Lead Recruiter

About Adaptive Security
NVIDIA and OpenAI’s only AI cybersecurity investment.

Adaptive is a cybersecurity startup on a mission to stop AI-powered cyberattacks. In December 2025, the company announced an $81M Series B led by NVIDIA and Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, and continued support from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the OpenAI Startup Fund, and Abstract Ventures. The round marked NVIDIA’s first AI cybersecurity investment.

Adaptive was founded by Brian Long and Andrew Jones, repeat entrepreneurs who have built and scaled category-defining companies. Brian and Andrew previously co-founded Attentive, which grew to more than $500M in annual revenue and a $10B+ valuation, and TapCommerce, which was acquired by Twitter. Together, they bring deep experience building high-growth, product-led businesses at massive scale as Adaptive builds the security layer for the AI era.

Trusted by leading banks, technology companies, and healthcare organizations, Adaptive protects teams from emerging threats like deepfakes, smishing, and AI-powered voice scams. With rapid enterprise adoption and a $200B+ market ahead, the company is just getting started.

Role

Adaptive is seeking a Senior or Lead level Recruiter to help achieve ambitious growth goals for our top-notch technical team in NYC. You will be an integral part of building the candidate funnel, defining recruiting strategies, and developing operating procedures. You’ll interact with founders and department leadership to help them add A+ caliber talent to their respective teams. This is a great opportunity to get first hand experience with rapidly scaling a software company, and quickly grow into an owner of recruiting for entire departments.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Recruiting Leads and hiring managers to define hiring targets and attract top tier talent.

• Source high volumes of potential candidates for software engineering, product, design, and other roles that arise.

• Manage recruiting funnel in Ashby ATS.

• Run candidates through process end to end, delivering an exceptional experience for candidates and hiring managers alike.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a tech recruiting role, ideally with hands on experience hiring Engineers, PM's and/or Designers.

• High level understanding of technical concepts and terminology.

• Experience building boolean strings to source a high volume of candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter and other platforms.

• Passion for empire building and driving outcomes to build great teams.

• Experience working with ATS preferred (Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, Bullhorn, etc).

• Recruiting agency experience preferred

What We Offer

• An opportunity to work on a challenging product that will impact millions of people

• A culture that promotes continuous learning and growth, with access to resources and mentorship to advance your skills and career.

• A supportive, inclusive environment where every team member's contribution is valued.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and a fantastic office atmosphere.

• Premium healthcare and wellness benefits.

Environment

This role is located in New York City, and requires the candidate to work from our office in New York City five days a week.

If you are eager to apply your skills in a dynamic, collaborative environment, and are passionate about building systems that are both powerful and accessible, we would love to hear from you.