Technical Recruiting Manager

About HappyRobot

HappyRobot is the infrastructure for enterprises to build and orchestrate AI workforces. Our AI workers don't just communicate - they make decisions, take action, and run operations autonomously across voice, email, and enterprise systems. Born in Y Combinator (S23) and backed by a16z and Base10 with over $60M raised, we power critical operations for global enterprises worldwide. Our platform is battle-tested in the most demanding environments - where AI has real consequences. We started in logistics, built our own voice stack, models, and orchestration layer from the ground up, and are now bringing that infrastructure to every enterprise that runs the real economy.

About The Role

As Technical Recruiting Manager, you will lead and scale our technical hiring function, partnering closely with founders and hiring managers to attract, hire, and retain exceptional talent across engineering, product, data, and operations teams. You'll own recruiting strategy, drive hiring excellence, and build the processes, systems, and talent pipelines needed to support rapid company growth.

What You'll Do

• Lead the end-to-end recruiting function for technical and business-critical roles
• Develop and execute hiring strategies aligned with company growth objectives
• Partner closely with founders and hiring managers on workforce planning, role definition, and hiring priorities
• Build and manage high-quality candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing, referrals, networking, and employer branding initiatives
• Establish structured interview processes, scorecards, and hiring best practices to improve decision quality and consistency
• Analyze recruiting metrics and hiring funnel performance to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement
• Manage and optimize recruiting tools, systems, and workflows to support hiring at scale
• Train and advise hiring managers on interviewing, candidate evaluation, and talent market trends
• Help build and scale the recruiting team as the company grows

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of experience in technical recruiting, including experience leading recruiting initiatives or teams
• Proven success hiring software engineers, product managers, data scientists, and other technical talent in high-growth environments
• Strong sourcing expertise with a track record of identifying and engaging top-tier candidates
• Experience developing recruiting strategies, processes, and scalable hiring programs
• Able to influence senior stakeholders and serve as a trusted talent advisor to leadership
• Strong analytical skills and experience using recruiting data to drive decisions
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and candidate closing abilities
• Deep interest in AI, technology, and building world-class teams
• Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced startup environment
• Passion for making talent acquisition a strategic competitive advantage

Why join us?

• Opportunity to work at a high-growth AI startup, backed by top investors
• Rapidly growing and backed by top investors including a16z, Y Combinator, and Base10
• Ownership & Autonomy - Take full ownership of projects and ship fast
• Comprehensive Benefits - Healthcare, dental, vision coverage
• Top-Tier Compensation - Competitive salary + equity in a high-growth startup
• Work With the Best - Join a world-class team of engineers and builders

Our Operating Principles

• Extreme Ownership
• Craftsmanship
• Majo
• Urgency with Focus
• Talent Density and Meritocracy
• First-Principles Thinking

Personal Data Processing

The personal data provided in your application and during the selection process will be processed by Happyrobot, Inc., acting as Data Controller. By sending us your CV, you consent to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of evaluating and selecting you as a candidate for the position. Your personal data will be treated confidentially and will only be used for the recruitment process of the selected job offer. In relation to the period of conservation of your personal data, these will be eliminated after three months of inactivity in compliance with the GDPR and legislation on the protection of personal data. If you wish to exercise your rights of access, rectification, deletion, portability or opposition in relation to your personal data, you can do so through security@happyrobot.ai subject to the GDPR. For more information, visit https://www.happyrobot.ai/privacy-policy.