Rishab Sharma

Recruiter

San Francisco, California, United States4 yrs 4 mos experience

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Key Highlights

8+ years of global recruiting experience.
Specializes in AI, SaaS, and Web3 startups.
Expert in building strong teams for growth.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technical Recruiter specializing in SaaS and AI industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical RecruitingSourcing

Other Skills

Account ManagementAnalyticsApplicant Tracking SystemsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Boolean SearchingBoolean StringBusiness NetworkingClient RelationsClosing CandidatesContract RecruitmentCross-cultural Communication SkillsEarly-Stage StartupsEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEmployer Branding

About

👋 I work with founders and leadership teams building early-stage and growth companies, where hiring decisions directly shape speed, culture, and outcomes. With 8+ years of global recruiting experience across the US, EMEA, Canada, Australia, and Asia, I specialize in supporting seed-stage and Series-backed startups in AI, SaaS, Web3, and real-estate-driven platforms. I understand how companies move from zero to their first product, from early traction to scale, and how hiring needs evolve at each stage of that journey. My work focuses on translating business goals into strong teams - partnering closely with founders to hire people who bring ownership, adaptability, and long-term value. I’ve led recruitment initiatives and pilot programs for fast-growing startups as well as Fortune 500 organizations, working directly with senior leaders and operators. Alongside company work, I advise experienced professionals on positioning, interviews, and career decisions, helping them move into roles where they can grow and make an impact. I’m most effective with teams that value clarity, long-term thinking, and building something meaningful.

Experience

Saas & ai technical recruiting - contract engagements

Lead Technical Recruiter — AI & Platform (Contract / Advisory)

Nov 2025 – Present · 4 mos · Jerusalem · Remote

Leading and supporting technical hiring for early-stage and growth-stage SaaS, AI, and technology companies, spanning software engineering, platform, infrastructure, and product teams.
Hiring scope includes:
Backend, Full-Stack, Frontend, Platform, Cloud, DevOps, SRE
AI / ML-adjacent roles including ML Engineers, Data Engineers, Applied AI, and AI Platform teams
Product Managers, Technical Program Managers, and Engineering Leadership
Senior IC through Lead / Principal-level talent
Partner closely with founders, CEOs, CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and product leaders to own end-to-end hiring — role definition, sourcing strategy, outbound outreach, technical screening, interview design, and offer execution.
Experienced in building high-signal pipelines for hard-to-hire SaaS and AI roles, including distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, data-intensive products, and developer-focused platforms, across US, EU, Israel, and distributed teams.
Currently engaged on contract / interim assignments and open to the right long-term, full-time Lead or Senior Technical Recruiter role.

Applicant Tracking SystemsLinkedIn RecruiterTechnical RecruitingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Software as a Service (SaaS)Sourcing+1

Playpower labs

Lead Technical Recruiter

Feb 2023 – Nov 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Jerusalem · Remote

● Managing full cycle recruitment for software engineering roles, strategized and optimized recruitment
processes/interviews, ATS implementation, job descriptions, salary benchmarking, sourcing, hiring full time senior engineers, interns, visual designers, optimising recruitment processes, working with stakeholders and external agencies.

Paradigm

Global Technical Recruiter

May 2022 – Jan 2023 · 8 mos · New York, United States · Remote

New York/Singapore-based Series-A Web3/Fintech startup.
● Managed end-to-end recruitment from sourcing to offers across North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe.
● Partnered with stakeholders and closed 15+ hires in 6 months, handled 5-8 roles with a 30-50 candidate pipeline.
● Conducted hiring intakes, managed candidate databases, managed a team of two sourcers and generated reports.

Rocketpower

Technical Recruiter (On exclusive assignment For Elementum)

Oct 2021 – May 2022 · 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Elementum is a Utah, US based venture backed SaaS/Web3.
● Recruited for Tech Talent mainly for on-site roles in Utah, US with some remote roles.
● Extensively used Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Gem to source, email, and manage candidates.

Escalon services, inc.

Lead Recruiter

Jun 2019 – Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Palo Alto, CA

California-based HR, PEO and Financial services consulting firm.
● Led Escalon's global recruiting pilot project, recruited for their startup clients(3000+). Designed recruitment processes, ATS implementations, and strategies and managed full-cycle recruitment while leading two recruiters.

Spectraforce technologies

Technical Recruiter

Jun 2018 – May 2019 · 11 mos · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

North Carolina, US-based IT services and staffing company catering to fortune 500 companies.
● Worked as a full cycle recruiter from sourcing to closing for Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies such as Facebook/Meta, Motorola Solutions, Verizon, Capital One specializing in software engineering roles.

Success drive systems llc

2 roles

Lead Technical Recruiter

Promoted

Oct 2017 – Apr 2018 · 6 mos

California-based staffing agency that caters Fortune 500 companies in the US.
● Recruited for Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies like Apple, Honda North America, Toyota.
● Led a recruiting team, generated leads, gathered job requirements, produced reports, managed databases (Excel).