HopHR

Lead Recruiter

HopHR

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • United States

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Senior

About the role

  • You’ll start by doing what you do best: closing elite technical roles and building deep client relationships.
  • As you deliver hiring outcomes, you’ll also learn how to integrate AI into every part of the recruiting workflow—and help clients do the same as our platform launches.
  • Lead full-cycle searches for senior technical roles: Staff+ Engineers, ML Scientists, Data Platform Leaders, Technical Product Managers
  • Build and maintain client relationships: Partner directly with CTOs, VPs of Engineering, founders—becoming their trusted hiring advisor
  • Manage candidate relationships: Source, engage, interview, close top-tier technical talent with white-glove service
  • Run strategic intake sessions: Translate business needs and technical requirements into precise hiring strategies
  • Deliver results: Own outcomes, timelines, and client satisfaction for complex, high-impact searches
  • Test Moon Engine in production: Use the platform daily on your real searches—provide honest feedback on what works and what doesn't
  • Learn AI-assisted workflows: Gradually adopt AI-powered sourcing, scoring, screening, and matching as features become available
  • Partner with engineering/product: Participate in feedback sessions, feature demos, and roadmap discussions. Your recruiting insights drive product decisions.
  • Document best practices: As you learn what AI does well (and where human judgment is critical), you'll help create the playbook for AI-enabled recruiting
  • Onboard enterprise clients: Guide new customers through adopting Moon Engine—teaching them what you've learned
  • Lead training sessions: Show clients how to integrate AI into their hiring processes effectively
  • Strategic consulting: Advise companies on restructuring their recruiting operations for an AI-first world
  • Represent Hop externally: Share insights at events, on podcasts, in content—establishing yourself as a recruiting + AI expert

Requirements

  • 5+ years recruiting technical talent with a track record of closing senior/leadership roles (ML Engineers, Staff+ Engineers, Data Platform leads, etc.)
  • Exceptional client relationship skills: You can advise executives, push back when needed, and build long-term trusted partnerships
  • Candidate relationship mastery: You know how to attract, engage, and close passive candidates at the highest levels
  • Recruiting fundamentals are second nature: Sourcing, intake, interviewing, offer negotiation, stakeholder management—you've done it all at a high level
  • Genuinely curious about AI: You don't need to be technical, but you're excited to learn how AI can augment your recruiting work
  • Growth mindset: You're willing to learn new tools, experiment with new workflows, and occasionally feel uncomfortable as you master something new
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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