Senior Technical Recruiter

Harvey; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey in San Francisco is hiring an experienced full-cycle technical recruiter to help build a foundational recruiting function in a fast-growing, mission-driven company. You will own the process from sourcing to offers, partner closely with technical leadership, and help shape hiring strategies and pipelines for multiple engineering disciplines.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years of experience, a data-driven mindset, and the ability to mentor teammates while keeping a high bar for excellence in a

Qualifications

• 7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in fast-paced environments.
• Proven track record building strong technical teams in high-growth companies.
• Ability to develop relationships with hiring partners and act as trusted advisor.
• Effective communication with candidates and ability to manage their processes.
• Low ego, willing to roll up sleeves to achieve goals.
• Ability to mentor teammates and lead by example.
• Data-driven approach using metrics to influence recruiting strategies.
• Keeps up with trends in technology, startups and top talent magnets.

Responsibilities

• Partner with technical leadership to understand hiring needs and provide guidance on recruiting best practices.
• Build and nurture a strong pipeline of technical talent.
• Advise on market dynamics, compensation insights, and talent acquisition strategies.
• Streamline recruiting workflows and improve operational efficiency in hiring.
• Ensure data integrity in Ashby ATS.
• Mentor and support team members to elevate performance.
• Lead strategic sourcing to engage passive candidates across technical disciplines.
• Collaborate across the company to align recruiting with organizational goals.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical recruiting

Relationship building

Communication skills

Mentoring teammates

Data-driven decisions

Market knowledge

Talent sourcing

Job description

Why Harvey

At Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate. By combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise, we’re reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come.

This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. We have strong product-market fit and world-class investor support. We’re scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious, the bar is high, and the opportunity for growth — personal, professional, and financial — is unmatched.

Our team moves fast, takes ownership, and is deeply committed to the mission — operating with intensity, staying close to our customers, and pushing each other for excellence. We live by three values: Decisiveness, Simplicity, and Job's Not Finished. We act quickly on clear judgment over perfect information, we believe simplicity is what scales, and we're never satisfied with where we are. If you want to do the best work of your career alongside people who share that drive, we'd love to build with you.

At Harvey, the future of professional services is being written today — and we’re just getting started.

Role Overview

As an early team member, you will work with cross-functional partners to help lay the foundational groundwork for technical hiring in this location. This is a full-cycle recruiting role, where you'll manage the entire recruitment process; from building pipelines to closing offers.

What You'll Do

• Partner closely with technical leadership to deeply understand hiring needs while providing strategic guidance on recruiting best practices

• Build and nurture a strong pipeline of technical talent to support both current hiring and future growth

• Advise hiring managers on market dynamics, compensation insights, and effective talent acquisition strategies

• Identify opportunities to streamline recruiting workflows and enhance operational efficiency across the hiring process

• Ensure data integrity and accuracy within our Applicant Tracking System (Ashby), maintaining a high standard of system hygiene

• Mentor and support other team members to elevate overall recruiting performance and execution

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives to engage top-tier, passive candidates across various technical disciplines

• Collaborate cross-functionally within the company to align recruiting efforts with broader organizational goals

What You Have

• 7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience at a fast-paced environment

• Proven track record building strong technical teams in a high growth company

• Can develop relationships with hiring partners and become a trusted advisor

• Knows how to effectively communicate with candidates and be able to efficiently and systematically manage their individual processes

• You possess low ego and are willing to roll up your sleeves to accomplish our collective goals

• Help mentor other teammates by leading by example and providing guidance

• Understand the importance of data and metrics to influence recruiting strategies

• The type of person that keeps up with trends in technology, startups and which companies are the current magnets for top tier talent

Compensation Range

170,000- 180,000 USD

Harvey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made by emailing [e-mail]