Founding Recruiter

About Neon

Neon is a modern merchant-of-record platform that enables game studios to sell directly to players. We believe game commerce should be open and transparent: every decision visible, every data point accessible, and incentives aligned to the studio. Founded by payments and fintech veterans who are gamers at heart, Neon focuses on partnership first: we share the playbook, co-pilot decisions, and keep complexity off our customers’ plates. We’re replacing black-box systems with clear, fair, developer-centric infrastructure and solutions.

As an early team member at Neon, you’ll have the opportunity to shape and scale our products, making a direct impact on our growth and success. You’ll join a collaborative, diverse team from world-class companies like Apple, Affirm, Unity, and Visa, backed by leading investors including Thrive Capital, Griffin Gaming Partners, Ribbit Capital, and a16z’s SPEEDRUN. If you want to build disruptive technology, challenge the status quo, and help game creators thrive on their own terms, Neon is the place to do it.

About the Role

Neon is hiring a founding Recruiter to hire the next 50 hires, build the recruiting function, and develop Neon’s talent brand. Everything we build for our customers starts with who we hire, and that starts with you. If you love people, love gaming, and love building, we want to talk to you!

What You’ll Do:

• Own and execute the full cycle of recruiting, from sourcing to interviewing to closing

• Evaluate and optimize our current recruiting platform (Ashby)

• Partner with the CEO and other leaders to develop and prioritize the hiring plan

• Create the first hiring handbook, with templates for creating job descriptions and interview guides, plus other resources for hiring managers

• Develop and deliver interview training to managers and interviewers, ensuring an effective and delightful interview experience across roles

• Author v1 of Neon’s talent brand, grounded in Neon’s core values and consistent with customer-facing marketing
  

What We Look For:

• 5+ years hands-on experience in full-cycle recruiting, with 1–2 years of experience creating and scaling recruiting processes

• Demonstrated ability to coach and advise on talent strategy

• Ability to frequently switch contexts while staying on track for goals and deadlines

• Remarkable listening and communication skills

• Authentic enthusiasm for putting the best people in the best jobs

• Excited to work in-office and grow in-person teams
  

Join Neon. Shape the Future of Gaming