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Contrario — Talent Operator

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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

Source, screen, and manage candidates across multiple high-growth startup pipelines. Product feedback loop: Act as the primary power user of Contrario's AI features,

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Type: Full-time | On-site | San Francisco, CA Compensation: Base $80,000–$110,000 + OTE ~$140,000–$170,000+ (uncapped) + Equity 0.01%–0.15% Hiring count: 2 Visa sponsorship: None available Reports to: Not specified on role page (initial screen with Will, Chief of Staff)

Contrario (YC W25) is building an AI-powered recruiting marketplace that connects elite startup recruiters with fast-growing companies through software and operational tooling. Backed by Y Combinator and Nexus Venture Partners, with angels from Hudson River Trading, Stanford, and OpenAI. Customers include 150+ YC and venture-backed startups hiring across engineering and GTM roles.

Founded: 2025 | Team size: 11–50 | Total funding: $2.5M Industry: Consumer Tech / Recruiting Marketplace Website: contrario.ai Office: San Francisco

Proving ground for leadership: The Talent Operator seat is explicitly a launchpad into Account Management, Recruitment Management, or Marketplace Operations based on where you spike.
Uncapped, merit-based upside: Earnings tied directly to revenue from successful placements — OTE ~$140k–$170k+, uncapped.
Ground-floor at a YC W25 marketplace: Be the primary power user shaping Contrario's AI and recruiting tooling as it scales from 200 to 1,000+ customers.

Not available — no intake summary present on the role page.

Talent Operators are the engine of Contrario's marketplace: they run full-cycle recruiting for partner companies while actively stress-testing Contrario's internal AI and tooling, then grow into broader operational or leadership scope.

Responsibilities

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→Master the funnel: Source, screen, and manage candidates across multiple high-growth startup pipelines.
→Product feedback loop: Act as the primary power user of Contrario's AI features, feeding direct input to engineering.
→Relationship management: Bridge candidates and the elite startups Contrario serves.
→Build the playbook: Refine internal operations and recruiting systems as the company scales from 200 to 1,000+ customers.

Tech stack: Contrario internal AI recruiting platform + ATS; integrations with Ashby, Lever, Calendly, Slack.

Requirements

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0 to 2 years in operations, recruiting, or other high-signal backgrounds (consulting, startup sales, etc.)
High agency and output-driven execution
Comfortable managing high-volume, fast-moving workloads
Low ego and highly coachable
Based in or relocating to San Francisco

Extremely high agency, moves without being told, finds the answer before asking
Competitive by nature, motivated by output, numbers, and results
Energized by fast-moving, high-volume environments rather than drained by them
Low ego and coachable, takes feedback immediately, and applies it
Curious about recruiting, talent markets, and how startups hire
New grad or early career with a strong academic foundation (UC Davis, Cal Poly SLO, or equivalent boutique agency background)
Committed to building diverse, inclusive teams. We strongly encourage candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply

Looking for predictable hours or a structured corporate environment
Uncomfortable with high-volume, high-repetition workloads
Needs heavy direction or oversight to execute
Motivated primarily by title or career ladder over output and ownership
Not genuinely committed to in-person work in SF

Salary Base $80,000–$110,000 · OTE ~$140,000–$170,000+ (uncapped)Equity0.01%–0.15%On-site policy In-person, San Francisco Visa sponsorship None available Employment type Full-time Location San Francisco, CA

Perks: Premium healthcare (medical/dental/vision) · Annual offsites (Hawaii, Cancun, Tokyo) · Free lunches & dinners + unlimited snacks/drinks · Monthly wellness stipend · Unlimited PTO

None provided on the role page.

Stage 1 — Pending Approval — Candidates awaiting initial approval. Stage 2 — Initial Screen with Will, Chief of Staff (20–30 min) Stage 3 — Take-Home Sourcing Exercise (2–3 hours, skippable) Stage 4 — Team Panel Interviews Stage 5 — Onsite Work Trial / Working Session (1–2 days) Stage 6 — Offer Extended Stage 7 — Candidate Hired — Candidate accepts and starts.

From role page Talent / expert networks & recruiting tech — AlphaSights, GLG, Guidepoint, Third Bridge Group Limited, hireEZ, Mercor, Turing

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