Recruiter

Recruiter

$130k – $170k • meaningful equity

Summary:

• Backed by some of the best in the game – Forerunner Ventures, YC, Lux, Soma, Paul Graham, Joe Montana, Innospark, the founders of Instacart and Dropbox, and many other top angels and funds
• Founders are recent Harvard grads with quant experience at Jane Street and BoA and years of experience as sharp sports bettors
• $300B annually bet on sports in the US and the size of the market is rapidly growing, particularly given the opportunity for operators to capitalize on the sweepstakes business model
• Currently the only way to bet is with retail sportsbooks, which have egregious margins, discriminatory and inefficient practices, and a stale betting experience
• Novig is a sports prediction market that guarantees users the best lines by allowing them to play directly against friends or the market, rather than against the house, making the sports trading experience more efficient, fair, and, most importantly, profitable

What will you do?

• Own the end-to-end recruiting process across technical, product, and business roles from sourcing and outreach to closing.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to define role requirements and build clear hiring plans.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies to attract top talent from both traditional and nontraditional channels.
• Act as the first point of contact for candidates, ensuring a smooth, high-touch experience throughout the process.
• Build and manage a pipeline of qualified candidates to support rapid scaling.
• Drive consistency and rigor in interview processes while championing speed and efficiency.
• Track, analyze, and report on recruiting metrics to help the team make data-driven decisions.
• Represent the company brand externally and act as an ambassador in candidate interactions, events, and industry networks.
• Ensure that every candidate who interacts with Novig becomes an advocate for the company, regardless of whether they receive an offer to join.

What are we looking for?

• 3-6+ years of in-house recruiting experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Proven ability to hire across multiple functions (product, engineering, business/ops) or deep expertise in one core area with appetite to stretch.
• Strong sourcing chops - able to go beyond LinkedIn with scrappy, creative tactics.
• Excellent communication skills; can represent Novig effectively and sell our vision.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple concurrent searches.
• Comfort working in ambiguity with a bias toward speed, experimentation, and results.
• Genuine passion for building teams and shaping company culture through hiring.

Nice to Have

• Experience recruiting at an early-stage startup (Series A/B), where systems/processes weren’t already in place.
• Familiarity with sports, trading, or prediction markets or a demonstrated ability to ramp quickly in new domains.
• Track record of closing senior/leadership hires.
• Ability to build and iterate on recruiting infrastructure (ATS setup, interview training, process documentation).
• Analytical mindset with comfort tracking recruiting funnel metrics and reporting to leadership.
• Existing network of top operators/engineers that can be tapped early.

• Technical chops (basic frontend, no-code, or light scripting experience)
• Experience with creative tools like Figma, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere CC, or others

Who is Novig?

At Novig, we have reimagined the sports betting landscape by building a sweepstakes-based sports prediction market. Our innovative platform allows users to engage in sports predictions without traditional gambling constraints. By leveraging the sweepstakes model, we ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while providing a unique, engaging, and profitable experience for our users. Our goal is to make sports prediction more accessible, fair, and enjoyable.

Novig’s founders, Jacob and Kelechi were sophisticated sports bettors who grew increasingly frustrated by the latency, discriminatory practices, monotony, and non-profitability of the retail sports betting experience.

As the regulatory landscape evolves in the United States, Novig is positioned to become a leading innovator with our unique focus on research and technology.

How does Novig approach compensation?

We are big believers in providing excellent compensation to everyone on the team as we build.

• We offer salaries at the top of the benchmarks you’d find for senior roles at big name companies
• We provide equity to all employees regardless of role. We are looking for people who can grow with us as we scale our team and product, and we think it’s important for all employees, especially our first few teammates, to have significant equity in the company so you have skin in the game and our incentives are aligned.

What benefits does Novig offer?

We are embarking on an ambitious journey and are committed to providing generous benefits, even at this early stage.

• Robust health, dental, and vision plans, covering 100% of health premiums and 90% of dental and vision premiums
• Generous 401(k) plan, matching up to 4% of base salary
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with $1,080 annual company contributions
• $27/day food or commuter stipend when working in our NYC office