Talent Partner - Tech (Hardware & AI/ML) 📍 Remote West Coast

Join Chapter 2 as a Talent Partner and make your mark on one of the most technically complex and strategically critical hiring landscapes in the market-semiconductor, hardware manufacturing, and applied AI.

This role starts with an initial 3-month contingent phase, working at pace to deliver high-quality technical talent for a specialist client. From there, the pathway is clear: transition into a fully embedded Talent Partner, sitting inside the client's organisation and becoming a trusted extension of their leadership team.

If you're energised by highly technical search in fast-moving, precision-driven industries, thrive at the intersection of deep domain knowledge, strategy, and search, and love solving hiring challenges that most recruiters simply can't-this is your stage.

At its core, this role is about people-identifying the engineers, researchers, and specialists who design the chips, build the hardware, and develop the AI systems that power the modern world.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Delivering contingent recruitment for a specialist semiconductor and hardware manufacturing client across a range of highly technical disciplines-including ML/AI Engineering, chip design, hardware engineering, firmware, and manufacturing engineering.
• Transitioning into an embedded Talent Partner following the initial 3-month project, becoming a long-term strategic hire within the client's business.
• Partnering closely with senior technical hiring managers and leadership to deeply understand role requirements and design tailored recruitment strategies.
• Managing full-cycle recruitment-from sourcing and screening through to offer and onboarding.
• Building strong pipelines of specialist technical talent across both hardware and AI disciplines in a notoriously candidate-short market.
• Using data to provide insights, track progress, and inform decisions at every step.
• Helping shape hiring culture, improve processes, and contribute to employer branding in a highly competitive talent landscape.

What We're Looking For:

• 5+ years' proven experience recruiting technical talent, with exposure to Engineering or AI/ML hiring highly desirable.
• A demonstrable ability to source and engage passive candidates across niche disciplines-from chip architects to machine learning researchers.
• Confident working in a contingent model and comfortable with the pace and accountability that brings.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to influence and advise senior technical stakeholders.
• A people-first mindset and a passion for great candidate experiences.
• Previous RPO or embedded experience advantageous.

What the Pathway Looks Like:

This isn't a typical contingency role. The 3-month project is the starting point-not the ceiling. High performance opens the door to a fully embedded position, where you'll operate as a genuine talent partner inside a world-class engineering organisation, with the stability, depth, and impact that brings.

Benefits and Rewards Designed Around You:

Because your hard work deserves more than just recognition-it deserves celebration. At Chapter 2 we're passionate about helping you shape a career that aligns with your aspirations, passions, and personal growth.

• A competitive salary depending on experience.
• Flexible work arrangements, including hybrid possibilities, so you can balance life and career in a way that works best for you.
• Future-Proof Your Finances - Our pension fund helps you invest in a secure and comfortable future.
• Your Health Matters - From medical aid to comprehensive health and wellness programmes, we're committed to keeping you feeling your best.
• Celebrate YOU - Enjoy birthday leave to relax, celebrate, and recharge.
• Shining a Spotlight on Success - Our Town Hall Recognition Awards celebrate those who go the extra mile.

Department Talent Operations (USA) Locations San Francisco Remote status Fully Remote