Lead Technical Recruiter — AI/ML & Engineering Leaders

ActAI; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ActAI is seeking a Lead Technical Recruiter in the UK to steer critical technical searches across AI/ML and engineering leadership. You will build talent maps, engage top engineers worldwide, and close senior hires while ensuring rigorous candidate assessment.

You will work closely with engineering leaders to shape hiring profiles, calibrate interview standards and coach other recruiters to raise sourcing quality and speed as ActAI scales.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical recruiting experience, including senior and difficult engineering searches.
• Proven track record hiring high-quality engineers through direct sourcing and headhunting.
• Deep familiarity with software engineering and AI/ML profiles.

Responsibilities

• Lead ActAI's highest-priority technical searches across AI/ML, engineering leadership, backend, infrastructure, web and mobile.
• Build search strategies and talent maps for scarce technical talent across global AI and engineering markets.
• Personally source, engage, assess and close senior and difficult-to-hire candidates.
• Set a high bar for technical profile assessment, ensuring recruiters understand candidates' actual work and depth.
• Partner with engineering leadership to define hiring profiles and interview standards.
• Coach technical recruiters on sourcing strategy, profile assessment and candidate engagement.
• Review pipeline quality and recruiting data, adapting strategy quickly.
• Develop repeatable recruiting practices that improve hiring quality and speed as ActAI scales.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Direct sourcing

Head hunting

AI/ML recruiting

Engineering hiring

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategy

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS tools

Job description

ActAI is seeking a Lead Technical Recruiter in the UK to steer critical technical searches across AI/ML and engineering leadership. You will build talent maps, engage top engineers worldwide, and close senior hires while ensuring rigorous candidate assessment.

You will work closely with engineering leaders to shape hiring profiles, calibrate interview standards and coach other recruiters to raise sourcing quality and speed as ActAI scales.