Talent Partner

About the role

We're hiring a Talent Partner to help build the team at Base. You'll initially focus on Ops & G&A hiring, with the opportunity to expand into broader business, field operations, technical, and leadership recruiting over time. We're looking for someone who can operate as a true generalist and eventually recruit across the company as we scale. This is not a back-office recruiting role. Talent Partners at Base sit alongside founders and hiring managers, own searches end-to-end, and directly shape who joins the company. You'll be a strategic partner to the business, a steward of our talent bar, and one of the people responsible for building the company itself. Prior recruiting experience is not required. We care more about judgment, drive, communication, and the ability to learn the craft quickly than whether you've held a recruiting title before. Many of the best recruiters are exceptional operators first. The Talent team at Base is small, lean, and deeply embedded in the business. We operate as true partners to founders and hiring managers, not as a support function. Each Talent Partner owns searches end-to-end and has direct visibility into the company's highest-priority hiring decisions. We also help define the company from the very first conversation with a candidate. We set expectations around pace, ownership, and performance. We help candidates understand the mission and what excellence looks like at Base. And we maintain the standard for who joins the team. Every hiring decision shapes the company's talent density. Protecting that bar is one of our most important responsibilities. Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive. Our Values First Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. Principles > rules. Operate at Base Pace: Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing. Give & Get Feedback: Be direct, be humble, and maintain a growth mindset. Everyone's an Owner: Follow through on commitments and own results. Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: Drive clarity and make calls with imperfect information. Committed to the Mission: Rebuilding the grid is a big challenge. We work hard because we care deeply about the impact we're creating. We work in-person. It's not a 9-to-5. We are all-in. Fun & Optimism Coexist with Grit: Collaboration and celebration co