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Lead Technical Recruiter - Research

Harvey· Recruiting
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Hybrid (San Francisco)$163.9k - $245.9k + equity + bonusFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Lead Technical Recruiter to help build Harvey Labs, the AI research organization, partnering with CSO and technical leadership to develop end-to-end recruitment strategies for specialized AI talent, initially across data and evaluations, infrastructure, and modeling and training.

Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with our Chief Research Officer and Harvey Labs leadership to translate technical priorities into recruiting strategies
  • Own full-cycle recruiting across specialized AI/ML, research, and engineering roles
  • Build deep talent maps across leading AI companies, research labs, startups, academia, and open-source communities
  • Develop creative, high-touch sourcing and engagement strategies for exceptional talent, from experienced researchers to emerging new grads
  • Help leaders define new profiles, calibrate talent bars, and evolve search strategies based on market insights
  • Advise leadership on talent availability, competitive dynamics, compensation, and candidate motivations
  • Drive searches from initial market mapping through offer strategy, negotiation, and close
  • Use data and market intelligence to continuously improve our recruiting strategy
  • Help build scalable recruiting processes and raise the bar for technical recruiting across Harvey

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments
  • Experience recruiting for technical AI research teams or similarly specialized technical roles
  • Strong aptitude for understanding complex technical domains and evaluating candidate qualifications
  • Exceptional sourcer who enjoys identifying hard-to-find talent across research labs, startups, academia, open source, and other nontraditional channels
  • Willing to take creative, white-glove approaches to engaging and closing exceptional talent
  • Trusted advisor who can build credibility with highly technical leaders and candidates
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and able to help shape searches when the profile isn't fully defined
  • Strong instincts for talent and a genuine interest in the evolving AI landscape
  • Data-driven and highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple complex searches without sacrificing candidate experience
  • High ownership, low ego, strong judgment, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves
  • Leads by example and helps elevate the broader recruiting team
  • Highly resourceful and fluent with modern AI tools, using them to accelerate research, sourcing, outreach, market mapping, and recruiting operations without sacrificing judgment or the candidate experience

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
  • Retirement benefits (401k match up to 4%)
  • Flexible PTO
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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