Chief Talent Architect for Hyper-Growth AI Hardware

Flux Computing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity & Ownership

Proximity Bonus (Living-Local)

Retirement Benefits

Job summary

OLIX is building the future of AI-enabled hardware and software at scale across London, Bristol, Austin, San Francisco and Toronto. The Director of Talent will own end-to-end recruitment for a rapidly growing organization, leading the most senior searches and shaping a world-class recruiting function.

You will personally close hard-to-find hires in niche pools, build a high-caliber recruiter team, and craft an AI-enabled approach to hiring that balances speed with rigorous evaluation.

Qualifications

• Has built and led a talent function through hyper-growth, expanding from a few hundred to 1,000+ staff.
• Has attracted and developed top recruiters and can name potential hires for the team.
• Has operated in environments with very high talent density, e.g., frontier AI labs, leading semiconductor or hardware companies, or elite deep-tech scale-ups.
• Has personally led senior and executive searches into niche, limited talent pools.
• Has a clear point of view on applying AI to recruiting beyond mere efficiency, with practical examples.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the talent function from ~200 to 1,000+ people, defining org design, hiring priorities and rhythm.
• Lead senior and executive searches directly, including marquee hires.
• Attract, hire and develop top recruiters and sourcers and set high standards.
• Own the hiring bar for each role family and ensure consistent interviewing practices.
• Develop a playbook for scarce talent pools and build early market relationships.
• Define OLIX's AI recruiting strategy and determine where AI adds value.
• Own hiring systems, data, metrics, and partner with the exec team on workforce planning.
• Build OLIX's talent brand to attract top talent worldwide.

Skills

Leadership

Executive recruiting

Talent strategy

AI in recruiting

Cross-functional collaboration

People development

Stakeholder management

Job description

OLIX is building the future of AI-enabled hardware and software at scale across London, Bristol, Austin, San Francisco and Toronto. The Director of Talent will own end-to-end recruitment for a rapidly growing organization, leading the most senior searches and shaping a world-class recruiting function.

You will personally close hard-to-find hires in niche pools, build a high-caliber recruiter team, and craft an AI-enabled approach to hiring that balances speed with rigorous evaluation.