Talent Researcher

Apply; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Deepgram seeks a Talent Researcher to map the talent market, surface proactive pipelines, and build stronger candidate pools across business and leadership roles.

You'll work at the intersection of research, analysis, and recruiting execution, turning ambiguity into structured insights while moving fast with quality. This role emphasizes pipeline-building, market intelligence, and scalable research workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in talent research or related recruiting roles.
• Experience building talent maps, target lists, pipelines, or market research.
• Strong sourcing and research skills with tools like LinkedIn Recruiter and ATS.
• Analytical mindset turning data into actionable insights.
• Clear written communication for structured research outputs.
• Comfort with ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Proactive approach to building pipelines before needs arise.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain talent maps across priority areas.
• Turn hiring needs into focused research strategies.
• Deliver market intelligence on compensation, markets, trends.
• Build proactive pipelines and evergreen talent communities.
• Find talent beyond obvious profiles and uncover new ranges.
• Improve research workflows, tools, and data to scale.
• Move fast while maintaining quality in searches.

Skills

Talent research

Executive search

Sourcing

Recruiting

Research tools

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

LinkedIn Talent Insights

ATS platforms

Spreadsheets

Job description

Company Overview

Deepgram is the leading platform underpinning the emerging trillion-dollar Voice AI economy, providing real-time APIs for speech-to-text (STT), text-to-speech (TTS), and building production-grade voice agents at scale. More than 200,000 developers and 1,300+ organizations build voice offerings that are 'Powered by Deepgram', including Twilio, Cloudflare, Sierra, Decagon, Vapi, Daily, Cresta, Granola, and Jack in the Box. Deepgram’s voice-native foundation models are accessed through cloud APIs or as self-hosted and on-premises software, with unmatched accuracy, low latency, and cost efficiency. Backed by a recent Series C led by leading global investors and strategic partners, Deepgram has processed over 50,000 years of audio and transcribed more than 1 trillion words. There is no organization in the world that understands voice better than Deepgram.

Company Operating Rhythm

At Deepgram, we expect an AI-first mindset - AI use and comfort aren't optional, they're core to how we operate, innovate, and measure performance.

Every team member who works at Deepgram is expected to actively use and experiment with advanced AI tools, and even build your own into your everyday work. We measure how effectively AI is applied to deliver results, and consistent, creative use of the latest AI capabilities is key to success here. Candidates should be comfortable adopting new models and modes quickly, integrating AI into their workflows, and continuously pushing the boundaries of what these technologies can do.

Additionally, we move at the pace of AI. Change is rapid, and you can expect your day-to-day work to evolve just as quickly. This may not be the right role if you're not excited to experiment, adapt, think on your feet, and learn constantly, or if you're seeking something highly prescriptive with a traditional 9-to-5.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Talent Researcher to help us understand the talent market, identify great people early, and build stronger pipelines across the business.

This is more than a reactive sourcing role. You'll focus on talent mapping, market research, proactive pipeline building, and surfacing candidates who may not be actively looking. Your work will help our recruiting team and hiring leaders make better, faster decisions about where to find talent and how to engage them.

You'll operate at the intersection of research, analysis, and recruiting execution. If you enjoy turning ambiguity into structured insights, finding talent others miss, and building pipelines before they're needed, this could be a great fit.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain talent maps across priority areas.

  • Research companies, teams, and talent pools to identify strong potential candidates across technical, business, and leadership roles.

• Turn hiring needs into focused research strategies.

  • Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to understand what great looks like, define target profiles, and build actionable candidate pipelines.

• Deliver market intelligence that shapes our approach.

  • Surface insights on talent availability, geographic markets, compensation, competitive companies, emerging talent pools, and other trends that help inform hiring strategy.

• Build proactive pipelines.

  • Develop and maintain talent communities and evergreen pipelines for areas where we know we'll continue to hire, allowing us to move quickly when new roles open.

• Find talent others miss.

  • Go beyond traditional searches and obvious profiles to uncover high-potential candidates, adjacent talent pools, and new companies or markets we should be exploring.

• Improve how we research and source.

  • Help refine our workflows, tools, documentation, and data so our research function becomes more scalable and effective over time.

• Move fast while maintaining quality.

  • Quickly turn new hiring priorities into structured research, target lists, market insights, and candidate pipelines that help accelerate searches.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of experience in talent research, executive search, sourcing, recruiting, or a similar role with a strong research component.

• Experience building talent maps, target company lists, candidate pipelines, or market research across complex or competitive talent markets.

• Strong sourcing and research skills, including experience with tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Talent Insights, ATS platforms, spreadsheets, and other research tools.

• An analytical mindset. You don't just collect names - you look for patterns, understand markets, and turn information into actionable insights.

• Strong written communication and the ability to present research in a clear, structured, and useful way.

• Comfort operating in ambiguity and adapting quickly as hiring priorities change.

• A proactive mindset and an interest in building pipelines before the need becomes urgent.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting a mix of technical, GTM, G&A, or leadership searches.

• Experience working in a high-growth technology company.

• Experience building proactive talent communities or evergreen pipelines.

• Familiarity with modern sourcing, research, and recruiting technology.

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