Distyl Talent Scout role at Distyl focused on proactively identifying exceptional talent before requisitions exist. Own the front of the funnel and partner with recruiting to build a high-quality talent pipeline.
Responsibilities
Judgement: Form your own view of what exceptional looks like, before the credentials make it obvious, and defend it to hiring managers and founders.
Build the Talent Map: Know the best people in our target markets, where they are, and what would move them. Most will not be looking.
Pursue the Unreachable: When a hiring manager says the profile does not exist, you find three.
Run Scouting Like a Business: Prioritized markets, a pipeline, a cadence, and conversion you understand at every stage.
Own the Outcome: You are measured on the quality of who we land, judged a year in. The funnel numbers are how you get there.
100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents; flexible time off; 401(k), HSA, FSA, and commuter accounts; wellness and family-building benefits through Carrot; in-office lunches
A mission-driven, fast-moving culture that values curiosity, pragmatism, and excellence
Distyl has offices in San Francisco and New York. This role follows a hybrid collaboration model with 3+ days per week (Tuesday–Thursday) in-office.
We're grateful for the strong interest in this role. The best way to get your profile in front of our team is to apply directly through our careers page, where all applications are reviewed. Due to the high volume of interest, we're not able to review or respond to all direct emails or LinkedIn messages. We will be in touch with every applicant once we've completed our review, regardless of the decision.
We believe diverse perspectives make our work stronger and more impactful. We are an equal opportunity employer and evaluate all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Qualification
Outsized Results in a Funnel You OwnedJudgmentPersistent Without EgoDemonstrated Excellence Before ThisWhat Success Looks LikeWithin 6 months
Required
You do not need a recruiting title to apply. You need a track record of deal-making and running a funnel with outsized success: a super-connector, a headhunter, a sports scout , a founder who hired the first twenty, or a background we have not thought of.
Outsized Results in a Funnel You Owned: Pipeline from nothing, conversion well above peers. Bring the numbers.
Judgment: You can tell an impressive resume from an exceptional person, and say why.
Persistent Without Ego: You find a sixth way through a closed door, and the people you did not land still respect you.
Demonstrated Excellence Before This: Academic, commercial, entrepreneurial, competitive, or otherwise.
What Success Looks Like
Within 6 months: a map of the best people in our priority markets, a pipeline of people who were not looking, and hires on the team that conventional recruiting would not have found. The test is simple: are we winning people who would otherwise have been unknown to us, and getting better at it every quarter?
