Talent Strategist at Series A AI infrastructure startup

As Talent Strategist, you will design the talent systems to scale a category-defining company from Series A to market leader. You will balance strategic pipeline building for specialized technical and commercial roles with end-to-end execution. This is a pioneering role for a first-principles thinker ready to build a high-performance culture from the ground up.

Series A AI infrastructure startup

• Build and maintain warm pipelines of 50-100 elite candidates for critical technical and commercial functions 3-6 months ahead of need.
• Design assessment frameworks and candidate experiences that reflect a contrarian, first-principles culture to predict zero-to-one fit.
• Execute the full candidate journey for 5-7 active searches simultaneously, embedding with engineering and GTM teams to understand nuanced requirements.

• 3-5 years of experience building hiring systems in high-growth environments, with a track record in ambiguous, zero-to-one contexts.
• Proven ability to learn complex technical or specialized domains from scratch to effectively source and screen niche talent.
• High analytical rigor and a first-principles mindset, comfortable handling the productive tension and frequent shifts of an early-stage startup.

• Architect the entire talent function for a well-funded startup building an AI operating system for innovation.
• Move beyond reactive hiring by building deep, long-term relationships with elite talent in specialized fields like patent engineering.
• Join a culture that values extreme ownership and intellectual humility, backed by top-tier VCs in the AI space.