Johnathan J.

I help founders build best-in-class talent functions during their critical growth phase. I was Recruiter #1 at SoundHound (Voice AI), worked with the early team at Grammarly (SaaS/AI), and built high-performing teams at several other fast-growing AI and SaaS companies worldwide.

I've built recruitment strategies, early playbooks, and processes from scratch, scaled HQs, and led international expansions (China, Paris, Berlin), managed hiring across series-stage funding rounds, and helped scale go-to-market teams during hypergrowth.

I have built, delivered, and operated across the entire talent function:

• Recruitment strategy and infrastructure (not just sourcing)
• Interview processes and hiring criteria (built to scale)
• Documented playbooks and systems (your talent function scales beyond me)
• International expansion recruiting (proven across 4+ geographies)
• Culture and retention strategies
• Compensation and equity frameworks
• Cross-functional hiring (GTM, engineering, ops, leadership)

The systems I've created have led to:

✓ 18-22 day time-to-hire (vs. 60+ industry average)
✓ 60%+ offer acceptance (vs. 35-40% typical)
✓ Scalable processes that work at 50+ and 100+ employees
✓ International hiring infrastructure ready for expansion

Best fit: Early Series startups (20-200 people) scaling rapidly who need someone to own the end-to-end talent strategy.