Head of Talent Acquisition - Large AI Startup

Fuel company growth through world-class hiring.

You will define and embed our hiring culture, build an AI-led, data-driven recruitment model, and establish company as a magnet for top-tier global tech talent. This role is a strategic leadership position directly impacting product velocity, global expansion, and long-term enterprise value.

• Design and scale a global talent acquisition strategy aligned with aggressive growth goals
• Build structured hiring frameworks for Engineering, Product, AI Research, and GTM
• Drive executive hiring for senior leadership and critical roles
• Ensure high-quality bar-raising hiring across geographis

Build an AI-Led, Data-Driven TA Model

• Leverage AI tools, automation, and analytics to improve sourcing, screening, and forecasting
• Implement recruitment metrics dashboards (time-to-hire, quality-of-hire, conversion ratios, diversity metrics)
• Build predictive hiring models to support global expansion
• Continuously optimize hiring funnel efficiency

Attract Top Global Talent

• Position company as a magnet for elite AI/ML, distributed systems, and cloud-native engineers
• Develop strategic sourcing strategies across US, Europe, India, and emerging tech markets
• Build global talent pipelines for AI researchers, product engineers, and GTM leaders
• Create compelling candidate value propositions for competitive markets

Drive Global Expansion

• Build hiring playbooks for new geographies
• Partner with leadership to forecast talent needs tied to market expansion
• Set up scalable recruitment operations for distributed teams
• Support workforce planning aligned with revenue growth

What Were Looking For

• 1015+ years in Talent Acquisition
• At least 5 years leading a TA function in a high-growth tech environment
• (Product/SaaS/AI-native strongly preferred)
• Strong grasp of technical talent markets:
• AI/ML
• Distributed systems
• Cloud-native engineering
• Product & GTM hiring
• Proven track record of hiring high-caliber engineering, product, and GTM talent
• Demonstrated success closing top-tier candidates in highly competitive markets
• Experience building TA functions from early scale to global expansion