Senior AI Recruiting Lead — Full Lifecycle (Remote)

Eliassen Group; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 48,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits (Health)

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Referral program

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Full Life-Cycle Recruiter specializing in AI Engineering and Applied Research. You will manage end-to-end hiring, advise leaders with market insights, and execute deep sourcing strategies to build inclusive pipelines. The role is remote in the Bay Area with occasional onsite collaboration in San Francisco.

This W2 contract position offers benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k matching, and life insurance. Rate: $58.00/hr.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of full life-cycle recruiting experience in tech, focusing on specialized engineering or scientific roles.
• 2+ years sourcing and closing candidates in AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, or Applied Research.
• Proven success managing complex offers and competing with top-tier tech companies and labs.
• Preferred: 5+ years recruiting in generative AI, LLM infrastructure, deep learning frameworks, or advanced AI research.
• Preferred: Understanding of AI ecosystem skills such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Distributed Computing, Model Optimization, Vector Databases, and Multi-Agent Systems.
• Preferred: Experience sourcing from leading academia, research labs, and tech research conferences.
• Preferred: Analytical capability using talent analytics and ATS tools such as Workday, Greenhouse, or Beamery.

Responsibilities

• Manage full life-cycle recruiting from strategy kickoff through sourcing, screening, offer construction, negotiation, and closing.
• Partner with AI Engineering leaders and Applied Research Directors to provide market insights, talent mapping, and pipeline analytics.
• Source specialized technical talent across traditional and non-traditional channels.
• Deliver an inclusive and high-touch candidate experience that reflects our client's culture.
• Craft competitive and complex offer packages, including equity, compensation structures, and sign-on incentives, and close against competitive markets.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across pipelines and selection stages.

Skills

Full lifecycle

AI/ML recruiting

Sourcing

Offer negotiation

DEI

ATS tools

Tools

Workday

Greenhouse

Beamery

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Full Life-Cycle Recruiter specializing in AI Engineering and Applied Research. You will manage end-to-end hiring, advise leaders with market insights, and execute deep sourcing strategies to build inclusive pipelines. The role is remote in the Bay Area with occasional onsite collaboration in San Francisco.

This W2 contract position offers benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k matching, and life insurance. Rate: $58.00/hr.