Head of Talent

Responsibilities

• Source, screen, and assess candidates across engineering, science, operations, and other critical functions.
• Build outbound and inbound recruiting channels.
• Proactively identify and engage exceptional candidates.
• Map the technical communities and undiscovered networks where Pilgrim's best candidates come from, and build trusted paths into them.
• Work closely with the founding team to define role requirements, translate them into search criteria, and design interview processes that connect candidates with the right internal experts.
• Run the full process, from first contact through interviews, pilot, references, offer, and close.
• Own the recruiting operating system including the ATS, internal support, external recruiters, sourcing workflows, interview processes, and pipeline reporting.
• Build AI-enabled recruiting tools and workflows that expand sourcing reach and increase efficiency.

Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting or leading technical recruiting.
• A track record of finding exceptional candidates in places where standard recruiting channels do not work well.
• Demonstrated ability to distinguish truly world-class individuals from merely competent ones and to quickly discern who is and is not a fit.
• Experience using an ATS, such as Ashby or Greenhouse, along with recruiting tools like Attio, Juicebox, Claude, and similar platforms.
• Experience planning and running communities, sponsored events, technical gatherings, university sessions, dinners, or other events that bring relevant people into the company’s orbit.

Benefits

Pilgrim is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Certain positions require access to export-controlled information and are limited to U.S. Persons as defined by applicable export control regulations.