Lead / Principal Recruiter

Hop

2d•Remote

About The Position

You'll start by doing what you do best: closing elite technical roles and building deep client relationships. But this isn't a traditional recruiting job. As you deliver hiring outcomes, you'll simultaneously learn to integrate AI into every aspect of your workflowâand eventually help clients do the same. We're pre-launch on Moon Engine, an agent-orchestrated recruiting ops system where autonomous agents act as decision partners, coordinating hiring with governance and audibility. At Hop, you're a player-coach in the truest sense: hands-on recruiter today, AI-enabled recruiting advisor tomorrow. You'll work directly with our engineering and product teams to test Moon Engine, provide critical feedback, and master the future of recruitingâthen bring that expertise to Fortune 500 companies and top startups as we onboard them to the platform. Think of it as dual-track growth: deepen your recruiting craft while becoming an expert in AI-orchestrated hiring workflows. You're not choosing between recruiting or AI. You're mastering both. Hands-on recruiting excellence: You'll lead complex searches for senior technical talentâbuilding relationships, managing clients, closing candidates. This is real, high-stakes recruiting work. Learn AI integration deeply: As you recruit, you'll progressively learn to leverage Moon Engine's capabilitiesâfrom AI-assisted sourcing to automated screening. You'll become fluent in how AI amplifies (not replaces) recruiter judgment. Product development partner: Work directly with our engineering and product teams. Your real-world recruiting experiences become product requirements. Your feedback shapes what gets built. Customer onboarding expert: As Moon Engine launches, you'll help enterprise clients transition to AI-enabled hiring. You'll teach them what you've learnedâmaking you indispensable to both Hop and our clients.

Requirements

5+ years recruiting technical talent with a track record of closing senior/leadership roles (ML Engineers, Staff+ Engineers, Data Platform leads, etc.)
Exceptional client relationship skills: You can advise executives, push back when needed, and build long-term trusted partnerships
Candidate relationship mastery: You know how to attract, engage, and close passive candidates at the highest levels
Recruiting fundamentals are second nature: Sourcing, intake, interviewing, offer negotiation, stakeholder managementâyou've done it all at a high level
Genuinely curious about AI: You don't need to be technical, but you're excited to learn how AI can augment your recruiting work
Growth mindset: You're willing to learn new tools, experiment with new workflows, and occasionally feel uncomfortable as you master something new

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, AI sourcing platforms) in your recruiting work
Background at high-growth tech companies, recruiting agencies, or technical recruiting teams
You've already experimented with automation, built recruiting processes, or created "hacks" to work more efficiently
Comfortable giving product feedback or working closely with technical teams

Responsibilities

Lead full-cycle searches for senior technical roles: Staff+ Engineers, ML Scientists, Data Platform Leaders, Technical Product Managers
Build and maintain client relationships: Partner directly with CTOs, VPs of Engineering, foundersâbecoming their trusted hiring advisor
Manage candidate relationships: Source, engage, interview, close top-tier technical talent with white-glove service
Run strategic intake sessions: Translate business needs and technical requirements into precise hiring strategies
Own outcomes, timelines, and client satisfaction for complex, high-impact searches
Test Moon Engine in production: Use the platform daily on your real searchesâprovide honest feedback on what works and what doesn't
Learn AI-assisted workflows: Gradually adopt AI-powered sourcing, scoring, screening, and matching as features become available
Partner with engineering/product: Participate in feedback sessions, feature demos, and roadmap discussions. Your recruiting insights drive product decisions.
Document best practices: As you learn what AI does well (and where human judgment is critical), you'll help create the playbook for AI-enabled recruiting
Over 6-12 months, you'll develop deep expertise in how to orchestrate human + AI recruiting workflows
Onboard enterprise clients: Guide new customers through adopting Moon Engineâteaching them what you've learned
Lead training sessions: Show clients how to integrate AI into their hiring processes effectively
Advise companies on restructuring their recruiting operations for an AI-first world
Represent Hop externally: Share insights at events, on podcasts, in contentâestablishing yourself as a recruiting + AI expert

Benefits

Very competitive & unique comp structure (Base + Commission + Bonus) - remote US/LATAM
Deep AI recruiting expertise in 6-12 months
Product influenceâyour feedback shapes what gets built
Client enablement role as Moon Engine launches
Unlimited PTO + thought leadership opportunities

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