Senior Technical Recruiter
At a glance
Senior Recruiting & Talent Acquisition role at Nace AI. Palo Alto · full-time · $120,000–$140,000 base.
hrroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Run searches end to end, from finding and contacting candidates through offer close, across technical and business roles
- Build interview plans, evaluation scorecards and hiring measures that can scale as the team grows
- Work with founders and hiring managers to shape role needs into practical recruiting plans
- Develop candidate pipelines in AI/ML, engineering and other key areas, while keeping the candidate journey strong
- Explain the company’s mission and direction to candidates, and help hiring teams attract talent
What you bring
- You can assess engineering, AI/ML and infrastructure talent beyond matching keywords
- You have a technical degree and have worked in a technical role
- You can source and engage experienced candidates who are not actively looking
Who this fits
This senior, hands-on recruiting role suits someone who can build hiring processes while managing multiple priority searches. The role is based on-site in Palo Alto.
From the employer
About Us:
At Nace AI, we are redefining how professional services operate by delivering Sovereign Specialized Intelligence. As an applied research and product company, we equip enterprises with a comprehensive AI stack to build customized, secure intelligence tailored to their unique business needs.
Driven by advanced Small Language Models and our dynamic metamodel framework, our flagship platforms - Nace Data Intelligence and the Nace SLM Cloud - enable true end-to-end business process automation. The result is transformative ROI: professional services firms using Nace AI are currently recovering 1,000 hours per client engagement, drastically reducing overhead and accelerating delivery.
The work we are doing has a meaningful impact across industries, and every hire at Nace AI plays a critical role in shaping the company’s trajectory. This is a unique opportunity to join a high conviction AI company at an early stage and directly influence its growth.
If building a world-class AI team from the ground up excites you, we’d love to talk.
What You’ll Do
Full-cycle recruiting for critical technical and business roles — from proactive sourcing and cold outreach to closing candidates and scaling teams from the ground up.
Design and implement scalable hiring processes, including structured interviews, scorecards, and recruiting metrics that evolve with company growth.
Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to define role requirements and translate business priorities into actionable hiring strategies.
Build and nurture high-quality talent pipelines across AI/ML, engineering, and other key functions.
Deliver an exceptional candidate experience that reflects our standards, ambition, and values.
Act as a strategic storyteller — articulating Nace AI’s mission and long-term vision in a way that attracts top-tier talent in a competitive market.
Who Your Are
We aren't looking for a specific number of years on a resume; we’re looking for the right DNA. Whether you’ve been doing this for two years or ten, if you have the technical intuition to vet engineers and the hunger to build a world-class team from the ground up, you belong here.
The Must Haves
Technical Fluency: You don't just "keyword match." You understand the nuances of Engineering, AI/ML, and infra, and you can speak the language of the candidates you’re chasing.
The "Hunter" Instinct: You can find and engage elite, passive talent.
High-Growth Grit: You thrive in the organized chaos of an early-stage startup. You don’t need a manual; you build the manual.
Compelling Communication: You are a storyteller who can influence both skeptical candidates and internal stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
Radical Ownership: You are highly organized and can juggle high-priority searches without letting a single candidate experience slip through the cracks.
Builder Background: You have a technical degree and have previously worked in a technical role.
Bonus points
Architect Mindset: You’ve built a recruiting function or interview process from scratch before.
Local Pulse: You have a strong network or familiarity with the Bay Area technical talent ecosystem.