Director of Talent

Sygaldry Technologies; Ann Arbor (MI); Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Competitive salary & meaningful equity

Health coverage for you and family

Company offsites & team socials

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Sygaldry Technologies is seeking a Director of Talent to build world-class teams at the intersection of quantum computing and artificial intelligence. You will own full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized technical roles and partner with senior leaders to craft effective hiring strategies.

Remote or Ann Arbor-based, you’ll engage top talent, close senior-level candidates, and continuously improve sourcing processes to accelerate growth in a fast-paced, frontier-tech environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a strong emphasis on technical sourcing and candidate closing.
• Demonstrated success recruiting highly specialized technical talent in quantum computing, AI, machine learning, advanced hardware, or related deep-tech industries.
• Proven ability to identify and engage passive candidates in highly competitive talent markets.
• Strong track record of closing senior-level and hard-to-fill technical positions.
• Experience partnering directly with senior technical leaders, researchers, and hiring managers.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.
• Resourceful, proactive, and comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously.
• Experience recruiting AI researchers, quantum physicists, researchers, or specialized systems engineers.
• Established networks within AI research, quantum computing, or frontier technology communities.
• Experience recruiting for an early-stage or high-growth technology startup.
• Familiarity with academic research communities, technical conferences, and alternative sourcing channels.
• Experience recruiting talent internationally.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized technical roles across quantum computing, AI research, and engineering.
• Proactively identify, source, and engage passive candidates through creative sourcing strategies, targeted outreach, and industry networks.
• Develop and execute recruiting strategies to attract top talent from leading AI companies, research institutions, quantum computing organizations, and technology startups.
• Build strong candidate relationships, effectively communicate Sygaldry's mission and opportunities, and successfully close candidates in competitive hiring situations.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and technical leadership to understand hiring needs, define candidate profiles, and develop effective search strategies.
• Manage candidates throughout the recruiting process, including screening, interview coordination, offer development, negotiation, and closing.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Provide market intelligence on talent availability, compensation trends, and competitive hiring practices.
• Continuously improve recruiting processes, sourcing effectiveness, and the overall candidate experience.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical sourcing

Candidate closing

Relationship building

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder partnership

Independent work

Multiple searches

Networking AI/quantum talent

International recruiting

Job description

About Sygaldry

Sygaldry Technologies is building quantum-accelerated AI servers to exponentially speed up training and inference for AI. By integrating quantum and AI, we're accelerating the path to superintelligence, and addressing the problem of rising compute costs and energy bottlenecks. Sygaldry AI servers combine multiple qubit types within a single, fault-tolerant architecture to deliver the combination of cost, scale, and speed necessary for advanced AI applications. We pioneer new domains in physics, engineering, and AI, tackling the hardest challenges with a grounded, optimistic, and rigorous culture. We're looking for individuals ready to define the intersection of quantum and AI and drive its profound global impact.

About the Role:

Sygaldry is seeking a highly motivated Director of Talent to help build world-class teams at the intersection of quantum computing and artificial intelligence. This role will focus on identifying, engaging, and closing exceptional technical talent across AI research, quantum computing, software engineering, and systems architecture.

We're looking for an experienced recruiter who thrives in competitive talent markets, knows how to engage hard-to-reach candidates, and can build meaningful relationships with top technical talent. You'll partner closely with hiring managers and company leadership to drive hiring strategies and deliver an exceptional candidate experience.

What You’ll Work On:

• Own full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized technical roles across quantum computing, AI research, and engineering.

• Proactively identify, source, and engage passive candidates through creative sourcing strategies, targeted outreach, and industry networks.

• Develop and execute recruiting strategies to attract top talent from leading AI companies, research institutions, quantum computing organizations, and technology startups.

• Build strong candidate relationships, effectively communicate Sygaldry's mission and opportunities, and successfully close candidates in competitive hiring situations.

• Partner closely with hiring managers and technical leadership to understand hiring needs, define candidate profiles, and develop effective search strategies.

• Manage candidates throughout the recruiting process, including screening, interview coordination, offer development, negotiation, and closing.

• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.

• Provide market intelligence on talent availability, compensation trends, and competitive hiring practices.

• Continuously improve recruiting processes, sourcing effectiveness, and the overall candidate experience.

You May Be a Good Fit If You

• 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a strong emphasis on technical sourcing and candidate closing.

• Demonstrated success recruiting highly specialized technical talent in quantum computing, AI, machine learning, advanced hardware, or related deep-tech industries.

• Proven ability to identify and engage passive candidates in highly competitive talent markets.

• Strong track record of closing senior-level and hard-to-fill technical positions.

• Experience partnering directly with senior technical leaders, researchers, and hiring managers.

• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.

• Resourceful, proactive, and comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously.

• Experience recruiting AI researchers, quantum physicists, research scientists, or specialized systems engineers.

• Established networks within AI research, quantum computing, or frontier technology communities.

• Experience recruiting for an early-stage or high-growth technology startup.

• Familiarity with academic research communities, technical conferences, and alternative sourcing channels.

• Experience recruiting talent internationally.

How We’re Different

At Sygaldry, curiosity and intellectual courage drive our work. We approach ambitious challenges with a grounded, optimistic, and rigorous culture and know that kind people build the strongest teams. We prioritize mission over ego and collaborate openly with a strong sense of shared purpose. We’re looking for scientists, engineers, and operators to forge new paths with us at the intersection of quantum and AI.

Culture & Benefits

• Visa Sponsorship - We know what it takes to make top talent thrive here. We’re open to supporting visas whenever possible.

• Compensation - We value your contribution and invest in your future with a competitive salary and meaningful equity.

• Benefits - Your well-being matters. We provide company-sponsored health coverage to give you and your family peace of mind.

• Connection - Whether it’s company offsite or casual crew socials, we make time to connect, recharge, and have fun together.

• Time Off - We trust you to take the time you need. Unlimited PTO so you can rest, recharge, and come back ready to make an impact.

We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Location: This position can be located in our Ann Arbor, MI headquarters or remotely.