Scale our team across business and technical functions, driving high-quality hiring processes and shaping our recruitment strategy in a fast-paced startup environment.
We the people — and the taxpayers — deserve good government. Yet today, interacting with government services is often frustrating and inefficient. GovWell is building the AI operating system transforming how governments serve communities, starting with local agencies.
GovWell replaces legacy software for municipalities and counties, empowering public servants to radically streamline public services and cut internal processing time for permits and licenses by up to 90%.
Founded in 2023, GovWell powers 5,000+ mission-critical processes for agencies in 30+ states serving millions of residents. The company has raised $10M in seed funding from Work-Bench and Bienville Capital, and the team works in person at GovWell HQ in New York City. Read more about our founding story in TechCrunch.
A mission that matters: Building AI-powered products to fix outdated government systems isn’t just a technical challenge—it’s a historic opportunity to improve our foundational relationship with government and ensure trillions of tax dollars result in high quality services. WATCH: Mission & Vision with CEO & Co-Founder Troy LeCaire
Real-world impact: GovWell’s product is the system of record for government services that affect millions of Americans. From streamlining permitting for small businesses to accelerating affordable housing development, your work will make an immediate difference.
Join a startup in hyper-growth: We’ve found product-market fit and are scaling the business very quickly (6X ARR growth in the last year). As an early team member, you’ll learn what it takes to build a successful startup. You’ll work closely with the founders while enjoying exceptional autonomy and ownership over your work.
GovWell is hiring a Senior Recruiter to help us scale our team across business and technical functions. This role will own hiring for our go-to-market and business teams end-to-end, while also supporting technical hiring as needed.
You’ll partner closely with hiring managers across the company to run high-quality, efficient hiring processes from intake through close. You’ll be responsible for sourcing, screening, and guiding candidates through the funnel, while ensuring a strong candidate experience and consistent evaluation standards. You’ll also play a key role in shaping how we hire as we scale, helping build repeatable processes, improve signal in our interviews, and ensure we consistently raise the bar.
This role is ideal for someone with an in-house or embedded agency background who is comfortable operating with ownership, moving quickly across roles, and stepping into technical hiring when needed.
We have a hybrid work culture that combines regular in-person collaboration at our New York City office (3+ days per week) with flexibility to work remotely.
Own full-cycle recruiting for business and go-to-market roles, including sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, and closing candidates
Partner closely with hiring managers to define role requirements, calibrate candidate profiles, and run structured, high-signal interview processes
Build and manage top-of-funnel pipelines through outbound sourcing, referrals, and creative channel development
Support technical hiring as needed, quickly ramping on role requirements and partnering with functional leaders to drive searches forward
Improve recruiting processes and systems, including interview design, scorecards, candidate experience, and funnel tracking
4+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in-house or in an embedded agency model
Strong full-cycle recruiter with experience owning searches from kickoff through close
Proven ability to hire for business roles such as business development, sales / GTM, marketing, customer success, operations, etc.
Comfortable stepping into technical roles, able to learn requirements quickly and run effective processes with hiring managers
Strong sourcer with experience building outbound pipelines and engaging passive candidates, experience with agents is a plus
Clear communicator who can set expectations, push for alignment, and keep processes moving without friction
Highly organized and execution-focused, able to manage multiple roles and priorities simultaneously
Motivated by building elite teams and excited to operate in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Strong alignment with our Core Values.
Compensation within the posted salary band will be commensurate with experience. All offers will include:
Competitive base salary.
Equity / stock options.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) program.
Flexible PTO.
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GovWell builds an AI-powered platform designed to transform how local governments serve their communities, focusing on modernizing complex services such as permitting and licensing. With a reach of over 3,000 critical processes across 29 states, GovWell is changing the game for local agencies and their constituents.
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