Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to be the world's most trusted driver. They are seeking a Technical Recruiter specializing in AI/ML to partner with research and technical staff, define hiring priorities, and identify exceptional talent in the AI/ML field.
Responsibilities
- Partner directly with research and technical staff to define hiring priorities, shape search strategies, and anticipate future talent needs as technical roadmaps evolve
- Proactively identify and cultivate exceptional AI/ML research talent across industry, academia, and emerging labs, often before formal hiring needs exist
- Perform recruiting analyses and talent assessments to determine how best to optimize your search strategy and overall hiring productivity, making adjustments to strategy as appropriate
- Use market insights and candidate signals to influence hiring decisions, leveling, and compensation strategy for highly specialized research roles
- Extend, negotiate and close offers, including making recommendations to hiring managers and champ callers on offer close strategy
Skills
- Significant experience recruiting for highly technical, senior, executive, or otherwise specialized talent
- Strong judgment and discretion in handling sensitive candidate conversations and confidential searches
- A real instinct for talent intelligence: you know how to gather market context, read between the lines, and turn incomplete information into useful action
- Track record of building relationships with hard-to-reach candidates who are not actively looking or who require a highly personalized process
- Experience partnering closely with senior leaders and influencing recruiting strategy in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Comfort operating in fast-moving environments where hiring priorities and role definitions may evolve over time
- Experience recruiting within highly technical or specialized environments such as ML/AI, distributed systems, infrastructure, scientific computing, or quantitative research. Track record of leading complex, ambiguous technical searches from early talent mapping through close
- Deep interest in AI research, Deep Learning, and ML technical talent markets, and the broader ecosystem of labs, companies, and people shaping the frontier
- Experience navigating high-stakes negotiations with senior technical or research candidates
Benefits
- Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements
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