Principal Recruiter, Strategic AI Talent

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with the Head of Research Recruiting and research leadership team to define priority talent targets and shape bespoke engagement strategies
• Build and maintain deep market intelligence across frontier AI, research, engineering, and adjacent talent ecosystems, including competitor movement, candidate motivations, and relationship context
• Proactively identify, map, and cultivate exceptional high-profile talent before there is a formal or standard hiring process attached
• Translate weak signals, network intelligence, and market gossip into concrete recruiting actions, outreach plans, and leadership recommendations
• Manage highly tailored candidate journeys that may involve confidential outreach, senior stakeholder alignment, custom evaluation paths, and complex closing strategy
• Coordinate with executive search firms, sourcers, recruiting coordinators, and internal networks to move priority searches forward with speed and discretion
• Serve as a trusted advisor on candidate positioning, timing, risk, compensation, and closing strategy for especially sensitive or high-impact hires

Requirements

• Significant experience recruiting for highly technical, senior, executive, or otherwise specialized talent
• Strong judgment and discretion in handling sensitive candidate conversations and confidential searches
• Strong instinct for talent intelligence: ability to gather market context, read between the lines, and turn incomplete information into useful action
• Track record of building relationships with hard-to-reach candidates who are not actively looking or who require a highly personalized process
• Experience partnering closely with senior leaders and influencing recruiting strategy in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Comfort operating outside the standard process when needed, while still bringing structure, follow-through, and sound judgment
• Deep interest in AI research, technical talent markets, and the broader ecosystem of labs, companies, and people shaping the frontier