Global Talent Acquisition - San Francisco （Intern / Contract） at Plaud (San Francisco, CA)
Plaud· San Francisco, CA·
Role details
Access To Best-In-Class AI Tools · Top-Spec Laptops · High-Performance Workstation Setups · Annual Company Offsites · Team Events · Market-Competitive Compensation
Plaud at a glance
AI note-taking hardware and app that records, transcribes, and summarizes your conversations.
Plaud makes wearable and pocket AI recorders (the Note, Note Pro, NotePin, and NotePin S) paired with an app that transcribes conversations in 100-plus languages, writes summaries and action items, and lets you search across them. It sells the hardware once and charges an ongoing subscription for the AI features.
~$6M (Kickstarter + Carbide Ventures) raised · latest: Bootstrapped; ~$5M from Carbide Ventures (2025) · backed by Carbide Ventures
Summary
Support junior-level hiring, candidate pipeline building, and recruitment operations for Plaud's AI work companion. The role involves proactive sourcing, interview scheduling, and ATS management in a fast-paced tech environment.
Job description
About Plaud Inc. Plaud is building the real-world AI interface for professionals to amplify intelligence, elevate productivity and performance, loved by over 2,500,000 users worldwide since 2023. With a mission to amplify human intelligence, Plaud captures, structures, and compounds the intelligence generated in conversations — so humans can think better, decide faster, and execute with clarity.
Plaud Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated, San Francisco-based company pushing the boundary of human–AI intelligence through a hardware–software combination. With full ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, GDPR, EN18031, and HIPAA compliances, Plaud is committed to the highest standards of data security and privacy protection.
To learn more about Plaud, please visitplaud.ai/www.plaud.ai and follow along onInstagram,twitter.com/PLAUDAI%22%20%5CX,Facebook, LinkedIn, andYouTube
Why You Should Join Us
Plaud is building the next generation intelligence infrastructure and interfaces to capture, extract, and utilize intelligence from what people say, hear, see, and think.
- Plaud is a bootstrapped, skyrocketing, profitable company with a $300M revenue run rate achieved in just three years.
- Define the next-gen paradigm for human-AI interaction.
- Gain exposure to cutting-edge AI for Pro tools and play a direct role in our global expansion.
- Work with passionate teammates who value innovation, collaboration, and customer success.
- Grow your career in a culture that champions continuous learning and fast career development.
- Market-competitive compensation, global exposure, and a vibrant, creativity-fueled work atmosphere.
What you will do
Plaud is looking for a Talent Acquisition Intern to support junior-role hiring, candidate pipeline building, and recruitment operations. They will learn end-to-end recruiting in a fast-paced tech environment while working closely with the TA team to deliver high-quality execution.
High-performing interns/contractors may be considered for full-time conversion based on business needs and individual performance.
- Build and maintain candidate pipelines for junior-level roles through proactive sourcing.
- Manage interview scheduling, candidate communication, and ATS updates with high accuracy.
- Coordinate assessments, hiring logistics, and prepare weekly pipeline status updates.
- Support sourcing experiments and market mapping to broaden talent outreach.
- Assist in employer branding and recruitment operations initiatives when needed.
Skills, qualifications and experience we look for
- Strong learning agility and adaptability — able to pick up tools and processes quickly.
- High attention to detail and reliability in managing coordination and data accuracy.
- Clear, professional communication skills with candidates and hiring managers.
- Curiosity and initiative to test new sourcing approaches and improve workflow efficiency.
- Ability to commit full-time or at least 3 days/week for a minimum of 3 months.
What we offer
- High-Impact Environment Work in a fast-moving, product-driven environment where your ideas directly shape the future of AI productivity.
- Competitive Compensation: $30/h-$40/h base salary+performance bonus.
- Cutting-Edge AI Tools for Productivity Access to best-in-class AI tools, including Cursor, GPT models, Gemini, Claude, and other frontier AI systems to maximize engineering and execution efficiency.
- Best-in-Class Equipment Choice of top-spec laptops, high-performance workstation setups, and cutting-edge Plaud devices for all new hires.
- Team & Culture Annual company offsites, team events, and a culture that values craftsmanship, ownership, and velocity.
Why work at Plaud
- Mission-Driven: The company's philosophy ("Amplify Human Intelligence") is central to its culture, and employees are likely working on a product that directly impacts how millions of professionals work.
- Growth Stage: Rapidly scaling from 2M to a target of 50M users, offering significant career growth opportunities.
- Global & Remote-Friendly: Offices in San Francisco, Singapore, Tokyo, Shenzhen, Seattle, and Beijing – suggests a distributed, cross-cultural work environment.
- Cutting-Edge Tech: Working on the frontier of AI (LLMs, speech recognition, hardware-software integration) with a "Pursue SOTA" (State of the Art) value.
- Values-Driven Culture: Listed values include "Human First," "Act from first principles," "Dare to change," "Use AI to its fullest," and "Let others thrive."
- Perks: One-year warranty on hardware, lifetime customer support, and a focus on data security (ISO/SOC/HIPAA compliance) indicates a mature engineering and operations culture.