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Founding Technical Recruiter – Head of Talent
Elorian AIFounding Technical Recruiter at an early-stage AI lab focusing on recruiting exceptional individuals. Drive recruitment strategy and processes for scaling the team in a fast-growing environment.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own the end-to-end recruitment process for technical (Research Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, Systems Engineers) and with the potential to expand to non-technical roles.
- Proactively identify and creatively engage passive, top-tier talent in the highly competitive frontier AI landscape.
- Scale our ATS, interview panels, and candidate evaluation frameworks to ensure an unbiased, efficient, and exceptionally high-bar hiring process.
- Act as a strategic advisor to the founders. Help define role requirements, calibrate compensation, and shape the company’s organizational structure as we grow.
- Design a world-class candidate experience that reflects our company’s culture at every touchpoint. From the first outreach to the closing conversation, ensure every candidate feels valued and respected.
- Help establish our identity in the market. Organize events, manage our presence in the AI community, and build a talent pipeline for the future.
Requirements
What you’ll need- 5+ years of experience in technical recruiting, with a strong track record of hiring for AI, ML, or deep tech roles at a high-growth startup or a major tech company.
- Deep understanding of the AI ecosystem and know how to find and engage talent from top labs (e.g., DeepMind, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta MSL) and leading universities.
- Proven ability to close highly sought-after candidates in competitive markets navigate complex compensation packages (salary + early-stage equity), and handling competing offers.
- Thrive in ambiguity. You don’t need a massive recruiting coordination team behind you to get things done; you are happy to roll up your sleeves and build from the ground up.
- Technically literate: You don't need to write CUDA kernels, but you understand the difference between a pre-training researcher, an alignment scientist, and an ML infrastructure engineer.
- Genuinely passionate about the future of AI and want to play a pivotal role in building a company that pushes the boundaries of what is possible.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Impact: Ground-floor opportunity to build the culture and team of a frontier AI lab with direct partnership with leadership on every search.
- Meaningful Equity: Significant equity ownership in a fast-growing, well-funded startup with real, substantial upside
- Competitive Salary: Top-of-market compensation package.
- Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Flexibility: Flexible PTO and a trusting, output-driven work environment.