Principal Talent Partner, Tech

Jobtailor; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior recruiter to lead all US hiring from Mountain View, building pipelines for 30+ roles across engineering, data, and product. You will run full-cycle sourcing, mentor a small US team, and implement AI-enabled workflows to speed hiring while maintaining quality.

You will work closely with founders and the executive team to shape recruiting strategy. You will own pipeline velocity, time-to-hire, and offer acceptance, delivering an exceptional candidate experience in a

Qualifications

• Senior, principal, or founding-recruiter experience at a startup or scale-up in a high-growth phase.
• Experience recruiting for engineering, data, or product roles with leadership exposure.
• Strong understanding of modern technical hiring landscapes and org design.
• Executive presence and resilience to push back when scope is unclear.
• AI-enabled workflows, reports, or systems that improve recruiting speed and quality.
• Track record building or improving a recruiting function or system.
• Ability to operate with autonomy and speed when a hire is on the line.
• US-based with ability to be in Mountain View three days a week.
• Nice to have: technical CS background.

Responsibilities

• Lead all US hiring as the on-the-ground lead recruiter for 30+ roles annually.
• Run full-cycle, sourcing-led recruiting with strong pipelines.
• Build best-in-class recruiting capability with founders and exec team.
• Mentor a small US recruiting team and raise the standard.
• Introduce AI-native workflows and tools to speed and sharpen hiring.
• Own key metrics: pipeline velocity, time to hire, and offer acceptance.
• Deliver a first-class candidate experience with timely communication.
• Collaborate with Move squad to optimize tools and delivery quality.
• Adapt quickly to evolving client priorities in a high growth environment.

Skills

Senior recruiter

Executive hiring

Engineering recruitment

Data recruitment

Product recruitment

AI fluency

ATS knowledge

Metaview usage

Tools

Ashby ATS

Metaview

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead all US hiring as the lead recruiter on the ground. Around 30 plus roles this year, the majority technical, alongside senior leadership and executive searches.
• Run full‑cycle, sourcing‑led recruiting. Inbound is not enough at this level, so you find the talent and you build the pipelines.
• Build best‑in‑class recruiting capability on the ground, working directly with founders and the executive team. Defend the bar with data, push back when a search is not scoped to win, and move fast.
• Mentor a small US recruiting team and lift the standard around you.
• Bring an AI‑native way of working. You build and experiment with AI tools, you design workflows that make recruiting faster and sharper, and you teach others to do the same.
• Own the numbers that matter: pipeline velocity, offer acceptance, and time to hire, without losing the quality bar.
• Deliver a first‑class candidate experience — timely communication, thoughtful feedback, and authentic advocacy.
• Collaborate closely with your Move squad — sharing learnings, optimising tools, and continually improving delivery quality.
• Adapt quickly to evolving client priorities and hiring challenges in high‑growth, fast‑paced environments.

Requirements

• Senior, principal, or founding‑recruiter experience at a startup or scale‑up in a genuine high‑growth phase. You have owned outcomes, not handed off candidates.
• Proven experience recruiting for Engineering, Data, or Product roles within tech scale‑ups or high‑growth environments with real exposure to leadership and executive hiring.
• Strong understanding of technical hiring landscapes — from modern engineering stacks to data and product org design.
• Executive presence and resilience. You back yourself, you push back when a search is not scoped to win, and you can carry a room with founders.
• AI fluency that goes well beyond prompting for the odd email. You have built workflows, reports, or systems that change how recruiting runs.
• A track record of building or improving a recruiting function or system, not just contributing to one.
• Comfort operating with autonomy and speed, including making the call in the moment when a hire is on the line.
• US‑based and able to be in Mountain View three days a week.
• Nice to have
• A technical educational background, for example computer science, that lets you hold credible conversations with technical candidates.
• Experience with a modern ATS (Ashby a plus) and interview‑intelligence tools such as Metaview. We care more about the instinct to use tools well than the specific logos.