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.