Global Talent Director for AI/Hardware Scale-Up

Olix Computing Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity & Ownership

Proximity Bonus (Living-Local)

Retirement Benefits

Job summary

OLIX is seeking a Director of Talent to scale the recruiting function from ~200 to 1,000+ staff across London, Bristol, Austin, San Francisco and Toronto. You will lead senior and executive searches, shape the AI-driven recruiting approach, and build a high-impact team of recruiters and sourcers.

You will partner with the exec team on workforce planning and talent branding. You will hire with precision in niche pools, influence decisions with evidence, and operate in a founder-led environment

Qualifications

• Has built and led a talent function through hyper-growth with quality maintained.
• Has attracted and developed top recruiters and can name potential hires.
• Has worked where talent density is top 1% in AI/hardware labs or scale-ups.
• Led senior and executive searches into niche, limited talent pools.
• Clear point of view on AI in recruiting with practical use cases.
• Deep tech understanding or strong curiosity to engage with engineers.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the talent function from ~200 to 1,000+ people with org design and operating rhythm.
• Lead senior and executive searches directly, including hires that signal calibre.
• Attract, hire and develop top Recruiters and Sourcers and set high standards.
• Own hiring bar definitions and ensure consistent interviewer application.
• Build the playbook for scarce talent and close passive candidates.
• Set OLIX's AI strategy for recruiting and decision making.
• Own hiring systems, data and metrics, and partner on workforce planning.
• Develop OLIX's talent brand to attract top talent globally.

Skills

Talent leadership

Executive search

AI strategy

Niche talent pools

Evidence-based reasoning

Cross-functional collaboration

Deep tech curiosity

Disagree constructively

Tools

Recruiting tech stack

People analytics

Job description

OLIX is seeking a Director of Talent to scale the recruiting function from ~200 to 1,000+ staff across London, Bristol, Austin, San Francisco and Toronto. You will lead senior and executive searches, shape the AI-driven recruiting approach, and build a high-impact team of recruiters and sourcers.

You will partner with the exec team on workforce planning and talent branding. You will hire with precision in niche pools, influence decisions with evidence, and operate in a founder-led environment