra creates AI-powered control systems for the industrial sector, enabling industrial facilities to automatically learn and improve over time. Specifically:

• We use reinforcement learning algorithms to provide this intelligence, converting raw sensor data into high-value actions and decisions.

• We focus on industrial applications, which tend to be well-sensorized with measurable KPIs — perfect for reinforcement learning.

• We enable domain experts (our users) to configure the AI control systems (i.e. agents) without writing code. They define what they want their AI agents to do, and we do it for them.

Our team has a track record of applying AI to some of the toughest problems. From achieving superhuman performance with DeepMind's AlphaGo, to reducing the energy required to cool Google's Data Centers by 40%, we deeply understand AI and how to apply it in production for massive impact.

Phaidra’s ability to achieve its mission is determined by our ability to work together — as defined by our core values: Agency, Velocity, Craft, and Truth. We seek individuals who embody these values, as they are instrumental in ensuring our team consistently delivers excellence and fosters an engaging and supportive culture

Phaidra is based in the USA, but we are 100% remote with no physical office. We hire employees internationally with the help of our partner, OysterHR. Our team is currently located throughout the USA, Canada, UK, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, and India.

Who You Are

You're a self-starter. You're comfortable with ambiguity and know startup life means wearing multiple hats. You're agile, accountable, curious, and obsessed with improvement, in yourself and others. You like a challenge. You learn from missteps and want to help build a world-class company from the ground up.

As a Technical Recruiter, you'll own the end-to-end pipeline for a set of roles and lead sourcing and screening across the full requisition load, including some of the hardest roles to fill. You'll work closely with Phaidra's People Operations Partner as a true partner in building out our recruiting function, not just executing tasks. You'll operate with moderate guidance and direction, but you're expected to execute independently once a role is scoped. This is a mid-level position for someone who already knows how to run a search and wants real ownership over their roles.

**We are seeking a team member located within one of the following areas: USA (Eastern timezone)

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for a defined set of roles, from intake through offer.

• Source and screen candidates across all open roles, with a focus on hard-to-fill and technical positions.

• Build and manage talent pipelines using proactive sourcing techniques (Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, outbound outreach, referrals).

• Partner with hiring managers to scope role requirements and calibrate on what "qualified" looks like.

• Review resumes and applications, screen against role requirements, and advance qualified candidates.

• Conduct screening interviews, evaluate candidates on qualifications, skills, and values alignment, and give clear input to hiring managers.

• Communicate with candidates throughout the process: scheduling, status updates, and answering questions.

• Maintain accurate, current records in the ATS, including candidate status and hiring metrics.

Key Qualifications

• 3+ years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience, with direct experience in technical recruiting and sourcing.

• Proven sourcing skills: you can build a pipeline from scratch for a role with a thin candidate pool.

• Comfortable operating with moderate direction. You take a scoped role and run with it.

• Experience with an ATS and recruiting software such as LinkedIn Recruiter.

• Excellent verbal and written communication, including strong active listening.

• Excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail.

• Able to work well asynchronously in a results-based environment.

• Demonstrates Phaidra's values: Agency, Velocity, Craft, Truth.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience using Notion, Kula, Claude.

• Experience with recruiting data and metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline conversion, source effectiveness).

• Experience working in a startup.

• Experience in a fully distributed, remote company.

Onboarding

In your first 30 days...

• You will be immersed in an onboarding program that introduces you to Phaidra and our product.

• You will spend time in People Operations, learning how the departments operate, interact, and approach problems.

• You will familiarize yourself with the resources and tools used for hiring and recruitment purposes at the company.

• You will be introduced to the internal stakeholders that you will need to know in order to be successful in your role.

• Screen resumes and applications, identify qualified candidates against job descriptions, and conduct interviews.

• Shadow senior team members through a full recruitment cycle and begin to own roles with guidance as needed.

In your first 60 days…

• You will have a solid understanding of what Phaidra does and how we do it.

• You will have met with team members across Phaidra and started building relationships that will help you to communicate and collaborate cross-functionally.

• You will have developed an understanding of the job requirements for open positions within the organization, including key qualifications and skills sought by hiring managers.

• You will independently source, screen resumes, and conduct interviews.

• You will maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records in the applicant tracking system (ATS), including documenting candidate interactions and interview feedback.

In your first 90 days…

• You will have taken ownership of the entire candidate pipeline for specific roles.

• You will actively source for hard-to-fill roles across the company, not just your own requisitions.

• You will have been fully integrated in the team and with team members across the company.

• You will have set regular meetings with hiring managers to check in and work cross-functionally.

• You will have started to contribute to knowledge sharing throughout Phaidra.

General Interview Process

All of our interviews are held via Google Meet, and an active camera connection is required.

• Initial Meeting with People Operations team member (45 minutes)

• Hiring Manager interview (45 minutes)

• Take Home Exercise

• Culture fit interview with Phaidra’s COO (30 minutes)

We use Kula as our hiring platform. During your interview, Kula's AI Notetaker will record a transcript of the meeting to allow the interviewer to focus on the interview, not the note taking.

Base Salary

US Residents:

• Tier 1 (Largest highest-cost metros): 85,879 USD - 118,084 USD

• Tier 2 (Other major metros): 81,585 USD - 112,180 USD

• Tier 3 (Mid-sized metro areas): 77,291 USD - 106,276 USD

• Tier 4 (All other locations): 72,997 USD - 100,371 USD

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for equity. Final salary will be determined based on several factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, expertise, education and location. In some cases, final compensation may fall outside the posted range. Salary ranges are regularly reviewed and may be adjusted in response to market trends.

Benefits & Perks

• Fast-paced, team-oriented environment where your work directly shapes the company’s direction.

• We are a 100% remote company. 

• Competitive compensation & meaningful equity.

• Outsized responsibilities & professional development.

• Training is foundational; functional, customer immersion, and development training.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (exact benefits vary by region).

• Unlimited paid time off, with a required minimum of 20 days per year.

• Paid parental leave (exact benefits vary by region).

• Flexible stipends to support your workspace, well-being, and continued professional development.

• Company MacBook.

Please note: Not all of Phaidra’s benefits and perks listed above apply to temporary employees such as interns.

On being Remote

We take a thoughtful and intentional approach to remote collaboration. Inspired by pioneers like GitLab, we embrace proven best practices to foster an exceptional remote work environment. Our culture is documentation-first, and we prioritize asynchronous communication to support focus and flexibility across time zones. While we value independence, we stay closely connected through tools like Slack and video conferencing. Weekly all-hands meetings help us align and build strong relationships, and we regularly host virtual team-building activities and social events to maintain a sense of camaraderie.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Phaidra is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Phaidra is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. We welcome diversity and strive to maintain an inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance with completing the application process, please contact us at hiring@phaidra.ai.

E-Verify Notice

Phaidra participates in E-Verify, an employment authorization database provided through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA). As required by law, we will provide the SSA and, if necessary, the DHS, with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization for those residing in the United States.

Additional information about E-Verify can be found here.

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To be considered for any position at Phaidra, you must submit an online application. This role will remain open until it is filled.

Phaidra only hires individuals who are legally authorized to work in the specified location(s) above.

We do not provide employment sponsorship. Candidates requiring visa sponsorship, either now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Candidates who advance beyond the initial screening stage will be required to sign a Non-

Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in order to continue through the interview process.

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of employment authorization verification and applicable background checks, in accordance with local laws and company policies.

WE DO NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM RECRUITERS.