As a Founding Recruiter at Toma, you will be integral in building our Talent team, connecting directly with the CTO and CEO to recruit top engineers and operators. Your responsibilities will include maintaining job postings, managing hiring roadmaps, and utilizing AI recruiting tools to discover the best candidates. Your goal is to ensure that Toma has the talent necessary to lead in the automotive AI industry.

To succeed as a Founding Recruiter at Toma, you will need 2-3+ years of experience in talent operations with a proven track record of hiring for high-caliber technical roles. Exceptional people skills and familiarity with AI recruiting tools are also essential. While not mandatory, experience in using our recruiting stack would be an added advantage.

At Toma, we leverage AI recruiting tools to enhance our hiring processes significantly. As a Founding Recruiter, you will have the opportunity to innovate by using these tools to source candidates more effectively, helping us to identify top talent who might not be actively seeking new opportunities.

Toma boasts a unique company culture characterized by creativity and camaraderie, comprising individuals with diverse professional backgrounds. As a Founding Recruiter, you'll be part of a small, driven team focused on building groundbreaking solutions for the automotive industry while supporting each other's growth and success.

The Founding Recruiter role at Toma is designed to evolve as the company scales. You will have the opportunity to shape the Talent team and processes from the ground up, positioning yourself as a crucial leader within our organization as we expand and continue to innovate in the automotive AI space.

To attract top engineering talent, I would leverage AI tools and networks, utilize data-driven insights to identify where high-caliber candidates are engaged, and emphasize Toma's innovative culture and impactful mission in outreach efforts.

I prioritize roles based on their impact on the business and urgency as communicated by the leadership team, ensuring that the most critical positions receive the attention they require while keeping communication transparent with candidates.

In a previous role, I faced a tight deadline to fill a senior engineering position. I resolved it by collaborating closely with the engineering team to clearly define essential qualifications and requirements, refining my sourcing strategies, and using AI tools to enhance candidate outreach.

A strong company culture is built on transparency, collaboration, and shared values. As a Founding Recruiter, I would contribute by ensuring alignment between hires and our cultural values and promoting open dialogues among team members to foster a supportive workplace.

To assess cultural fit, I would focus on behavioral interview questions that reveal a candidate's values, work style, and team interactions while cross-referencing with Toma’s established culture to ensure alignment.

I've utilized various applicant tracking systems and AI-powered recruitment tools to streamline candidate sourcing, management, and communication, making the hiring process more efficient and effective.

I balance speed and quality by implementing structured interview processes that maintain thoroughness while also ensuring rapid communication and decision-making among the hiring team.

Feedback is crucial in recruiting. I actively seek feedback from candidates and hiring teams to refine processes, improve candidate experience, and ensure that we continually attract the best talent.

I am excited about the opportunity to influence Toma's growth and talent acquisition strategy while working with an exceptional team that is reshaping the automotive industry through innovative AI solutions.

I believe metrics such as time-to-fill, quality of hire, candidate satisfaction, and diversity of candidates are critical for evaluating the effectiveness of recruitment strategies and making informed adjustments.