AI Talent Lead - Nexus Black
Core
Building an end-to-end talent function from scratch to recruit technical AI/ML and go-to-market talent for industrial AI products used in field service and production planning.
Role type
Senior Talent Lead / Head of Talent
Builds
A scalable recruiting and talent acquisition function including strategy, team, and processes.
Domain
Industrial AI / Enterprise Software
Deliverable
client delivery (hiring talent to build products)
Required skills
Technical fluency in AI/ML (model architectures, evaluation, production ML), building talent functions from scratch, recruiting technical and commercial roles, compensation benchmarking, stakeholder management, direct sourcing strategies, employer branding.
Preferred skills
In-house recruiting at AI labs or high-growth industrial software, hiring for vertical/industrial AI, existing UK/European AI talent network, setting up ATS/sourcing tools.
Technologies
Applicant tracking systems, sourcing tools, interview training platforms.
Responsibilities
Own hiring strategy and adjust based on headcount plans, recruit hands-on for senior AI and commercial roles, build and lead a small talent team, source passive technical talent directly, design assessment bars and interview processes, bring market intelligence on compensation and levelling, build employer brand, protect candidate experience.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC building a function