Head of Technical Recruiting

Responsibilities Lead and scale Snorkel AIs technical recruiting function across Engineering, Research, Product, FDE, and Applied AI Engineering. Build, develop, and manage a high-performing team of technical recruiters, sourcers, and recruiting leaders as the company scales. Own the overall technical recruiting strategy, including workforce planning, pipeline development, sourcing strategy, candidate experience, closing strategy, and capacity planning. Partner closely with Engineering, Research, Product, and other technical leaders to understand business priorities and translate them into actionable hiring plans. Create a world-class recruiting operating model that balances speed, quality, rigor, and an exceptional candidate experience. Develop creative sourcing strategies for highly competitive technical and AI talent markets. Use data to identify bottlenecks, improve conversion, forecast hiring outcomes, and drive accountability across the recruiting process. Establish and track key technical recruiting metrics, including pipeline health, pass-through rates, time to fill, offer acceptance, source effectiveness, candidate experience, and quality of hire indicators. Coach hiring managers and interview teams on effective assessment, structured interviewing, calibration, and closing. Build scalable processes while remaining hands-on and close to the work where needed. Represent Snorkel AI externally as an employer of choice for world-class technical talent. Requirements Experience building and leading technical recruiting teams in a hyper-growth startup environment, ideally at a company scaling from approximately 100 to 1,000 employees. Deep experience recruiting for technical functions such as Engineering, Research, Product, Machine Learning, AI, Infrastructure, Data, Applied AI, or similar areas. Strong knowledge of the Bay Area technical talent market and competitive AI/startup hiring landscape. A track record of building recruiting teams, developing recruiters, and creating scalable recruiting practices. Experience partnering directly with senior technical and business leaders on hiring strategy, prioritization, tradeoffs, and execution. Strong data orientation, with the ability to use recruiting metrics to diagnose problems, drive decisions, and communicate progress. Demonstrated creativity in sourcing, pipeline generation, talent mapping, and candidate engagement. Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical audiences. Comfort operating in ambiguity and building systems, processes, and teams where they may not yet exist. A high bar for talent, candidate experience, and operational excellence. Core Competencies Demonstrates expertise in building and leading technical recruiting teams, developing scalable recruiting practices, and leveraging data-driven metrics to enhance hiring strategies. Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and create exceptional candidate experiences in a fast-paced, hyper-growth environment. Highest-signal resume keywords Technical Recruiting Strategy Team Leadership Data-Driven Decision Making Creative Sourcing Strategies Candidate Experience Management ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills Technical Recruiting Workforce Planning Pipeline Development Sourcing Strategy Recruiting Metrics Talent Mapping Structured Interviewing Candidate Engagement Operational Excellence Scalable Recruiting Practices Soft Skills Executive Presence Communication Skills Influencing Skills Creativity Comfort in Ambiguity Industry Keywords Hyper-Growth Startup Technical Functions AI Talent Market Bay Area Talent Market Engineering Research Product Machine Learning Applied AI Infrastructure #J-18808-Ljbffr Jobtailor