Tech Recruiting Leader - Scale AI Talent & Teams

happyrobot.ai; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Equity

Autonomy of projects

Job summary

HappyRobot is seeking a Technical Recruiting Manager to lead and scale our technical hiring as we grow. You’ll own recruiting strategy, build processes, and create strong pipelines across engineering, product, data, and operations to support rapid company growth.

You’ll partner with founders and hiring managers on workforce planning, implement structured interview practices, and drive hiring excellence, candidate experience, and employer branding in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technical recruiting, including leading initiatives or teams.
• Proven success hiring software engineers, product managers, data scientists, and other technical talent.
• Strong sourcing expertise with a track record of identifying top candidates.
• Experience developing recruiting strategies, processes, and scalable hiring programs.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and serve as a trusted talent advisor to leadership.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using recruiting data to drive decisions.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and candidate closing abilities.
• Deep interest in AI, technology, and building world-class teams.
• Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Passion for making talent acquisition a strategic competitive advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end recruiting function for technical and business-critical roles.
• Develop and execute hiring strategies aligned with company growth objectives.
• Partner closely with founders and hiring managers on workforce planning, role definition, and hiring priorities.
• Build and manage high-quality candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing, referrals, networking, and employer branding initiatives.
• Establish structured interview processes, scorecards, and hiring best practices to improve decision quality and consistency.
• Analyze recruiting metrics and hiring funnel performance to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience from initial outreach through offer acceptance and onboarding.
• Manage and optimize recruiting tools, systems, and workflows to support hiring at scale.
• Train and advise hiring managers on interviewing, candidate evaluation, and talent market trends.
• Strengthen the company's employer brand across LinkedIn, industry events, communities, and referral programs.
• Help build and scale the recruiting team as the company grows.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Talent strategy

Stakeholder management

Sourcing expert

Interview processes

Job description

HappyRobot is seeking a Technical Recruiting Manager to lead and scale our technical hiring as we grow. You’ll own recruiting strategy, build processes, and create strong pipelines across engineering, product, data, and operations to support rapid company growth.

You’ll partner with founders and hiring managers on workforce planning, implement structured interview practices, and drive hiring excellence, candidate experience, and employer branding in a fast-paced startup environment.