Senior Recruiter & Team Lead

Fiddler AI•Palo Alto, CA

8d•$145,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Fiddler AI is a pioneer in AI Observability, dedicated to building trust into AI solutions. As Generative AI and Agents become more prevalent, the need for trustworthy, transparent, and secure AI applications is critical. Fiddler's platform enables organizations to monitor, evaluate, secure, analyze, and improve their AI solutions, providing insights into AI outcomes for engineering teams and business stakeholders. Founded by experienced leaders from tech giants and backed by prominent venture capital firms, Fiddler is an early-stage startup experiencing rapid growth. Joining Fiddler offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the rapidly evolving AI and ML industry, contributing to the operational transparency and security of AI applications at scale.

Requirements

7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a high-growth tech or SaaS environment
Experience recruiting across GTM and EPD, with the ability to context-switch and calibrate across very different talent profiles
Comfortable partnering with and influencing senior leadership on hiring strategy, not just executing against it
Proven track record of engaging and closing hard-to-reach candidates in competitive markets, often against offers from larger, more established companies
Has built or meaningfully improved recruiting processes, workflows, or interview structures from the ground up
Ready to take a genuine first step into talent leadership, contributing to team rhythm, mentorship, and how the function operates
Hybrid, ability to work with our team from our Palo Alto office minimum 2x a week (M/Th)

Responsibilities

Drive full-cycle recruiting across GTM and EPD, partnering directly with leaders, delivering consistent, high-quality hires that raise the talent bar.
Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders on calibration, candidate quality, and closing, ensuring every hire is assessed on long-term potential and fit, not just credentials.
Proactively identify and engage exceptional talent across industry and academia, building relationships before roles open so we're never starting from zero.
Build and refine recruiting processes, workflows, and interview structures that make Fiddler's hiring scalable, repeatable, and a model for what great talent acquisition looks like at a high-growth AI company.
Bring sharp, consistent people judgment to every evaluation, assessing candidates on who they're becoming, not just where they've been.
Create and manage targeted outreach campaigns and bias-free evaluation frameworks that improve both the quality and diversity of our candidate pipeline.
Manage 8–12 open roles simultaneously with the organization and discipline to keep every search moving without sacrificing candidate experience.
Enhance Fiddler's employer brand with candidates so that every interaction, regardless of outcome, leaves people wanting to work here.