Head of Talent

NU Advisory Partners; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

NU Advisory Partners is seeking a hands-on Head of Talent to lead talent acquisition during rapid scaling. You will shape the strategy, design sourcing and assessment for elite AI engineers and commercial talent, and partner with executives and finance on headcount planning.

You will drive a data-driven recruiting function, establish structured interviews, and elevate the company’s reputation as a top destination for engineers and leaders in a venture-funded environment.

Qualifications

• Experience scaling recruiting at a fast-growing, venture-funded company.
• Proven success attracting and closing AI/ML engineers in competitive markets.
• Experience recruiting commercial talent across sales, customer success, and marketing.
• Hands-on ownership of headcount planning with executives and finance.
• Experience designing rigorous assessment processes and training interviewers.

Responsibilities

• Own the company’s talent acquisition strategy and translate business goals into a headcount roadmap.
• Allocate recruiting resources across a large portfolio of roles and manage tradeoffs.
• Design sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches for top technical candidates, especially AI/ML engineers.
• Maintain intelligence on compensation trends to win candidates with multiple offers.
• Grow the company’s reputation as a destination for engineers via content, events, and community engagement.
• Scale commercial recruiting from high-volume sales roles to senior revenue leaders, maintaining quality.
• Standardize candidate evaluation with structured interviews and rubrics.
• Coach and grow a team of recruiters and plan their development paths.
• Partner hands-on on senior and executive hiring and determine when to engage outside firms.
• Drive a consistent recruiting cadence with pipeline visibility and reporting using AI-enabled tools.

Skills

Strategic recruiting leadership

Data-driven recruiting

Executive collaboration

Hiring AI/ML engineers

People management

Job description

NU Advisory Partners has been retained to lead the search for a Head of Talent for a fast-growing, venture-funded technology company. Reporting to the CEO, this leader will be accountable for how the company attracts, assesses, and lands talent through a period of rapid scaling, with particular emphasis on elite AI engineers and commercial talent. The role suits a hands-on leader who pairs strategic judgment with a modern, data-driven approach to recruiting.

About NU Advisory Partners

NU Advisory Partners is an AI-native executive search and advisory firm specializing in senior executive, operating, and board roles, with deep expertise in private capital-backed environments.

We're breaking the mold in an industry that hasn't changed in decades, pairing a top-tier team with tech, data, and AI to make search smarter, faster, and built for how businesses move today. The result? A better experience for clients, candidates, and ourselves. With 2,000+ searches and deep industry expertise, we deliver high-touch service and leadership talent that drives long-term value.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the company's talent acquisition strategy, translating business goals into a sequenced headcount roadmap alongside executive leadership and finance
• Allocate recruiting resources across a large and shifting portfolio of open roles, making clear tradeoffs as demand grows
• Design sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches for top technical candidates, especially AI and machine learning engineers, that look past traditional credentials
• Maintain current intelligence on the competitive market for technical talent, including compensation trends, and equip leaders to win candidates weighing multiple strong offers
• Grow the company's reputation as a destination for engineers through content, events, and community engagement in partnership with technical leadership
• Scale commercial recruiting, from high-volume sales roles through senior revenue leaders, while keeping quality consistent
• Standardize candidate evaluation across the company through structured interviews, clear rubrics, interviewer enablement, and disciplined decision-making
• Coach and grow a team of recruiters, creating development paths and shaping how the team should evolve as the business scales
• Serve as a hands-on partner on senior and executive hiring, and determine when and how to engage outside search firms
• Drive a consistent recruiting cadence with reliable pipeline visibility and reporting for hiring managers and leadership, supported by modern, AI-enabled tools and a candidate experience that reflects well on the company

Qualifications & Experience

• A track record of scaling recruiting at a fast-growing, venture-funded company, with measurable results to point to
• Recent success attracting and closing highly sought-after AI or machine learning engineers in a competitive market
• Strong experience recruiting commercial talent across sales, customer success, and marketing
• Hands-on ownership of headcount planning with executives and finance, including making hard calls when open roles outpace recruiting bandwidth
• Experience designing rigorous assessment processes and preparing interviewers to apply them consistently
• Polished executive presence and strong closing ability, including negotiating compensation and equity packages with senior hires
• Credibility as a strategic advisor to founders and executives on talent and organizational structure
• An analytical, metrics-oriented mindset and genuine fluency applying AI tools to automate and improve recruiting work
• Background in a high-growth software or AI company is a plus
• Prior experience standing up talent acquisition at an early-stage company, or an executive search background, is a plus