Technical Recruiter

10a Labs

Oregon

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Growth opportunities

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Unlimited PTO

Professional development stipend

Remote work environment

Job summary

10a Labs is hiring a Technical Recruiter to architect and scale our talent engine, building pipelines across engineering, red teaming, research, product, operations, and specialized technical roles, and design the systems that enable them to succeed once hired. You will work directly with leadership to shape hiring strategy and ensure we consistently hire exceptional talent.

We are seeking candidates based in major US tech hubs, capable of in-person onboarding and frequent collaboration; remote

Qualifications

3+ years in recruiting and operations at a high-growth startup.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
Experience recruiting both technical and non-technical roles in competitive markets.
Strong outbound sourcing capability.
Experience designing hiring processes, SOPs, onboarding programs, and process improvements.
Comfort operating in ambiguity and building systems from scratch.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Familiarity with HR management systems, job boards, and applicant-tracking systems.
Experience in fast-moving environments such as startups, AI research labs, or security-focused teams.

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding.
Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies for highly competitive AI and engineering markets.
Develop structured interview processes and evaluation rubrics.
Partner with hiring managers to define performance profiles and talent gaps.
Drive candidate experience and closing strategy.
Track recruiting metrics and improve funnel performance and ATS workflows.
Partner with leadership on workforce planning and hiring prioritization.
Contribute to improvements of structured onboarding programs.
Support performance review cycles and feedback systems.
Implement and document SOPs for core processes.
Coordinate with external vendors, legal counsel, and service providers.
Identify bottlenecks and test new tools or workflows to boost efficiency.
Contribute to other cross-functional, operational projects as the company scales.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing strategies

Talent pipelines

Interview design

Stakeholder partnering

Candidate experience

Data-driven recruiting

Process optimization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

About 10a Labs: 10a Labs is the safety and threat-intelligence layer trusted by frontier AI labs, AI unicorns, Fortune 10 companies, and leading global technology platforms. Our adversarial red teaming, model evaluations, and intelligence collection enable engineering, safety, and security teams to stay ahead of evolving threats and deploy AI systems safely.

Location & Travel Expectations

We are primarily seeking candidates based in the Washington, DC, New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, and Denver metropolitan areas. Candidates hired in these locations will be expected to work from a 10a Labs office at least two days per week. All new hires will participate in in-person onboarding in Washington, DC, New York City, or San Francisco during their first week. Occasional travel may also be required for interviews, in-person meetings, and other business needs.

About the Role

We are hiring a Technical Recruiter to architect and scale our talent engine and strengthen core people operations. This is a high-ownership role focused primarily on recruiting exceptional technical and mission-driven talent in competitive markets. You will build talent pipelines across engineering, red teaming, research, product, operations, and specialized technical roles, and design the systems that enable them to succeed once hired. You will work directly with leadership to shape hiring strategy and ensure we consistently hire exceptional talent.

What You’ll Own

* Talent Acquisition
* Own full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding.*
* Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies for highly competitive AI and engineering markets.*
* Develop structured interview processes and evaluation rubrics.*
* Partner with hiring managers to define performance profiles and talent gaps.*
* Drive candidate experience and closing strategy.*
* Track recruiting metrics and continuously improve funnel performance and ATS workflows.*
* Partner with leadership on workforce planning and hiring prioritization.*
* People Operations & Infrastructure
* Contribute to improvements of structured onboarding programs*
* Support performance review cycles and feedback systems.*
* Implement and document SOPs for core processes.*
* Coordinate with external vendors, legal counsel, and service providers.*
* Identify bottlenecks and test new tools or workflows to boost efficiency.*
* Contribute to and own other cross-functional, operational projects as the company continues to scale.*

Required Qualifications

* 3+ years in recruiting and operations, ideally at a high-growth startup.*
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.*
* Demonstrated success recruiting both technical (e.g., ML engineers, software engineers, data scientists, etc.) and non-technical (e.g., researchers, threat investigators, etc.) roles in competitive markets.*
* Strong outbound sourcing capability.*
* Experience designing and implementing hiring processes, SOPs, onboarding programs, and process improvements.*
* Comfort rolling up your sleeves, operating in ambiguity, and building systems from scratch.*
* Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.*
* Familiarity with HR management systems, job boards, and applicant-tracking systems.*
* Comfort working in fast-moving, high-impact environments, such as startups, AI research labs, or security-focused teams.*

Desired Qualifications