Head of Talent at BlueDot Impact

You will lead the talent function for BlueDot Impact, scaling a high-velocity team from 7 to 25 people during a critical growth phase. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will design the recruitment infrastructure, source exceptional candidates from competitive AI labs, and ensure an 80% offer acceptance rate while maintaining a rigorous, fast-paced hiring culture.

• Relentlessly source and close top-tier candidates from elite AI labs and research organizations, leveraging a $25M budget and mission-driven pitch to beat high-paying competitors.
• Reduce the median time from first contact to accepted offer from 12 weeks to 4 weeks by implementing efficient, candidate-centric workflows and evaluation frameworks.
• Scale the organizational culture by overseeing all people operations, including compensation strategies, performance management, and the administrative infrastructure necessary for a rapid US expansion.

• Proven track record of closing "hard-to-get" candidates in highly competitive technical fields, ideally within the AI, biosecurity, or high-growth startup ecosystems.
• High-agency operator with exceptional taste for talent who can distinguish between good interviewees and individuals who will thrive in ambiguous, mission-critical environments.
• Experienced in building people functions from scratch, including designing interview processes, setting compensation bands, and managing employer branding for an early-stage startup.

• Build the entire people function from the ground up, designing everything from compensation philosophy and onboarding to employer branding and sourcing strategy without any legacy bureaucracy.
• Direct partnership with the CEO to scale a $25M organization that has already trained 7,000+ experts for leaders like Anthropic, DeepMind, and the UK AI Safety Institute.
• Rare opportunity to have outsized impact on the AI safety ecosystem by identifying and securing the specific talent needed to protect humanity from existential technological risks.