Senior Recruiter, AI Labs

Job Description:

• Own full-cycle recruiting for Applied Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, and/or Data Scientist roles across Salesforce’s AI and research organizations
• Partner with senior engineering and research leaders to shape hiring strategy and define ideal candidate profiles
• Influence how Salesforce competes for elite technical talent
• Build and maintain research-grade talent pipelines by mapping the market and engaging passive talent
• Lead complex offer negotiations, including sign-on and equity exception packages
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers by providing market intelligence and advising on tradeoffs
• Collaborate with sourcing partners, recruiting coordinators, and peer advisors to deliver a high-touch candidate experience
• Contribute to recruiting strategy, pipeline health reviews, and market talent intelligence initiatives

Requirements:

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience
• Significant and demonstrated focus on Applied Science, Machine Learning, and/or Data Science roles
• Deep experience at a top-tier tech company such as Meta, Google, or equivalent
• Proven ability to recruit ML Engineers, Data Scientists, Research Scientists, Applied Scientists, and MLOps Engineers
• Strong fluency in ML and AI concepts, including LLMs, deep learning, NLP, computer vision, and model development pipelines
• Track record of building proactive talent pipelines in hard-to-fill research and applied ML talent pools
• Experience navigating compensation conversations involving base, equity (RSU), sign-on, and competing offers
• Consultative, data-informed approach to recruiting
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Experience recruiting for frontier AI organizations, AI research labs, or applied AI product teams (preferred)
• Familiarity with AI/ML academic pipelines and graduate recruiting from top research universities (preferred)
• Experience in large, matrixed organizations where recruiting requires influencing without authority (preferred)

Benefits:

• Time off programs
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Mental health support
• Paid parental leave
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee stock purchasing program
• Incentive compensation may be available for eligible roles
• Equity may be available for eligible roles