Technical Recruiter — Full-Cycle Hiring for AI/ML (NYC)

Mercor, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bi-annual bonus structure

Equity grant

Relocation bonus

Housing stipend

Meals stipend

Health, dental, vision

Equinox membership

Laundry reimbursement

Wellness reimbursement

Company equity vesting

Job summary

Mercor, Inc. is seeking a Technical Recruiter to own full-cycle hiring across critical technical functions in NYC. You will partner with engineering leadership to plan headcount, build scalable hiring processes, and represent the Mercor brand to top candidates.

This role is based in our downtown NYC office as we scale our rapidly growing team. You will design assessments, optimize funnel metrics, and help shape Mercor’s culture while recruiting engineers, researchers, and leaders for key

Qualifications

• Experience with full-cycle recruiting across IC and leadership roles.
• Deep familiarity with technical roles: SWE, MLE, Applied AI, Security, Infrastructure, and TLM.
• Proven ability to build and scale hiring systems, identify key metrics, and make data-driven decisions.
• Strong communication skills; able to work efficiently with the VP of Engineering, CTO, engineering leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Confident representing the Mercor brand to top candidates.
• Familiarity with Ashby or ability to quickly adopt new tools and systems.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting (sourcing → close) across software, machine learning, infrastructure, and leadership roles.
• Partner directly with VP of Engineering, CTO, and Engineering Managers to define headcount plans, hiring bar, and process improvements.
• Build top-of-funnel using creative outbound, talent intelligence, and Mercor’s own product (structured screens, automated work samples, and calibrated rubrics).
• Design assessments that predict on-the-job performance and improve signal quality.
• Coach hiring managers on structured interviewing, leveling, and decision hygiene.
• Operationalize hiring systems: track and optimize key funnel metrics (pass-through rates, time-in-stage, source yield).
• Champion speed and quality: drive SLAs for same-day debriefs, fast offers, and strong candidate experience.
• Build brand: campaigns, referrals, and events that attract top engineers and operators.
• Represent Mercor externally, you’ll be a face of the brand for top technical candidates.
• Collaborate on dashboards, metrics, and process automation within Ashby and other recruiting systems.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical recruiting

Stakeholder management

ATS / hiring systems

Ashby experience

Tools

Ashby

Job description

Mercor, Inc. is seeking a Technical Recruiter to own full-cycle hiring across critical technical functions in NYC. You will partner with engineering leadership to plan headcount, build scalable hiring processes, and represent the Mercor brand to top candidates.

This role is based in our downtown NYC office as we scale our rapidly growing team. You will design assessments, optimize funnel metrics, and help shape Mercor’s culture while recruiting engineers, researchers, and leaders for key