Senior Technical Recruiter, AI/ML Research

Responsibilities

• Partner with executives, research leadership, and hiring managers to define and execute hiring strategies
• Lead full-cycle recruiting for specialized AI talent, including researchers, research engineers, applied scientists, and ML systems engineers
• Build and nurture relationships with top AI talent across academia, open-source communities, research labs, and industry networks
• Drive exceptional candidate experiences from initial engagement through offer close, with a strong focus on relationship building and long-term talent cultivation
• Provide market intelligence on AI talent trends, compensation, competitive hiring landscapes, and emerging research organizations to influence hiring strategy and organizational planning
• Collaborate cross-functionally with sourcing, coordination, people operations, and leadership teams to continuously improve recruiting processes and operational excellence
• Design and refine interview processes tailored for research hiring, including technical evaluations, publication reviews, and research presentation loops

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical recruiting experience at high-growth technology companies, with a proven track record hiring exceptional AI researchers, research engineers, applied scientists, or ML infrastructure talent at leading AI labs, hyper-scale startups, or frontier technology companies
• Experience recruiting from both industry and academic pipelines, including familiarity with publications, conferences, open-source contributions, and research communities
• Ability to build trusted partnerships with senior technical leaders and influence hiring decisions through data and market expertise
• Resourceful, adaptable, and creative in solving recruiting challenges, with comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous, high-growth environments with rapidly evolving priorities and hiring needs
• Demonstrated ability to design recruiting processes and talent strategies from the ground up for emerging technical organizations
• Strong execution mindset with the ability to navigate complex searches and close highly competitive candidates in constrained talent markets

Compensation & Benefits

• US base salary range: $165,000 - $210,000 + equity + benefits
• Health insurance and other benefits
• Flexibility in terms of remote work