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OpenAIOpenAISan Francisco, CA

Technical Sourcer, Research

Identify and engage world-class AI researchers and scientists through targeted sourcing, outreach, and relationship-building to support OpenAI's research hiring goals.

137k – 240k/yr
HybridRecruiting

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Build highly targeted searches that deliver candidate profiles with precision
  • Craft thoughtful approaches to candidate outreach that will engage even the most passive talent and cultivate relationships with high priority targets over the long-term
  • Develop and utilize creative strategies to discover non-traditional, research-adjacent, and/or up and coming talent
  • Partner closely with hiring managers across OpenAI to develop customized sourcing strategies and advise them on the market
  • Take a highly organized and data driven approach to candidate tracking and funnel metrics
  • Represent OpenAI and engage with candidates at conferences and events

Requirements

  • Significant experience sourcing specialized Engineering and/or AI talent across a range of highly technical domains
  • Deep interest in AI research and a desire to engage directly with global research communities
  • Demonstrable success in sourcing and hiring top technical talent at a premier tech company and/or high-growth startup
  • Ability to drive multiple complex searches in parallel while maintaining a high quality bar and exceptional stakeholder + candidate experience
  • A passion for the research and mapping components of sourcing; it's a long game

Skills

SourcingTalent AcquisitionAi ResearchTechnical RecruitingCandidate EngagementPipeline DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementData-Driven RecruitingConference EngagementRelationship Building

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