Overview In this role you will own and close priority technical searches for a high-bar engineering team, partnering with engineering leadership to accelerate hiring. You help scale a fast-growing company by running structured, fast-moving recruitments and owning the process end-to-end. You'll shape how searches are run through calibrated scorecards and evidence-based feedback loops. This is a chance to build the talent function at scale as Alembic accelerates its Series B momentum and enterprise traction.
Compensation / Benefits- equity
- competitive compensation
- on-site in San Francisco
- transparent compensation philosophy
- fast-growing impact
- ownership mindset
Responsibilities- Own 6-8 full-cycle technical searches (backend, infrastructure/SRE, data engineering) and close hires for Fortune 100 customers
- Lead calibrated scorecards and live pipelines; influence how searches are run with hiring managers
- Execute structured hiring loops with same-week feedback to shorten time-to-offer
- Carry the searches yourself with real authority; avoid becoming a passive coordinator
- Close multiple technical hires at the firm's high bar, including candidates with competing offers
- Communicate Alembic's causal AI value proposition credibly to senior engineers
- Build and maintain a data-driven funnel analysis to diagnose and improve hiring processes
Key requirements- 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting for software, infrastructure, or ML at high-bar companies
- Proven closer with track record of winning against stronger brands
- Ability to learn business domain quickly and sell concepts clearly (recruiting as marketing/sales)
- Consultative approach with evidence-based arguments to push back on teams when needed
- Clear, direct written and verbal communication; minimal fluff
- Ability to manage urgency with meticulous attention to detail
- Data proficiency: diagnose funnels by root cause rather than anecdotes
- AI-native practice: willingness to experiment with new tools and methods
- consultative mindset
- clear and direct communication
- high emphasis on urgency and attention to detail
- full-cycle technical recruiting (software, infrastructure, ML)
- data-driven funnel analysis
- structured hiring scorecards and pipelines
