Technical Recruiting Lead

The Opportunity

You will own some of the most important hires in the company—from engineers and machine learning talent to finance, operations, and product managers who will help shape Layer's future. You won't wait for requisitions to open. You'll build relationships early, cultivate talent communities, and know who's exceptional before the market does. You'll sit shoulder-to-shoulder with hiring managers, learning how they think, understanding what "great" looks like, and helping them separate signal from noise. You'll become a trusted storyteller for Layer Health—bringing our mission, team, and vision to life for candidates who have countless opportunities competing for their attention. You'll treat sourcing like a craft. Whether it's a clever Boolean string, a niche community, a warm introduction, or a completely unconventional path, you'll find talent where others aren't looking. You'll use data to inform decisions, but you'll trust your instincts too. You'll constantly refine what's working, improve hiring velocity, and elevate hiring quality. You'll help build the recruiting function, not just operate within it. Processes, systems, candidate experience, employer brand—your fingerprints will be everywhere. You'll have a seat at the table. Leadership will look to you for perspective on talent markets, hiring strategy, and how to build an exceptional organization.

Your Background

• You have 8+ years of experience recruiting technical talent and a track record of helping high-growth companies scale.
• You get genuine satisfaction from finding the person nobody else found. Sourcing isn't a task for you—it's a puzzle you enjoy solving.
• You quickly recognize patterns. After a conversation or two, you can tell the difference between a strong candidate and a truly exceptional one.
• Candidates trust you. People return your calls, respond to your messages, and remember their experience working with you long after a process ends.
• You are naturally curious. You enjoy understanding how products work, how engineering teams are structured, and what motivates top technical talent.
• Ambiguity energizes you more than it frustrates you. You don't need a playbook—you enjoy helping write it.
• You move with urgency and ownership. When something matters, you make progress rather than waiting for permission.
• You're comfortable working inside Greenhouse (or a similar ATS) and understand that great recruiting is equal parts relationship-building, process, and execution.

Bonus points if you've recruited in healthcare, AI, machine learning, or other highly technical environments where the best talent is difficult to find and even harder to convince.

Compensation

Expected compensation range for this role is $150,000-200,000 salary. Compensation is dependent on experience and overall fit to our role.