Senior Technical Recruiter (San Francisco)

Lakera AI • Full-time • San Francisco, California, USA • 5d ago

Are you passionate about finding and hiring top technical talent? Do you thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments where your expertise in recruitment can make a significant impact? We're looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter to join our team and play a key role in driving our growth. In this position, you will lead full-cycle recruitment efforts, partnering with hiring managers and leadership to identify, attract, and hire the best candidates. We'd love to meet you if you have a deep understanding of technical communities, a strategic mindset, and a track record of building strong talent pipelines.

About Lakera

Lakera is on a mission to ensure AI does what we want it to do. We are heading towards a future where AI agents run our businesses and personal lives. Here at Lakera, we're not just dreaming about the future; we're building the security foundation for it. We empower security teams and builders so that their businesses can adopt AI technologies and unleash the next phase of intelligent computing.

We work with Fortune 500 companies, startups, and foundation model providers to protect them and their users from adversarial misalignment. We are also the company behind Gandalf, the world’s most popular AI security game.

Lakera has offices in San Francisco and Zurich.

We move fast and work with intensity. We act as one team but expect everyone to take substantial ownership and accountability. We prioritize transparency at every level and are committed to always raising the bar in everything we do. We promote diversity of thought as we believe that creates the best outcomes.

What you’ll do:

Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding top talent across various functions.
Work closely with hiring managers to understand recruiting needs and create effective hiring strategies.
Utilize various sourcing methods to identify and engage passive and active candidates, building and maintaining a strong talent pipeline for future hiring needs.
Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process, providing timely communication and feedback.
Lead the offer process, including extending, negotiating terms, and effectively closing candidates.
Utilize recruitment data and metrics to inform hiring decisions, identify trends, and improve recruitment processes.
Continuously evaluate and refine recruitment processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Provide guidance, training, and mentorship to junior recruiters and other team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, ensuring hiring goals and expectations are aligned.

What you’ll bring:

You bring 5+ years of experience in full lifecycle recruitment, preferably within a startup or high-growth environment.
Expertise in sourcing top-tier technical talent using various tools and platforms, including LinkedIn, GitHub, Stack Overflow, and other niche tech communities.
Familiarity with programming languages, frameworks, tools, and technologies to effectively assess and engage with technical candidates.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical requirements to non-technical stakeholders and candidates.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and solve complex recruiting challenges.

Location: San Francisco

Logistics: Hybrid with 2-3 days in office on Tuesday and Wednesday. We’re excited about candidates who want to contribute to our in-office culture.

Deadline to apply: None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Compensation and Benefits: Our total compensation package is a blend of salary, equity and benefits.

We are committed to paying fairly and aim for these three elements collectively to be highly competitive with market rates. Equity - On top of this position's compensation, equity will be a major component of the total compensation. We aim to offer higher-than-average equity compensation for a company of our size and communicate equity amounts at the time of offer.

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