ASG Senior Associate, Technical Recruiting

ASG; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity

Employer-paid benefits

L&D stipend

Job summary

ASG is seeking a Senior Associate, Technical Recruiting to be the primary partner for our AI transformation. You will drive full-cycle recruiting across AI/ML, AI-native software engineering, platform, and security roles to build our technical talent bench.

You’ll collaborate with ASG's Head of Talent, the CTO, and engineering leaders to shape hiring strategies, calibrate candidate profiles, and deliver outcomes that accelerate product and engineering execution.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience recruiting technical talent in high-growth SaaS, technology, or VC/PE-backed environments.
• Proven success hiring software engineering, AI/ML, platform, infrastructure, or security talent at IC and manager level.
• Strong technical fluency to assess engineering talent across modern technologies and AI-native skill sets.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting across AI/ML, AI-native software engineering, platform, infrastructure, and security roles.
• Build proactive pipelines for recurring technical roles and emerging skill sets critical to ASG's AI transformation.
• Partner with CTO and engineering leaders to define hiring strategies, calibrate candidate profiles, and deliver exceptional hiring outcomes.
• Assess technical talent rigorously to distinguish exceptional candidates from surface-level experience.
• Develop technical interview frameworks, scorecards, and recruiting playbooks to improve quality and consistency.
• Manage relationships with specialized recruiting partners and search firms when appropriate.
• Coordinate with recruiters, portfolio leaders, and executives to align technical hiring with ASG's long-term growth.

Skills

Technical recruiting

AI/ML recruiting

Stakeholder management

SaaS recruiting

Job description

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

ASG believes the future belongs to AI-native companies. We rapidly transform how teams operate, how products are built, and how go-to-market engines grow. We bring deep technical and operational expertise to a portfolio of 65+ software companies acquired since 2016 across 15 software verticals, from behavioral health to transportation to childcare. We are backed by Alpine Investors and operated by world-class PeopleFirst™ leaders. Founders of leading SaaS companies continue to trust ASG to grow their businesses and build even stronger legacies for the future. To learn more, visit www.alpinesg.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION

ASG is seeking a Senior Associate, Technical Recruiting to be the primary recruiting partner for our AI transformation initiatives. This is a high-impact role responsible for identifying, assessing, and hiring the technical talent that will help transform our portfolio into AI-native software platforms. You'll lead full-cycle recruiting across AI/ML, AI native software engineering, platform, infrastructure, and security roles while building the recruiting capabilities, partnerships, and talent pipelines that support ASG's long‑term technology strategy.

You’ll partner closely with ASG's Head of Talent, ASG's CTO, our Talent Intelligence function, and engineering leaders across the portfolio to design hiring strategies, identify and engage exceptional technical talent, and deliver hiring outcomes that accelerate product and engineering execution. This role reports directly to ASG's Head of Talent.

You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will:

• Lead full-cycle recruiting across AI/ML, AI native software engineering, platform, infrastructure, and security roles.
• Build proactive pipelines for recurring technical roles and emerging skill sets critical to ASG's AI transformation.
• Partner with ASG's CTO and engineering leaders to define hiring strategies, calibrate candidate profiles, and deliver exceptional hiring outcomes.
• Assess technical talent with a high degree of rigor, distinguishing exceptional AI-native builders from candidates with surface‑level experience.
• Conduct technical talent research and intelligence, including market mapping, compensation benchmarking, and competitive hiring analysis.
• Develop technical interview frameworks, scorecards, and recruiting playbooks that improve hiring quality and consistency.
• Manage relationships with specialized technical recruiting partners and search firms when appropriate.
• Partner directly with recruiters, portfolio leaders, and executives to align technical hiring strategies with ASG's long‑term growth.

We’re Excited About You Because You Have:

• 7+ years of experience recruiting technical talent in high-growth SaaS, technology, or VC/ PE-backed environments.
• Proven success hiring software engineering, AI/ML, platform, infrastructure, or security talent at the IC and manager level.
• Strong technical fluency and the ability to credibly assess engineering talent across modern technologies and AI-native skill sets.
• Experience partnering with engineering leaders to develop hiring strategies, influence hiring decisions, and deliver exceptional candidate experiences.
• Strong understanding of technical talent markets, sourcing strategies, compensation trends, and competitive hiring practices.
• A track record of building proactive talent pipelines, scalable recruiting processes, and trusted stakeholder relationships.
• A proactive, solution‑oriented mindset — “I’ll figure it out.”
• Alignment with ASG values: character, persistence, intellectual honesty, balanced lives, passion, continuous improvement.
• Comfortable using AI tools to improve research, drafting, and workflow efficiency, and staying current on new AI capabilities relevant to recruiting.

Base Salary Range:

The target salary range for this position is $175,000–$205,000, and is part of a competitive total rewards package including an annual bonus, equity, employer‑paid benefits, L&D stipend and incentive pay for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We review all employee pay and compensation programs annually at minimum to ensure competitive and fair pay.

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