Talent Lead

NewLimit • South San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

NewLimit is seeking a Talent Lead to own the company’s highest-priority roles and help optimize its talent strategy. The company works at the intersection of highly technical fields, where some roles have fewer than 100 qualified candidates worldwide. The Talent Lead will partner directly with the executive team, navigate specialized talent pools, and help build the leadership bench needed to scale the company. The role covers recruiting across technical, operational, and commercial domains, with responsibility for priority hires from sourcing and candidate development through offer negotiation and close.

Requirements

• Multi-year experience recruiting at the Director-to-VP+ leadership level in top-tier biotechnology or technology companies.
• Proven success sourcing and closing rare, highly specialized talent, ideally including candidates from exceptionally narrow talent pools.
• Ability to partner strategically with C-suite and senior leaders to understand business needs, define roles, and build alignment.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to compellingly articulate the company’s vision and culture to senior executives.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or greater in natural sciences or engineering.
• Recruiting experience in computational biology, machine learning, cell and molecular biology, functional genomics, or immunology.
• Experience working with early-to-growth-stage companies navigating rapid scaling.
• Experience building or improving recruiting function strategy and processes.

Responsibilities

• Source and recruit talent across technical, operational, and commercial domains, identifying candidates with deep domain expertise and leadership capability.
• Help scale recruiting processes and strategies to support increasing hiring needs across the organization.
• Partner with the executive team and senior leaders to scope executive-level positions, define success criteria, and develop hiring strategies.
• Own the end-to-end recruiting process for priority hires, from sourcing and candidate development through offer negotiation and close.
• Develop relationships with top-tier talent across computational biology, machine learning, functional genomics, immunology, and related fields.
• Execute sourcing, scheduling, and closing activities to deliver high-impact hires.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid parental leave
• 20 days of paid time off per year
• 15 paid holidays
• Meals and snacks on-site

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed