# Global Head of Talent Acquisition

**Company:** [Lightning AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/lightning-ai)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Recruiting
**Salary:** $240k – $280k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Talent Acquisition, Global Recruiting, Employer Branding, Technical Recruiting, Ai/Ml Recruiting, Sourcing Strategy, Interview Design, Workforce Planning, Recruiting Metrics, Headcount Planning, Pipeline Analytics, Executive Stakeholder Management, Ai-Assisted Recruiting Tools
**Posted:** 2026-08-18

> Leads global talent acquisition strategy and builds the recruiting organization, infrastructure, employer brand, and hiring processes needed to scale AI, engineering, infrastructure, and data center teams. Requires 10+ years of Talent Acquisition experience and a track record building global functions in fast-scaling technology companies.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own global talent acquisition strategy end-to-end, including the team, systems, and processes needed to scale hiring across AI/ML, software engineering, neocloud, and data center functions.
- Partner with technical and executive leaders to translate roadmaps and headcount plans into precise, fast-moving hiring plans.
- Build and lead a high-performing recruiting team, including specialized sourcing capacity for AI, infrastructure, and data center talent.
- Own employer brand and top-of-funnel strategy in competitive technical talent markets.
- Design and continuously improve interview processes, leveling, and evaluation practices.
- Build hiring data infrastructure covering pipeline health, funnel metrics, time-to-fill, offer acceptance, and forecasting.
- Navigate hiring across multiple countries and talent markets in partnership with Legal and People Ops.
- Represent the People function in executive planning conversations on growth, location strategy, and workforce planning.

## Requirements
- 10+ years in Talent Acquisition, including significant experience leading global TA functions at a fast-scaling technology company.
- Proven success building and scaling recruiting teams and infrastructure from the ground up.
- Deep experience hiring for software engineering and AI/ML roles; infrastructure, cloud, or data center hiring experience is a strong plus.
- Track record influencing senior technical and executive leaders on hiring strategy, headcount planning, and organizational growth.
- Experience building and scaling employer brand and sourcing strategy in highly competitive technical talent markets.
- Strong command of TA metrics and data.
- Experience hiring across multiple countries and navigating global talent markets.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills with senior, highly technical audiences.

## Nice to Have
- Direct experience hiring for neocloud, data center, or large-scale infrastructure build-outs.
- Experience building TA functions inside AI-native or deep-tech companies at hypergrowth stage.
- Familiarity with modern sourcing and AI-assisted recruiting tools.
- Experience partnering on workforce and location strategy as part of broader business planning.
- Background scaling a TA organization through a major inflection point, such as Series C+, pre-IPO, or similar.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Annual base salary range: **$240,000–$280,000 USD**.
- Discretionary bonus and meaningful equity component.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents.
- RSUs.
- 401(k) matching in the U.S. and pension contributions in the U.K.
- Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and floating holidays.
- Two-week company-wide winter break.
- Paid parental and family leave.
- Annual professional development allowance.
- Wellness and work-from-home stipends.
- Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after four years.
- Flexible schedules and a hybrid work model for office-based teams.
- Complimentary meals at office hubs.
- Benefits may vary by location, team, and role.

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