Director of Talent — Quantum & AI Recruitment

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

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.