Senior Technical Recruiter, AI/ML (Contract)

Obin AI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Obin AI is expanding its technical recruiting team and seeks an experienced recruiter to own full-cycle hiring for AI/ML and other technical roles on a 6–12 month engagement. You will partner with engineering and product leadership to build sourcing strategies, run tight candidate processes, and close strong AI/ML talent, delivering candid, well-run candidate experiences in Obin's ecosystem.

This hands-on, individual-contributor role requires ownership of sourcing, process, and closes for every

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting or sourcing experience at a high-growth technology company or startup.
• Experience hiring for AI/ML roles with the ability to discuss work with hiring managers credibly.
• Understanding of AI/ML concepts and familiarity with common frameworks/tools (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Scikit-learn) and MLOps practices.
• Experience using AI tools in recruiting workflows — sourcing, screening, calibration, and closing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong storytelling ability.
• Exceptional relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and other recruiting tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering and Product leadership and hiring managers to translate open-ended asks into target company/talent lists, compensation frameworks, and close plans.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for multiple complex searches across Engineering, Product, and GTM roles, from initial outreach through signed offer.
• Build targeted sourcing strategies before opening a search — identifying relevant companies, teams, and engineers or researchers, and mapping the competitive talent landscape.
• Partner with the broader sourcing team on pipeline-building strategy where relevant.
• Run candidate processes with timely follow-up, clearly communicated next steps, and continuous feedback to candidates, hiring managers, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate pipeline data and share data-driven updates with stakeholders; identify funnel issues early and bring evidence, not anecdotes, to calibration conversations.
• Drive the offer process end to end — extending offers, negotiating, closing candidates, and generating offer letters.
• Lead process-improvement efforts as needed, including interview loop design, interviewer training, and scorecards, to improve hiring quality and speed.
• Stay current on AI/ML hiring market trends and compensation benchmarks, and advise hiring managers accordingly.
• Build strong working relationships across the recruiting team and technical client groups.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

AI/ML recruiting

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Sourcing strategies

Relationship management

Independent contributor

Tools

ATS

CRM systems

Job description

Obin AI is expanding its technical recruiting team and seeks an experienced recruiter to own full-cycle hiring for AI/ML and other technical roles on a 6–12 month engagement. You will partner with engineering and product leadership to build sourcing strategies, run tight candidate processes, and close strong AI/ML talent, delivering candid, well-run candidate experiences in Obin's ecosystem.

This hands-on, individual-contributor role requires ownership of sourcing, process, and closes for every