Talent Acquisition Leader

Tessera Labs

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About The Position

Tessera Labs is redefining how enterprises adopt and operationalize Artificial Intelligence. Backed by Foundation Capital and led by a world-class founding team, we build multi-agent AI systems that can automate complex business workflows across platforms like SAP, Salesforce, Workday, Snowflake, MuleSoft, and more. Our mission: Bring real AI automation to the enterprise — with speed, precision, and measurable impact. We move fast, operate with extreme ownership, and build at the frontier of applied AI. Tessera Labs is building cutting-edge AI technology—and we’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Leader to build and scale our recruiting function from the ground up. This is a true zero-to-one role for someone who has led technical hiring in fast-moving startup environments and knows how to build teams, processes, and culture from scratch.

Requirements

10+ years of recruiting experience in tech and AI environments
Experience using a variety of ATS - Ashby preferred
Proven startup experience, ideally early-stage or high-growth
Demonstrated success building a TA function from scratch
Strong people management and leadership experience
Deep expertise hiring technical and AI-focused talent
Strategic, hands-on, and comfortable with ambiguity

Responsibilities

Build and lead Tessera Labs’ Talent Acquisition function from zero to one
Partner with founders and executives on hiring strategy and workforce planning
Hire, manage, and develop a high-performing TA team
Own full-cycle recruiting for highly technical roles (AI/ML, engineering, product, data)
Design scalable hiring processes, interview frameworks, and candidate experience
Use data and market insights to guide hiring decisions