Lead Technical Recruiter

We’re seeking a dynamic and experienced Technical Recruitment Lead / Lead Technical Recruiter to manage our talent acquisition strategy and execution. This individual will play a critical role in shaping how we attract, engage, and retain top-tier talent—especially in high-demand areas like machine learning, engineering, software development, product and program management. This is an opportunity to lead strategy and innovate at scale in a high-impact, high-growth environment.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Strategy

• Lead the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across all departments with a focus on reducing time-to-fill to under 30 days.
• Build and refine scalable talent acquisition strategies aligned with business goals.
• Develop strong internal hiring capabilities through strong relationship and trust-building, innovative tools, training, and coaching for hiring managers.
• Ensure a consistent and inclusive candidate experience across all touchpoints.

Strategic Outreach & Brand Building

• Develop and implement a strategy for strategic partnerships with top academic institutions to build long-term talent pipelines.
• Create and manage an outreach program that boosts our presence at key conferences, industry summits, and networking events.
• Partner with communications to amplify the employer brand and showcase company culture externally.

Partnership Management

• Manage relationships with external recruitment partners and agencies; ensure performance and delivery are optimized.
• Evaluate partner ROI and make recommendations based on metrics and outcomes.

Data & Metrics

• Track and report on recruiting KPIs, including pipeline diversity, time-to-fill, and source of hire.
• Use insights to continuously refine recruiting practices, improve hiring velocity, and enhance candidate quality.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• 5+ years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, high-growth companies or deep agency experience focused on related searches is ideal.
• Proven experience recruiting for technical roles, particularly in machine learning, AI, software development or emerging tech sectors—agency or in-house.
• Demonstrated success building academic and industry partnerships.
• Strong track record managing agency relationships and delivering against aggressive hiring targets.
• Deep understanding of talent metrics, tools (e.g., ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter), and sourcing strategies.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for culture-building and creating inclusive, equitable hiring experiences.