Senior Technical Recruiter, AI/ML Research

About this role

About the Role

Together AI is building the AI Native Cloud — an end-to-end platform for generative AI lifecycle, integrating fast, reliable inference, and model-shaping services with cutting-edge AI cloud infrastructure. We are looking for a seasoned Senior Technical Recruiter to partner closely with AI Research and Engineering leadership to scale world-class research teams across kernels, inference optimization, applied AI and model shaping.

This role is ideal for someone who understands the unique dynamics of recruiting top-tier AI researchers and research engineers in a highly competitive market and can operate as a strategic talent partner to technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executives, research leadership, and hiring managers to define and execute hiring strategies

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for specialized AI talent, including researchers, research engineers, applied scientists, and ML systems engineers

• Build and nurture relationships with top AI talent across academia, open-source communities, research labs, and industry networks

• Drive exceptional candidate experiences from initial engagement through offer close, with a strong focus on relationship building and long-term talent cultivation

• Provide market intelligence on AI talent trends, compensation, competitive hiring landscapes, and emerging research organizations to influence hiring strategy and organizational planning

• Collaborate cross-functionally with sourcing, coordination, people operations, and leadership teams to continuously improve recruiting processes and operational excellence

• Design and refine interview processes tailored for research hiring, including technical evaluations, publication reviews, and research presentation loops

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical recruiting experience at high-growth technology companies, with a proven track record hiring exceptional AI researchers, research engineers, applied scientists, or ML infrastructure talent at leading AI labs, hyper-scale startups, or frontier technology companies

• Experience recruiting from both industry and academic pipelines, including familiarity with publications, conferences, open-source contributions, and research communities

• Ability to build trusted partnerships with senior technical leaders and influence hiring decisions through data and market expertise

• Resourceful, adaptable, and creative in solving recruiting challenges, with comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous, high-growth environments with rapidly evolving priorities and hiring needs

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