4+ years of recruiting experience, particularly in security roles.
Proven track record of successfully filling specialized security positions.
Familiarity with various security disciplines and their responsibilities.
Strong sourcing abilities to engage passive candidates.
Excellent judgment in handling sensitive and confidential information.
Experience advising hiring managers and juggling multiple searches with shifting priorities.
Responsibilities
Own the recruiting process from outreach to offer acceptance for security roles.
Translate hiring needs into clear role definitions and sourcing strategies.
Build relationships with security professionals through communities and events.
Understand security specialties to effectively assess candidates' backgrounds.
Help interviewers create consistent evaluation criteria for hiring decisions.
Guide candidates through the recruitment process with clear communication and discretion.
Analyze pipeline data to identify bottlenecks and enhance search strategies.
Benefits
Generous health, dental, and vision benefits.
Unlimited paid time off (PTO).
Paid parental leave.
Relocation support as needed.
Full Job Description
About the role
We're hiring a Security Recruiter to help build the team protecting our research, infrastructure, products, and people. You'll partner with security and engineering leaders to identify exceptional talent across security engineering, detection and response, infrastructure security, and governance, risk, and compliance.
Security hiring requires understanding how someone approaches problems, earns trust, and makes decisions under uncertainty. You'll develop that understanding alongside our hiring teams and use it to find people who can build effective security practices in a rapidly evolving AI environment.
What you'll do
Own recruiting from initial outreach through offer acceptance across security roles, including specialized individual contributors and leaders.
Translate hiring priorities into clear role definitions, sourcing plans, and interviews that assess the capabilities each role requires.
Build relationships with security practitioners through relevant communities, conferences, technical contributions, and referrals.
Learn the distinctions between security specialties and use that knowledge to assess candidates' experience and motivations.
Help interviewers establish consistent evaluation criteria and turn interview feedback into clear hiring decisions.
Guide candidates through the process with thoughtful communication, discretion, and a strong understanding of the opportunity.
Use pipeline data and market feedback to identify bottlenecks and improve search strategy.
What you'll bring
4+ years of recruiting experience, including substantial experience hiring security professionals.
A record of finding and closing candidates for specialized or difficult-to-fill security roles.
Familiarity with security disciplines and the ability to discuss their different responsibilities credibly.
Strong sourcing skills and an ability to build relationships with people who are not actively looking.
Sound judgment when handling sensitive information and confidential searches.
Experience advising hiring managers and managing multiple searches with changing priorities.
Logistics
Location: This role is based in San Francisco, CA or New York, NY
Compensation: Depending on background, skills and experience, the expected annual salary range for this position is $200,000 - $275,000 USD.
Visa sponsorship: We sponsor visas. While we can't guarantee success for every candidate or role, if you're the right fit, we're committed to working through the visa process together.
Benefits: Thinking Machines offers generous health, dental, and vision benefits, unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, and relocation support as needed.
