OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this.
In pursuit of this mission, our Recruiting team is responsible for finding, assessing, and hiring exceptional talent across various fields and specialties. The team acts as consultative partners to our leaders across the organization, from technical managers up to our CEO, Sam Altman. We’re an established, collaborative team with a balance of structure, process, and ambitious problems to solve for.
About the Role
Our team is growing to help OpenAI build the next phase of highly capable intelligent computer systems. We’re looking for a highly experienced Recruiter who advises hiring managers and partners closely with senior leaders across the organization. You’re driven to work on high-value talent initiatives and are close to the industry’s most sought-after talent. You’ll work with our existing team members, including technical recruiters, coordinators, sourcers, and any cross-functional partners needed to succeed.
We are considering candidates to work out of our San Francisco HQ or remotely. We offer relocation assistance to new employees.
Ideal Candidates will have experience:
- Independently managing stakeholder expectations for top of funnel initiatives across various areas including Engineering, Security, IT, and AI
- Partnering with executives and hiring managers to develop a deep understanding current and future hiring
- Developing strategies to map talent and drive robust top of funnel activity
- Acting as the primary touchpoint for your candidates from engagement to loop interview stage, with demonstrated examples of exceptional experience and fast results
- Acting as a thought-partner and advisor to hiring teams, including candidate relationship management, robust funnel reporting, and talent market intelligence
- Sourcing talent for high-impact roles through a variety of creative channels
- Engaging with candidates at conferences and events
- Building and maintaining effective nurturing campaigns and passive recruitment marketing efforts to improve top of funnel conversion
We’re looking for a blend of:
- 8+ years of progressive experience in recruiting in a high growth, premier tech company.
- Demonstrated success in leading strategy and driving execution to hire top-tier talent including hiring talent in extremely niche talent markets
- Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships, influence and partner effectively with hiring managers and leaders.
- Exemplary verbal / written communication, and interpersonal skills
- The ability to thrive in ambiguous fast paced environments
You might thrive in this role if you:
- Are deeply interested in technology and artificial intelligence, and their potential for positive impact on humanity
- Are passionate about building and growing relationships
- Connect and relate to a wide range of people, personalities, and values
- Care deeply about building a diverse and inclusive recruiting pipeline and work environment
- Have a track record of balancing multiple open roles in an organized method
- Learn quickly and thrive in a constantly evolving environment with shifting priorities
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
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