The Recruiter will develop sourcing strategies for research talent, collaborate with leaders, optimize recruiting processes, and enhance candidate experiences for AI roles.
We’re looking for someone to take over hiring the best researchers on earth. This role will work with our Chief Scientist and Head of Applied AI on all research hiring.
This candidate should be hyper excited about AI and exceptionally curious; be a 1% able people-person and able to own a mission-critical workstream for Luma as a company.
What You'll Do
- Develop and execute tailored sourcing strategies to build a robust pipeline of research talent from top universities, research labs, and tech companies
- Partner with research leaders to deeply understand their hiring needs, team dynamics, and the technical skills necessary for success
- Leverage innovative sourcing channels including academic conferences, GitHub, research publications, and AI communities to identify passive candidates
- Build relationships with top talent in multimodal AI, diffusion models, computer vision, and other cutting-edge research areas
- Design and implement an exceptional candidate experience from initial outreach through offer negotiation
- Collaborate with the broader talent team to continuously improve our recruiting operations, systems, and processes
- Track and analyze recruiting metrics to optimize sourcing effectiveness and hiring outcomes
- Stay current on research trends, emerging ML talent, and competitive compensation practices
- Participate in recruiting huddles, serving to advise the team and protect Luma’s quality bar
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of technical recruiting experience, with a proven track record of hiring research talent in AI, ML, or related fields
- Deep understanding of the AI research landscape, including key institutions, labs, conferences, and publications
- Experience sourcing PhD and advanced-degree candidates from competitive talent pools
- Excellent relationship-building skills with both candidates and hiring managers
- Strong technical curiosity and ability to understand complex AI concepts well enough to evaluate talent effectively
- Data-driven approach to tracking sourcing effectiveness and optimizing recruiting workflows
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to represent Luma AI's mission to highly sought-after candidates
- Experience with modern ATS systems (Ashby preferred) and sourcing tools
- Experience in fast-moving environment, including fast-growth startups or specific exceptionally high-growth teams in big-tech
- Experience getting creative - coming up with new ideas to make recruiting better 🙂
- Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese is highly valued for engaging with global AI research communities and talent networks
Top Skills
AI
Ashby
Ats Systems
Ml
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