Head of Recruiting
About The Position
Goodfire is a research company focused on interpretability to understand, learn from, and design AI systems. Their mission is to build the next generation of safe and powerful AI by advancing the science of how AI systems work, moving beyond treating models as black boxes. Goodfire is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, with a team of top interpretability researchers and engineers from organizations like OpenAI and DeepMind. They are backed by over $200M from prominent investors. This role is responsible for scaling the AI research organization by owning the recruiting strategy and building a hiring engine to identify and attract exceptional talent. The ideal candidate is a systems thinker who can create a repeatable recruiting process, map the landscape of top talent, and operate with urgency in a high-intensity environment. The role involves building a team that matches the company's pace while ensuring an exceptional candidate experience and representing the company culture.
Requirements
- Systems thinker who can turn recruiting into a repeatable machine
- Ability to build a map of every strong interpretability researcher in the world and know how to reach each one
- Thrive in a high-intensity environment and move with urgency
- Ability to build a team that matches our pace while giving candidates an exceptional experience and representing our culture well
- Deep commitment to making interpretability accessible
- Embody values: Put mission and team first, Improve constantly, Take ownership and initiative, Action today
Nice To Haves
- Experience in recruiting for AI research organizations
- Experience with sourcing niche technical talent
Responsibilities
- Own Goodfire’s hiring strategy and execution across all functions
- Build a sourcing engine that maps and reaches the strongest researchers and engineers in the world before they're on the market
- Own the interview process end to end
- Define and defend the hiring bar in partnership with founders and technical leaders
- Own recruiting data and forecasting: pipeline health, conversion, time-to-close, and the headcount plan behind them
- Own candidate experience and how Goodfire shows up to the market, from first outreach to signed offer
- Hire and lead a recruiting team that matches the pace of the company, while staying deeply hands-on in the funnel
Benefits
- Market competitive salary
- Equity
- Competitive benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
