Senior Talent Hunter for Quantum & Deep-Tech

ATOMIONICS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Atomionics in Singapore is seeking a Talent Lead who can personally hunt and close rare technical talent for our deep-tech frontier. You will map where senior scientists and engineers work, build a mission-driven narrative, and own the end-to-end approach from sourcing to offer, not just pipelines.

This role is hands-on, low-volume but high-stakes, requires credibility with quantum physicists and defence-engineering experts, and a track record of closing candidates on mission and equity rather

Qualifications

• Track record of personally hunting and closing hyper-niche technical talent.
• Individual contributor at heart; able to close hard hires.
• Able to converse credibly with quantum physicists or INS engineers.
• Experience closing candidates on mission, autonomy, and equity rather than cash.
• Comfort operating with minimal infrastructure and ambiguity.
• Taste to distinguish strong resumes from exceptional people.

Responsibilities

• Hunt, don't process: personally run sourcing for hyper-niche searches across sources.
• Map the landscape for senior hires; identify where right people actually work.
• Sell the mission, not the salary; articulate equity narrative with the Chief of Staff.
• Get close to the work; engage candidates the way scientists/engineers do.
• Build sourcing infrastructure for the long term (university relationships, communities).
• Shape how we hire globally as Atomionics expands to new markets.

Skills

Talent hunting

Candidate closing

Stakeholder communication

Mission-driven selling

Ambiguity tolerance

Executive search experience

Tools

Google Scholar

Citation graphs

Academic conferences

Job description

Atomionics in Singapore is seeking a Talent Lead who can personally hunt and close rare technical talent for our deep-tech frontier. You will map where senior scientists and engineers work, build a mission-driven narrative, and own the end-to-end approach from sourcing to offer, not just pipelines.

This role is hands-on, low-volume but high-stakes, requires credibility with quantum physicists and defence-engineering experts, and a track record of closing candidates on mission and equity rather