Talent Scout
Core
A strategic talent scout who identifies exceptional candidates for a frontier AI company, building a pipeline of people not actively looking and persuading the executive team to hire them.
Role type
Senior Talent Scout / Strategic Recruiter
Builds
A pipeline of exceptional talent for a frontier AI technology company
Domain
Applied AI / Technology
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Exceptional talent judgment, deal-making, funnel management, market mapping, persuasion, persistence
Preferred skills
Background as a super-connector, headhunter, sports scout, or founder
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Form independent views of exceptional talent, build a talent map of target markets, pursue unreachable candidates, run scouting as a business with prioritized markets and conversion metrics, own the outcome of hires judged a year later
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
