Talent Strategy & AI Projects Associate

Decagon; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

Life Insurance and Disability Benefits

Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K)

Parental Leave

Fertility and family building benefits

Wellness stipend

Daily lunches and snacks

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

Decagon in San Francisco is seeking a Talent, Strategic Projects Associate to build systems from zero to one and tackle our most strategic recruiting bets.

You’ll work with teammates to map workflows, design scalable tools, and drive executive searches from sourcing to handoffs, delivering repeatable programs with clear ownership.

This role emphasizes curiosity about AI, strong research and writing, and comfort with ambiguity as you expand Decagon's leadership team.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in executive search, recruiting operations, consulting, program management, or similar environment.
• Track record of building tools, systems, or programs from scratch and helping others use them successfully.
• Experience turning loosely defined problems into practical solutions, from initial test through rollout and handoff.
• Hands‑on curiosity about AI and a habit of experimenting with it to solve real problems.
• Strong research, writing, and organizational skills, with dependable follow-through.
• Comfort with ambiguity, openness to feedback, and a desire to take on increasing ownership.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with teammates to understand workflows, identify friction, and prioritize problems worth solving.
• Build AI tools, automations, and systems from zero to one, testing early versions with the team and improving them based on feedback.
• Own ambiguous projects from problem definition through execution, aligning stakeholders and keeping work moving.
• Turn successful experiments into repeatable programs, with clear documentation, ownership, and handoffs.
• Design and lead team-wide enablement sessions, helping teammates build confidence with new tools and apply them in their daily work.
• Research companies and leadership teams, identify executive talent, and turn findings into clear, actionable briefs.

Skills

Executive search

Recruiting operations

Program management

AI curiosity

Research skills

Job description

Decagon in San Francisco is seeking a Talent, Strategic Projects Associate to build systems from zero to one and tackle our most strategic recruiting bets.

You’ll work with teammates to map workflows, design scalable tools, and drive executive searches from sourcing to handoffs, delivering repeatable programs with clear ownership.

This role emphasizes curiosity about AI, strong research and writing, and comfort with ambiguity as you expand Decagon's leadership team.