Lead Technical Recruiter

Harvey; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Labs, led by Harvey, is seeking a Lead Technical Recruiter to help build our AI research organization from the ground up. You will partner with the Chief Research Officer and technical leadership to define talent strategies for highly specialized AI talent markets and execute end-to-end searches across data, evaluations, infrastructure, and modeling.

You will own searches, develop market insight, and advise leadership on talent availability and compensation as Harvey Labs scales.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in fast-paced environments.
• Experience recruiting for technical AI research teams or similarly specialized technical roles.
• Strong aptitude for understanding complex technical domains and evaluating candidate qualifications.
• Exceptional sourcer who can identify hard-to-find talent across research labs, academia, open source, and other channels.
• Willing to take creative, white-glove approaches to engaging and closing exceptional talent.
• Trusted advisor who can build credibility with highly technical leaders and candidates.

Responsibilities

• Lead Technical Recruiter to build Harvey Labs, our AI research organization.
• Partner with Chief Research Officer and leadership to build the team from the ground up, focused on post-training talent across data, evaluations, infrastructure, and modeling/training.
• Own searches end-to-end, develop talent strategies for highly specialized AI talent markets, define how we attract exceptional talent as Harvey Labs scales.
• Operate in ambiguity with ownership and strong point of view on AI talent landscape.
• Advise leadership on talent availability, compensation, and candidate motivations.
• Drive searches from market mapping through offer strategy, negotiation, and close.
• Build deep talent maps across leading AI companies, labs, startups, academia, and open-source communities.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical AI recruiting

Sourcing across labs/academia

Engagement strategies

Data-driven / analytics

Stakeholder advisory

Ambiguity tolerance

Ownership

Leadership

Tools

AI sourcing tools

Market mapping

Recruiting operations tools

Job description

Who you are

• 7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Experience recruiting for technical AI research teams or similarly specialized technical roles
• Strong aptitude for understanding complex technical domains and evaluating candidate qualifications
• Exceptional sourcer who enjoys identifying hard-to-find talent across research labs, startups, academia, open source, and other nontraditional channels
• Willing to take creative, white-glove approaches to engaging and closing exceptional talent
• Trusted advisor who can build credibility with highly technical leaders and candidates
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to help shape searches when the profile isn't fully defined
• Strong instincts for talent and a genuine interest in the evolving AI landscape
• Data-driven and highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple complex searches without sacrificing candidate experience
• High ownership, low ego, strong judgment, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves
• Leads by example and helps elevate the broader recruiting team
• Highly resourceful and fluent with modern AI tools, using them to accelerate research, sourcing, outreach, market mapping, and recruiting operations without sacrificing judgment or the candidate experience

What the job involves

• We are looking for a Lead Technical Recruiter to help build Harvey Labs, our AI research organization
• You’ll partner closely with our Chief Research Officer and technical leadership to build the team from the ground up, initially focused on post-training talent across data and evaluations, infrastructure, and modeling and training
• You’ll own searches end-to-end, develop talent strategies for highly specialized AI talent markets, and help define how we identify and attract exceptional technical talent as Harvey Labs scales
• This is a hands‑on role with significant ownership
• You’ll operate in ambiguity, develop a strong point of view on the AI talent landscape, and serve as a trusted advisor to technical leadership
• Partner closely with our Chief Research Officer and Harvey Labs leadership to translate technical priorities into recruiting strategies
• Own full-cycle recruiting across specialized AI/ML, research, and engineering roles
• Build deep talent maps across leading AI companies, research labs, startups, academia, and open-source communities
• Develop creative, high-touch sourcing and engagement strategies for exceptional talent, from experienced researchers to emerging new grads
• Help leaders define new profiles, calibrate talent bars, and evolve search strategies based on market insights
• Advise leadership on talent availability, competitive dynamics, compensation, and candidate motivations
• Drive searches from initial market mapping through offer strategy, negotiation, and close
• Use data and market intelligence to continuously improve our recruiting strategy
• Help build scalable recruiting processes and raise the bar for technical recruiting across Harvey