Head of Technical Recruiting

Happyrobot Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Dental and vision coverage

Equity in a high-growth startup

Job summary

HappyRobot Inc. is hiring a Technical Recruiting Manager to lead and scale our technical hiring across engineering, product, data, and operations. You will own recruiting strategy, build structured processes, and ensure top-tier talent pipelines as we accelerate growth.

You will partner with founders and hiring managers to align workforce planning with business goals, optimize interviewing practices, and improve the candidate experience across the funnel.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technical recruiting, including experience leading recruiting initiatives or teams.
• Proven success hiring software engineers, product managers, data scientists, and other technical talent in high-growth environments
• Strong sourcing expertise with a track record of identifying and engaging top-tier candidates
• Experience developing recruiting strategies, processes, and scalable hiring programs
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and serve as a trusted talent advisor to leadership
• Strong analytical skills and experience using recruiting data to drive decisions
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and candidate closing abilities
• Deep interest in AI, technology, and building world-class teams
• Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced startup environment
• Passion for making talent acquisition a strategic competitive advantage

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end recruiting function for technical and business-critical roles
• Develop and execute hiring strategies aligned with company growth objectives
• Partner closely with founders and hiring managers on workforce planning, role definition, and hiring priorities
• Build and manage high-quality candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing, referrals, networking, and employer branding initiatives
• Establish structured interview processes, scorecards, and hiring best practices to improve decision quality and consistency
• Analyze recruiting metrics and hiring funnel performance to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience from initial outreach through offer acceptance and onboarding
• Manage and optimize recruiting tools, systems, and workflows to support hiring at scale
• Train and advise hiring managers on interviewing, candidate evaluation, and talent market trends
• Strengthen the company's employer brand across LinkedIn, industry events, communities, and referral programs
• Help build and scale the recruiting team as the company grows

Skills

Technical recruiting

Hiring strategies

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Interviewing

Data-driven decisions

Employer branding

Team leadership

Job description

HappyRobot Inc. is hiring a Technical Recruiting Manager to lead and scale our technical hiring across engineering, product, data, and operations. You will own recruiting strategy, build structured processes, and ensure top-tier talent pipelines as we accelerate growth.

You will partner with founders and hiring managers to align workforce planning with business goals, optimize interviewing practices, and improve the candidate experience across the funnel.