Founding Head of Talent
We’re growing headcount >100% in the next year, and we’re looking for our Founding Head of Talent to build and scale the team that powers Elyos. You’ll be shaping what it feels like to work at Elyos.
Location: Old Street, London, UK (Onsite, 5 days a week)
Mission:
We’re building the next generation of customer service with AI Agents. Our AI-powered voice agents answer calls, manage customer accounts, and book more jobs. We are taking over call centres—starting with field services—and scaling fast.
About elyos.ai
We founded Elyos in June 2023 and took part in the Y Combinator S23 Batch. After living in San Francisco for 4 months and raising a $3m seed round, we’ve been growing revenue 50% month-on-month and expanding the team rapidly. It’s been wild so far!
Why join us?
We’re growing headcount over 100% in the next year, and we’re looking for our Founding Head of Talent to build and scale the team that powers Elyos.
This is a major leadership role - working directly with the Founders to design world-class hiring processes, build a high-performance culture, and ensure every new team member ramps successfully.
You’ll own everything from tech recruiting to onboarding to performance management. You’ll shape what it feels like to work at Elyos.
Key Responsibilities
Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
Own end to end hiring for engineering, GTM and operations
Build and run high quality and high velocity recruiting engine
Create sourcing strategies to attract exceptional talent globally
Deliver a world class candidate experience, representing Elyos AI with clarity and energy
Build an amazing employer brand for Elyos
Performance, Culture & Development
Build lightweight but powerful performance management frameworks
Shape culture during a period of hyper-growth
Partner with Founders to define career paths to build the most talent-dense team
Onboarding & Employee Experience
Design and deliver seamless onboarding
Get new joiners productive, fast
Who you are
4+ years in tech recruiting and talent acquisition
Experience hiring engineers and technical roles in high-growth start-ups
Strong understanding of performance management and people management
Excellent communicator and high EQ
Able to thrive in fast paced environment where you build as you go
Excited about AI and to work with an amazing team
About the Role
We’re looking for exceptional talent to join our growing people organisation.
Start date: immediate
Salary: Leading comp and performance bonus
Progression: Opportunity to build and lead the full People and Talent function as we scale
This is a rare opportunity to shape the team, culture, and talent engine of a company scaling at breakneck speed.
- Locations
- Elyos HQ
Colleagues
About Elyos
Elyos is a London based AI company backed by Y Combinator (YCS23). We build AI voice agents for call centers starting with field services. We integrate with a range of different CRMs to take actions in the same way that a human call center agent does.
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