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Technical Recruiting Manager

Lead and scale the technical hiring function at a high-growth AI startup.

Location
San Francisco
Compensation
Not disclosed
Level
lead
Type
full time

Posted by employer 10 months ago

First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago

Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago

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Skills & Technologies

AI in the day-to-day

Our AI workers make decisions, take action, and run operations autonomously across enterprise systems.

Requirements

Experience
8+ years

Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, work arrangement, visa sponsorship.

Benefits

Equity/Stock Options Health Insurance

Joblaze summary

In the role of Technical Recruiting Manager at HappyRobot, the individual will oversee the entire recruiting process for critical technical positions, collaborating closely with founders and hiring managers to refine hiring strategies. Key skills include a strong background in technical recruiting, particularly in high-growth environments, and the ability to leverage data for continuous improvement. This position is ideal for someone with over eight years of experience who thrives in fast-paced startup settings and is passionate about building exceptional teams. HappyRobot, backed by prominent investors, emphasizes a culture of ownership and craftsmanship.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on HappyRobot's careers page October 29, 2026.
  • AI/ML appears in 19.3% of 1183 comparable lead management roles.

Quick facts

How much experience is required?
At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Technical Recruiting Manager role.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML.
What seniority level is this role?
HappyRobot targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Technical Recruiting Manager role at HappyRobot.

From the original posting

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.

  • Comprehensive Benefits including healthcare, dental, vision coverage.

Our Operating Principles


Extreme Ownership

Craftsmanship

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