Sr. Technical Recruiter

Perplexity
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 165,000 - 200,000 annuallyFunction: People, HR & TalentExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Communication","Analytical","Data-driven","Interpersonal skills"]

Lead technical recruiting for a high-growth AI startup, partnering with engineering leadership to source and place top software and data talent. Leverage AI-powered sourcing, data-driven hiring analytics, and stakeholder management to deliver exceptional candidate experience in a fast-paced environment. You'll build scalable sourcing playbooks, map talent ecosystems, and champion a compelling employer brand while negotiating offers and closing hires across multiple technical domains.

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Perplexity
Perplexity
2 months ago

Sr. Technical Recruiter

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Job Summary

Lead technical recruiting for a high-growth AI startup, partnering with engineering leadership to source and place top software and data talent. Leverage AI-powered sourcing, data-driven hiring analytics, and stakeholder management to deliver exceptional candidate experience in a fast-paced environment. You'll build scalable sourcing playbooks, map talent ecosystems, and champion a compelling employer brand while negotiating offers and closing hires across multiple technical domains.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: People, HR & Talent
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies, leveraging AI tools to surface, engage, and attract top technical talent at scale
  • •Use AI to sharpen every stage of the funnel, from drafting compelling outreach to mapping talent pools and identifying non-obvious candidates
  • •Manage the candidate experience throughout the recruitment process, providing timely feedback and updates
  • •Build strong partnerships with hiring managers to understand technical requirements and team dynamics
  • •Negotiate job offers and close candidates

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 165,000 - 200,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience
  • •Experience working at a high-growth startup
  • •Proven track record of successfully placing top-tier technical talent
  • •Hands-on experience using AI tools to enhance sourcing, screening, or candidate engagement
  • •Fluency with varied ATSs (Ashby preferred)
Experience:5+ yearsStartupsAI recruitingTech recruiting
Skills:Stakeholder managementCommunicationAnalyticalData-drivenInterpersonal skills
Tech Stack:AshbyAI toolsATS

Company Brief

Perplexity
Perplexity AI provides an AI-powered answer engine that returns conversational, citation-backed answers to user queries and offers Pro/Enterprise products and APIs for research, knowledge work, and search augmentation.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Revenue: USD 50M to 100M
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2022
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Glassdoor: 4.6
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