Lead Technical Recruiter

Quick Facts

• Role: Lead Technical Recruiter

Description

Lead critical technical searches across AI/ML, engineering leadership, backend, infrastructure, web, and mobile. Own search strategy and talent mapping, personally source and assess senior candidates, and set a high bar for technical profile evaluation. Partner with engineering leadership to calibrate interview standards, coach recruiters, and improve recruiting quality and speed using pipeline reviews and recruiting data.

Responsibilities

• Lead highest-priority technical searches across AI/ML, engineering leadership, backend, infrastructure, web, and mobile
• Build search strategies and talent maps for scarce global AI and engineering talent
• Personally source, engage, assess, and close senior and difficult-to-hire candidates
• Define and apply high standards for technical profile assessment
• Partner with engineering leadership to define hiring profiles and calibrate interview standards
• Coach technical recruiters on sourcing strategy, assessment, candidate engagement, and closing
• Review pipeline quality and recruiting data to identify failing searches and adjust strategy
• Develop repeatable recruiting practices to improve quality and speed as hiring scales

Requirements

• 7+ years of technical recruiting experience, including significant ownership of senior and difficult engineering searches
• Strong track record hiring high-quality engineers through direct sourcing and headhunting
• Deep familiarity with technical talent markets and strong understanding of software engineering and AI/ML profiles
• Ability to distinguish exceptional technical work from strong branding, titles, or CV keywords
• Experience partnering with senior engineering leaders on hiring strategy and calibration
• Demonstrated ability to coach recruiters and improve sourcing and assessment quality
• Strong judgment, urgency, and willingness to remain deeply hands-on

Benefits

• Lead high-priority technical hiring across AI/ML and engineering leadership
• Build and scale technical recruiting capability through coaching, process improvement, and data-driven strategy