Technical Recruiter, Early Talent

Glean

$135K — $175K *
Staffing
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, especially in university and early-career programs.
  • Proven ability to recruit for various technical roles, including software engineering and data.
  • Strong skills in consulting and influencing hiring managers with data-driven insights.
  • Demonstrated experience in creating inclusive and effective sourcing strategies.
  • Excellent program management capabilities to handle multiple hiring cycles and stakeholder needs.
  • Proficient with ATS, recruiting analytics, and sourcing tools.
  • Strong communication skills with a focus on candidate advocacy and stakeholder management.
  • Curiosity about AI and its applications in recruiting processes.

Responsibilities

  • Own the complete recruiting cycle for university internships and new graduate positions in technical fields.
  • Collaborate with co-founders and hiring managers to develop candidate profiles and sourcing strategies.
  • Build sustained relationships with universities and student organizations to enhance talent pipelines.
  • Design and manage impactful campus recruitment events and outreach initiatives.
  • Source and engage diverse early-career technical candidates through structured interview processes.
  • Analyze recruiting data to improve funnel effectiveness and candidate experiences.
  • Work with various teams to ensure a seamless onboarding experience for new hires.
  • Provide insights on the technical talent landscape and candidate motivations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Generous time-off policy.
  • 401k plan contributions to support long-term goals.
  • Home office improvement stipend for remote work setup.
  • Annual education and wellness stipends for personal growth.
  • Vibrant company culture with regular events and daily healthy lunches.
Full Job Description
About the Role:

Glean is seeking an Early Talent Technical Recruiter to build and scale our early-career technical talent pipeline. You will own full-cycle recruiting for university hiring across technical functions, partnering closely with engineering and business leaders to hire high-potential interns and new graduates who will help shape the future of Work AI.

This is an opportunity to own the entire UR program and join a team that is actively reimagining how recruiting works. We expect our recruiters to use AI as a force multiplier, experiment with new approaches, turn successful practices into repeatable systems, and help make recruiting at Glean faster, more insightful, and more human.

You will:

  • Own full-cycle recruiting for university hiring, including internship and new graduate roles across engineering, data, product, security, and related technical functions.
  • Partner with our Co-founders, hiring managers, and technical interviewers to translate hiring plans into clear candidate profiles, sourcing strategies, calibrated interview processes, and timely decisions.
  • Build year-round relationships with target universities, student organizations, faculty, career centers, and relevant technical communities to create durable, diverse pipelines.
  • Plan and execute high-impact campus and community programs, including career fairs, information sessions, technical events, student outreach, and interview days.
  • Source, assess, engage, and close early-career technical talent, using structured interviews and a high-touch candidate experience from first interaction through offer acceptance.
  • Use recruiting data to monitor funnel health, conversion, candidate experience, and source effectiveness; recommend and implement improvements to increase quality, speed, and equity of outcomes.
  • Partner with Recruiting Operations, People, and program stakeholders to deliver a seamless intern and new graduate experience, including onboarding and return-offer processes.
  • Bring market insight to hiring teams on early-career technical talent, university ecosystems, competitive landscape, and candidate motivations.


About you:

  • 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with meaningful ownership of university, campus, early-career, or technical recruiting programs.
  • Experience recruiting for technical talent, with the ability to understand and communicate core profiles across software engineering, data, security, product, or adjacent technical disciplines.
  • Strong consultative partnership skills and a track record of influencing hiring managers through data, market insight, and sound judgment.
  • Demonstrated ability to build inclusive, scalable sourcing strategies and develop trusted relationships with candidates and external university partners.
  • Excellent program management skills, including the ability to manage multiple hiring cycles, events, and stakeholders with urgency and attention to detail.
  • Fluency with applicant tracking systems, recruiting analytics, and sourcing tools.
  • Clear, compelling written and verbal communication, with strong candidate advocacy and stakeholder-management skills.
  • AI fluency and curiosity. You actively explore and apply AI tools to improve recruiting research, sourcing, candidate engagement, program operations, and decision quality, while using sound judgment around data privacy and candidate experience.


Location:

  • This role is hybrid (4 days a week in our Mountain View office)
  • Ability to travel up to 25%, with travel concentrated around campus recruiting seasons, career fairs, university events, and other early-career talent programs.


Compensation & Benefits:

The standard base salary range for this position is $135,000 - $175,000 annually. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive compensation, Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage, generous time-off policy, and the opportunity to contribute to your 401k plan to support your long-term goals. When you join, you'll receive a home office improvement stipend, as well as an annual education and wellness stipends to support your growth and wellbeing. We foster a vibrant company culture through regular events, and provide healthy lunches daily to keep you fueled and focused.

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AI-First Mindset at Glean:

At Glean, AI fluency is core to how we work and we're committed to ensuring every new hire feels confident integrating AI into their everyday work. As part of the interview process, you'll complete a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion so we can understand how you think about, design, and use AI to drive impact in your role. Feel free to reference any tools, platforms, or workflows you use today - prior Glean experience isn't required.

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