# Technical Recruiter

**Company:** [Arena](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/arena)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, California
**Role:** Recruiting
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Full-Cycle Recruiting, Sourcing, Structured Interviewing, Competency Rubrics, Recruiting Analytics, Machine Learning Recruiting, Passive Candidate Outreach, Talent Pipelining, Offer Negotiation, Employer Branding
**Posted:** 2025-12-18

> Technical Recruiter partners with hiring managers on full-cycle recruiting for deep-tech roles, focusing on sourcing passive talent in ML and research, building pipelines, and driving process excellence in a hybrid environment.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Partner with hiring managers to clarify role outcomes, success profiles, and interview plans; prioritize reqs against business goals.
- Run full-cycle recruiting: kickoff → JD refinement → sourcing → assessment → debriefs → offer → close.
- Build pipelines via targeted sourcing (passive outreach, talent communities, events, referrals, and thoughtful job posts).
- Maintain a structured, fair process: define competencies, calibrate rubrics, and uphold a consistent candidate experience.
- Hold a relentless drive for excellence in every stage—calibrating rubrics, tightening loops, and continuously improving the funnel.
- Track and improve funnel health (speed, quality, diversity signals); report weekly and quarterly progress with clear narrative and metrics.
- Drive offer strategy and negotiations aligned to leveling, compensation bands, and market insights.
- Nurture long-term networks of high-potential talent; keep a mapped bench for critical and future roles.
- Partner on employer brand moments (events, content, communities) that attract deep-tech talent.
- Coach hiring managers and interviewers on best practices and candidate excellence.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting in deep-tech environments.
- Proven strength sourcing and closing passive candidates for high-bar roles; skilled at narrative selling and objection handling.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into clear hiring plans, profiles, and processes.
- Experience collaborating across functions and influencing stakeholders at pace.
- Expertise at hiring across Machine Learning and Research.
- Fluency with structured interviewing, competency rubrics, and recruiting analytics.
- Commitment to inclusive hiring and candidate experience.
- A relentless drive for excellence—raising the bar on candidate quality, process rigor, and stakeholder experience.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation and equity aligned to the markets where our team members are based. The base salary range will depend on the candidate’s permanent work location.
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and additional support programs.

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