Recruiter

Berkeley, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 110 - 140

Posted on: 10 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Us

is a non-profit AI research institute dedicated to ensuring advanced AI is safe and beneficial for everyone. We work at the intersection of machine learning safety research and policy supporting a global community of researchers and practitioners. Our mission is to facilitate breakthrough AI safety research advance global understanding of AI risks and solutions and foster a coordinated global response.

Since our founding in July 2022 weve grown quickly to 40 staff producing 30 influential academic papers and established the leading AI Safety events for research and international cooperation. Our work is recognized globally with publications at premier venues and features in the Financial Times Nature News and MIT Technology Review.

We drive practical change through red-teaming with frontier model developers and government institutions. Most recently we discovered major issues with Anthropics latest model the same day it was released and worked with OpenAI to safeguard their latest model. Additionally we help steer and grow the AI safety field through developing research roadmaps with renowned researchers such as Yoshua Bengio. We also operate an AI safety-focused co-working space in Berkeley housing 40 members as well as support the community through targeted grants to technical researchers.

About the Role

We are hiring our first in-house Recruiter to partner closely with leadership and hiring managers as we scale the organization. Over the next 1218 months this role will be critical in helping grow to roughly double its current size while establishing high-quality repeatable recruiting processes.

Reporting to the Head of People this is a hands-on full-cycle role suited for a mid-level recruiter who is comfortable operating independently managing multiple concurrent searches and serving as a trusted partner to hiring managers across both technical and non-technical functions.

Why This Role / Why Now

is entering a pivotal phase of growth backed by over $40M in funding and expanding opportunities to shape how advanced AI systems are developed and governed. Our work spans technical research policy and operations including partnerships such as red-teaming frontier models with OpenAI and serving as the EUs selected evaluator for CBRN risks. As the scope and impact of our work accelerate building the right team is the most critical enabler of our success.

As first in-house recruiter you will sit at the center of this growth. You will help scale the organization by identifying and attracting highly specialized mission-driven talent across research engineering events comms and operations while establishing thoughtful high-integrity recruiting practices that reflect the seriousness of our work and intentionality of out culture. Working closely with leadership you will shape not only how we grow but who gets to build the future of advanced AI systems.

For recruiters who enjoy autonomy building from first principles and working on problems with long-term societal impact this is a rare and meaningful opportunity.

If this sounds like you then we would love to hear from you!

What Youll Do

Own full-cycle recruiting for a diverse portfolio of roles including technical and non-technical positions.
Manage an active requisition load of approximately 58 roles at a time balancing speed quality and candidate experience.
Partner directly with hiring managers to scope roles define success profiles and advise on hiring strategy.
Proactively source candidates using a variety of channels and techniques particularly for hard-to-fill roles.
Drive candidate assessment processes including screening coordination and offer support.
Build and continuously improve recruiting foundations processes and documentation as the first in-house recruiter.
Represent professionally and clearly to candidates ensuring a thoughtful and inclusive candidate experience.

Must-Have Qualifications

46 years of recruiting experience (mid-level) with a mix of technical and non-technical hiring
Demonstrated experience with sourcing and full-lifecycle recruiting
Strong verbal written and presentation communication skills
Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent requisitions (58) effectively
Experience coaching advising and partnering directly with hiring managers
Comfort operating in a fast-moving ambiguous environment with a high degree of ownership

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

Global or international recruiting experience
Experience hiring AI/ML research or highly technical talent
Project management experience related to hiring or operations
Background across both agency and in-house recruiting environments
Talent branding employer marketing or candidate engagement experience

Logistics

You will be a full-time employee of a 501(c)(3) research non-profit.

Location: Berkeley CA (onsite/hybrid) or Remote (with 5 hours overlap with US PST/CST timezones).
Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week).
Compensation: $110000-$140000/year depending on experience. We will also pay for work-related travel and equipment expenses and offer catered lunch and dinner at our office in Berkeley.
Hiring process: A phone screen a task test in-depth interviews with the team and a half-day work trial followed by reference checks.

If you have any questions about the role please do get in touch at .

If you dont have questions the best way to ensure a proper review of your skills and qualifications is by applying directly via the application form. Please dont email us to share your resume (it wont have any impact on our decision). Thank you!

About Us is a non-profit AI research institute dedicated to ensuring advanced AI is safe and beneficial for everyone. We work at the intersection of machine learning safety research and policy supporting a global community of researchers and practitioners. Our mission is to facilitate breakthrough A...