Head of Talent
Core
Build and scale Kaizen's recruiting engine to hire top talent across GTM, operations, engineering, and design for a high-growth government technology company.
Role type
Senior Head of Talent (Recruiting)
Builds
Scalable recruiting systems, pipelines, and a high-performance recruiting team.
Domain
Government technology / SaaS
Deliverable
Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Scaling talent functions, executive search, managing recruiting teams, employer branding, ATS configuration (Ashby), AI/automation in recruiting, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Government/defense tech recruiting, retained executive search, NYC engineering community relationships
Technologies
Ashby, Juicebox, LinkedIn Recruiter
Responsibilities
Build and run the recruiting engine, own the hiring bar and raise it, carry concurrent searches across functions and close senior roles, manage and grow the recruiting team, own the agency roster, establish employer brand, partner on headcount planning.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership
