Talent Lead

Why you should join usTandem is a generational opportunity to rethink how we bring new therapies to market, and our path to doing so is significantly de-risked – we have:Exponential organic growth: We have product-market fit and are growing rapidly through word-of-mouth. Tandem supports thousands of patients every day, is doubling doctor users every quarter, and is working with the largest biopharma companies in the world.An AI-first business model: Our approach is distinctly enabled by AI, but our business will get stronger (not commoditized) as foundation models improve. We are building durability through two-sided network effects that will compound over time.Top tier investors: With the traction to support conviction in our model, we raised significant funding from investors (including Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Bain Capital Ventures, and Pear VC) to build an exceptional team of engineers and operators.Our number one priority is scaling to market demand. We are looking for individuals who are high horsepower, high throughput, and hyper resourceful to help us increase capacity and grow. We move fast and need to move faster.All full-time roles are in person in New York. You can learn more about working with us in the last section of this page.About the roleAs Talent Lead, you will own the strategy and execution of everything related to hiring — from top-of-funnel sourcing to closing, onboarding, and org design. You will be responsible for ensuring that Tandem stays ahead of its talent curve, not behind it. This role blends operator mindset, systems thinking, and high-urgency recruiting execution. You will build a high-quality, high-velocity hiring engine across technical, business, and leadership roles, while helping the rest of the team raise their hiring bar and make faster, better people decisions.You will partner directly with the CEO and executive team on hiring goals, headcount planning, leveling, and compensation, and build the infrastructure to support it all. You will also coach and manage our early recruiters and help define what great looks like for recruiting at Tandem as we grow. This is a rare opportunity to own the full-stack talent function in a company that takes hiring incredibly seriously and views it as core to its competitive edge. We are committed to making Tandem a company that is known for the quality of its team and that hyper talented individuals dream of joining.This is a demanding role, with a high level of autonomy and responsibility. You will be expected to “act like an owner” and commit yourself to Tandem’s success. If you are low-ego, hungry to learn, and excited about intense, impactful work that drives both company growth and long-term culture, we want to hear from you.If you join, you will:Lead end-to-end hiring across engineering, AI, product, GTM, operations, and leadershipBuild and manage a structured, outbound-heavy recruiting engine that moves fast and hits the barPartner with execs on hiring plans, prioritization, org design, leveling, and compensationOwn recruiting strategy as a business function, forecasting needs, tracking funnel performance, and optimizing hiring ROIManage and coach individual contributor recruiters (starting with a strong founding recruiter already in place)Design and evolve interview processes, candidate experience, and top-of-funnel programsLay the foundation for broader talent infrastructure — onboarding, contractor sourcing, people systems, and employer brandWe’ll be most excited if you have:6–12 years in recruiting, talent strategy, or operations, ideally at a high-growth startup or in a top-tier hiring orgProven ability to build or scale fast, effective hiring engines across functions and levelsStrong analytical and systems thinking — you treat recruiting as a pipeline and understand funnel math, resourcing, and hiring velocityExcellent written and verbal communication, with exceptional ability to pitch top-tier candidates and quality taste for langua ... (truncated, view full listing at source)