7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in fast-paced environments
Experience recruiting for specialized AI research teams or technical roles
Strong understanding of complex technical domains and candidate evaluation
Exceptional sourcing skills across diverse channels like research labs and academia
Creative approach to engaging and closing top talent
Ability to build credibility with technical leaders and candidates
Comfortable navigating ambiguity in search profiles
Data-driven and organized, managing multiple complex searches effectively
High ownership and strong judgment, willing to take initiative
Resourceful and fluent with modern AI tools for recruiting operations
Responsibilities
Partner with leadership to translate technical priorities into recruiting strategies
Own full-cycle recruiting for AI/ML, research, and engineering roles
Build talent maps across AI companies, research labs, and academia
Develop creative sourcing and engagement strategies for diverse talent
Advise on talent availability, competitive dynamics, and candidate motivations
Drive searches from market mapping to offer negotiation and closing
Use data to continuously improve recruiting strategies
Help build scalable recruiting processes and elevate technical recruiting standards
Benefits
Opportunity to shape the recruiting strategy for a cutting-edge AI research organization
Hands-on role with significant ownership and impact
Collaborative environment with technical leadership
Access to a diverse talent pool across various sectors
Potential for professional growth in a high-growth, innovative field
Full Job Description
Role Overview
We are looking for a Lead Technical Recruiter to help build Harvey Labs, our AI research organization.
You'll partner closely with our Chief Research Officer and technical leadership to build the team from the ground up, initially focused on post-training talent across data and evaluations, infrastructure, and modeling and training. You'll own searches end-to-end, develop talent strategies for highly specialized AI talent markets, and help define how we identify and attract exceptional technical talent as Harvey Labs scales.
This is a hands-on role with significant ownership. You'll operate in ambiguity, develop a strong point of view on the AI talent landscape, and serve as a trusted advisor to technical leadership.
What You'll Do
Partner closely with our Chief Research Officer and Harvey Labs leadership to translate technical priorities into recruiting strategies
Own full-cycle recruiting across specialized AI/ML, research, and engineering roles
Build deep talent maps across leading AI companies, research labs, startups, academia, and open-source communities
Develop creative, high-touch sourcing and engagement strategies for exceptional talent, from experienced researchers to emerging new grads
Help leaders define new profiles, calibrate talent bars, and evolve search strategies based on market insights
Advise leadership on talent availability, competitive dynamics, compensation, and candidate motivations
Drive searches from initial market mapping through offer strategy, negotiation, and close
Use data and market intelligence to continuously improve our recruiting strategy
Help build scalable recruiting processes and raise the bar for technical recruiting across Harvey
What You Have
7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments
Experience recruiting for technical AI research teams or similarly specialized technical roles
Strong aptitude for understanding complex technical domains and evaluating candidate qualifications
Exceptional sourcer who enjoys identifying hard-to-find talent across research labs, startups, academia, open source, and other nontraditional channels
Willing to take creative, white-glove approaches to engaging and closing exceptional talent
Trusted advisor who can build credibility with highly technical leaders and candidates
Comfortable with ambiguity and able to help shape searches when the profile isn't fully defined
Strong instincts for talent and a genuine interest in the evolving AI landscape
Data-driven and highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple complex searches without sacrificing candidate experience
High ownership, low ego, strong judgment, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves
Leads by example and helps elevate the broader recruiting team
Highly resourceful and fluent with modern AI tools, using them to accelerate research, sourcing, outreach, market mapping, and recruiting operations without sacrificing judgment or the candidate experience
Compensation
$163,900 - $245,900 USD
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