Technical Recruiting Manager

Happyrobot Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Dental and vision coverage

Equity in a high-growth startup

Job summary

HappyRobot Inc. is hiring a Technical Recruiting Manager to lead and scale our technical hiring across engineering, product, data, and operations. You will own recruiting strategy, build structured processes, and ensure top-tier talent pipelines as we accelerate growth.

You will partner with founders and hiring managers to align workforce planning with business goals, optimize interviewing practices, and improve the candidate experience across the funnel.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technical recruiting, including experience leading recruiting initiatives or teams.
• Proven success hiring software engineers, product managers, data scientists, and other technical talent in high-growth environments
• Strong sourcing expertise with a track record of identifying and engaging top-tier 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

Hiring strategies

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Interviewing

Data-driven decisions

Employer branding

Team leadership

Job description

About HappyRobot

HappyRobot is the infrastructure for enterprises to build and orchestrate AI workforces. Our AI workers don't just communicate through voice and email - they make decisions, take action, and run operations autonomously across entire enterprise systems. Born in Y Combinator (S23) and backed by a16z, Base10, Prysm Capital and Eurazeo with over $150M raised, we power critical operations for global enterprises worldwide.

Our platform is battle-tested in the most demanding environments, where AI has real consequences. We started in logistics, built our own voice stack, models, and orchestration layer from the ground up, and are now bringing that infrastructure to every enterprise that runs the real economy. Learn more about our vision in our manifesto.

About the Role

As Technical Recruiting Manager, you will lead and scale our technical hiring function, partnering closely with founders and hiring managers to attract, hire, and retain exceptional talent across engineering, product, data, and operations teams. You'll own recruiting strategy, drive hiring excellence, and build the processes, systems, and talent pipelines needed to support rapid company growth.

What You'll Do

• 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

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of experience in technical recruiting, including experience leading recruiting initiatives or teams

• Proven success hiring software engineers, product managers, data scientists, and other technical talent in high-growth environments

• Strong sourcing expertise with a track record of identifying and engaging top-tier 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

Why join us?

• Join a world-class team of engineers and builders.

• Backed by top investors including a16z, Y Combinator, Base10, Prysm Capital and Eurazeo.

• Have ownership and autonomy of projects and are encouraged to ship.

• Comprehensive Benefits including healthcare, dental, vision coverage.

• Competitive salary + equity in a high-growth startup.

Our Operating Principles

Extreme Ownership

We take full responsibility for our work, outcomes, and team success. No excuses, no blame-shifting — if something needs fixing, we own it and make it better. This means stepping up, even when it’s not “your job.” If a ball is dropped, we pick it up. If a customer is unhappy, we fix it. If a process is broken, we redesign it. We don’t wait for someone else to solve it — we lead with accountability and expect the same from those around us.

Craftsmanship

Putting care and intention into every task, striving for excellence, and taking deep ownership of the quality and outcome of your work. Craftsmanship means never settling for “just fine.” We sweat the details because details compound. Whether it’s a product feature, an internal doc, or a sales call — we treat it as a reflection of our standards. We aim to deliver jaw-dropping customer experiences by being curious, meticulous, and proud of what we build — even when nobody’s watching.

We are “majos”

Be friendly & have fun with your coworkers. Always be genuine & honest, but kind. “Majo” is our way of saying: be a good human. Be approachable, helpful, and warm. We’re building something ambitious, and it’s easier (and more fun) when we enjoy the ride together. We give feedback with kindness, challenge each other with respect, and celebrate wins together without ego.

Urgency with Focus

Create the highest impact in the shortest amount of time. Move fast, but in the right direction. We operate with speed because time is our most limited resource. But speed without focus is chaos. We prioritize ruthlessly, act decisively, and stay aligned. We aim for high leverage: the biggest results from the simplest, smartest actions. We’re running a high-speed marathon — not a sprint with no strategy.

Talent Density and Meritocracy

Hire only people who can raise the average; ‘exceptional performance is the passing grade.’ Ability trumps seniority. We believe the best teams are built on talent density — every hire should raise the bar. We reward contribution, not titles or tenure. We give ownership to those who earn it, and we all hold each other to a high standard. A-players want to work with other A-players — that’s how we win.

First-Principles Thinking

Strip a problem to physics-level facts, ignore industry dogma, rebuild the solution from scratch. We don’t copy-paste solutions. We go back to basics, ask why things are the way they are, and rebuild from the ground up if needed. This mindset pushes us to innovate, challenge stale assumptions, and move faster than incumbents. It’s how we build what others think is impossible.