Lead Technical Recruiter

Role Description

We are looking for a Lead Technical Recruiter (Global) to drive hiring across Engineering, Product, Data, AI, Infrastructure, and other technical functions globally. This role combines hands-on recruitment execution with leadership responsibilities. You will be responsible for attracting top technical talent, partnering with senior stakeholders on hiring strategy, and helping build a high-performing Talent Acquisition function as the company continues to scale globally. You will play a critical role in shaping BJAK’s technical workforce while mentoring junior recruiters and establishing best-in-class recruiting practices across the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Technical Recruitment Leadership
  • Own the end-to-end recruitment process for technical positions across Engineering, Product, Data, AI, Machine Learning, Infrastructure, DevOps, Cybersecurity, QA, and related functions.
  • Partner with hiring managers and senior leaders to define hiring requirements, interview strategies, talent profiles, and workforce planning priorities.
  • Act as a trusted talent advisor by providing market intelligence, talent mapping, compensation insights, and hiring recommendations.
  • Drive recruitment outcomes for complex, senior, niche, and business-critical technical positions globally.
  • Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to identify and engage top passive talent across competitive international markets.
• Talent Pipeline & Market Intelligence
  • Build and maintain strong technical talent pipelines to support both immediate and future hiring needs.
  • Conduct talent mapping exercises across target companies, industries, and markets.
  • Stay current on technical hiring trends, market conditions, compensation benchmarks, and talent availability across key regions.
• Team Development & Process Excellence
  • Mentor and support junior recruiters, helping improve sourcing capability, candidate assessment quality, and stakeholder management effectiveness.
  • Establish and continuously improve recruitment processes, sourcing methodologies, interview calibration standards, and hiring best practices.
  • Review recruitment performance, pipeline quality, and hiring outcomes to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Contribute to the growth and development of the global Talent Acquisition team as the organization scales.
• Recruitment Operations & Reporting
  • Maintain accurate ATS data, candidate records, and recruitment reporting.
  • Track key recruitment metrics including pipeline health, time-to-hire, source effectiveness, and hiring quality.
  • Ensure a positive, professional, and consistent candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
  • Support compliance with local hiring regulations and recruitment best practices across multiple regions.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of full-cycle recruitment experience, with significant exposure to technical hiring.
• Proven track record recruiting for Software Engineering, Product Management, Data Science, AI/ML, Infrastructure, DevOps, Cybersecurity, or related technical functions.
• Demonstrated success hiring senior and difficult-to-fill technical positions in competitive talent markets.
• Strong sourcing expertise using LinkedIn Recruiter, talent mapping, networking, referrals, and other advanced sourcing techniques.
• Experience managing multiple high-priority requisitions simultaneously while maintaining quality and speed.
• Strong understanding of technical talent markets, technical role requirements, and engineering organizational structures.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing hiring decisions through data, insights, and market expertise.
• Experience mentoring, coaching, or guiding junior recruiters is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with global hiring practices, compensation structures, and recruitment across multiple countries.
• Strong proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment analytics.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and project management skills.
• Experience in high-growth technology companies, startups, internet businesses, or fast-scaling organizations is strongly preferred.

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently delivers high-quality technical hires across multiple functions and regions.
• Builds strong, sustainable talent pipelines for critical technical roles.
• Serves as a trusted hiring partner to technical leaders and executives.
• Improves recruitment efficiency, hiring quality, and candidate experience.
• Successfully develops junior recruiters and contributes to building a scalable Talent Acquisition function.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities, ambitious hiring goals, and a high degree of ownership.

Benefits

• Above-market remuneration.
• Fast-track career growth and leadership opportunities.
• High ownership, autonomy, and direct impact on business growth.
• Opportunity to build world-class technical teams globally.
• Exposure to complex international hiring across multiple markets.
• Flat organization where ideas and execution matter more than titles.
• Meaningful work that directly contributes to the future of technology and AI-enabled products.