Head of Technical Recruiting
Snorkel AI
| Company | Snorkel AI |
| Category | HR & Recruiting |
| Location | New York |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Director |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Source | The employer's own careers page (company_site) |
Description
Requirements
• Experience building and leading technical recruiting teams in a hyper-growth startup environment, ideally at a company scaling from approximately 100 to 1,000 employees
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• Deep experience recruiting for technical functions such as Engineering, Research, Product, Machine Learning, AI, Infrastructure, Data, Applied AI, or similar areas
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• Strong knowledge of the Bay Area technical talent market and competitive AI/startup hiring landscape
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• A track record of building recruiting teams, developing recruiters, and creating scalable recruiting practices
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• Experience partnering directly with senior technical and business leaders on hiring strategy, prioritization, tradeoffs, and execution
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• Strong data orientation, with the ability to use recruiting metrics to diagnose problems, drive decisions, and communicate progress
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• Demonstrated creativity in sourcing, pipeline generation, talent mapping, and candidate engagement
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• Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical audiences
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• Comfort operating in ambiguity and building systems, processes, and teams where they may not yet exist
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• A high bar for talent, candidate experience, and operational excellence
What the job involves
• Snorkel AI is looking for a Head of Technical Recruiting to build and lead the technical recruiting engine that will support our next stage of growth
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• This leader will own the strategy, team, operating model, and execution required to hire exceptional talent across Engineering, Research, Product, Forward Deployed Engineering, and Applied AI Engineering
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• This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who has built and scaled technical recruiting teams in hyper-growth startup environments, ideally from roughly 100 to 1,000 employees
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• We are looking for a builder: someone who knows how to design a recruiting function from the ground up, develop a high-performing team, partner deeply with technical leaders, and compete creatively for scarce talent in one of the most competitive markets in the world
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• Lead and scale Snorkel AI’s technical recruiting function across Engineering, Research, Product, FDE, and Applied AI Engineering
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• Build, develop, and manage a high-performing team of technical recruiters, sourcers, and recruiting leaders as the company scales
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• Own the overall technical recruiting strategy, including workforce planning, pipeline development, sourcing strategy, candidate experience, closing strategy, and capacity planning
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• Partner closely with Engineering, Research, Product, and other technical leaders to understand business priorities and translate them into actionable hiring plans
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• Create a world-class recruiting operating model that balances speed, quality, rigor, and an exceptional candidate experience
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• Develop creative sourcing strategies for highly competitive technical and AI talent markets
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• Use data to identify bottlenecks, improve conversion, forecast hiring outcomes, and drive accountability across the recruiting process
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• Establish and track key technical recruiting metrics, including pipeline health, pass-through rates, time to fill, offer acceptance, source effectiveness, candidate experience, and quality of hire indicators
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• Coach hiring managers and interview teams on effective assessment, structured interviewing, calibration, and closing
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• Build scalable processes while remaining hands-on and close to the work where needed
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• Represent Snorkel AI externally as an employer of choice for world-class technical talent