Recruiter / Senior Recruiter

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Take full ownership of hiring pipelines from start to finish across research, engineering, communications, and operations.

• Collaborate closely with the Head of People and hiring managers from all teams.

• Define new roles, identifying ideal candidates, essential qualifications, and realistic timelines.

• Create interview processes and manage hiring rounds from crafting job descriptions to issuing signed offers.

• Promote roles, seek referrals, and actively source candidates through networks, job boards, communities, and direct outreach.

• Develop skills assessments and screening filters that reflect actual job tasks.

• Manage candidate communications with prompt, friendly, and comprehensive responses.

• Review a high volume of applications in the ATS and align evaluations with hiring teams.

• Oversee 5–10 concurrent hiring rounds, including managing pipelines, scheduling, budgets, and decision timelines.

• Organize interviews and paid work trials.

• As a Senior Recruiter, be responsible for hiring analytics decisions and recommend budgets for hiring rounds.

⛳️ Requirements

• 1–2+ years of recruiting experience, preferably in a small or early-stage organization, or 3+ years for a Senior Recruiter role.

• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems; the company utilizes Lever.

• Willingness to experiment with AI tools in your workflow.

• Understanding of the AI research landscape and related research/nonprofit communities.

• Exceptional communication skills.

• Strong ability to prioritize tasks under pressure.

• Ability to provide transparent reasoning and explain judgment calls to hiring managers.

• High degree of autonomy and capacity to independently seek solutions.

• Willingness to travel; participation in three team retreats per year is highly encouraged.

• Professional-level proficiency in English.

• Application materials must be submitted in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work environment with flexible hours.

• Competitive global benefits package, including comprehensive health insurance, additional local-country benefits where applicable, life insurance, and a pension plan if applicable.

• Generous paid time off policy with no specific annual cap.

• 30 days of PTO per year guaranteed.

• Unlimited personal and sick leave.

• Four months of paid parental leave for permanent staff with at least 12 months of service; prorated parental leave for those with less than 12 months.

• Flexible and generous expense policy for equipment, productivity tools, and professional development opportunities.

• Unlimited funding for AI tools, subject to regulations and managerial approval.

• Access to well-equipped offices in Berkeley, California, including complimentary meals and a gym.

• Reimbursement for coworking spaces in your area, if desired.

• Strong recommendation for three team retreats per year for all staff.

• Salary adjustments based on location: up to 21% higher in the San Francisco Bay Area, 10% higher in Washington DC and New York City, with downward adjustments in high-employment-cost countries.