Talent Acquisition Partner

About the Role
The company is looking for a Talent Acquisition Partner based in the Bellevue office. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of AI innovation at the company. The infrastructure and agentic frameworks that power next-generation developer experiences, and recruiting is a top priority for its leadership. You’ll partner closely with leaders to identify, engage, and hire exceptional talent across technology and non-technology roles mainly in finance, operations, marketing, systems engineering, AI science, and agent-native development. This role demands creativity, precision, and a deep understanding of the competitive landscape, as you’ll help drive differentiated sourcing strategies, refine hiring bar calibration, and support storytelling that resonates with candidates from top global AI programs and industry-leading companies.

This recruiter will be on point to accelerate the growth of the company through the talent we identify and recruit. We are looking for someone who isn’t afraid to fail fast, leads with care, and gets energy from coaching, developing, and contributing towards the success of others.

The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with this role based in Bellevue. We are in the formative stage of building the company, its leadership team, operating rhythms, and culture, and we value meaningful time together in person. The role will require comfort operating across the US and Europe as the company scales its organization and operations.

Responsibilities
Stakeholder & Executive Engagement

• Partner with senior business leaders to translate workforce strategy into actionable talent acquisition plans, leveraging market intelligence, data, and business insights to proactively address critical talent gaps.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders, providing strategic guidance on talent availability, hiring timelines, compensation trends, and location considerations to shape effective workforce decisions.
• Lead the design and execution of end-to-end hiring strategies aligned to business objectives, ensuring the attraction of high-impact talent for current and future organizational needs.

Talent Intelligence

• Analyze market trends, talent supply, and organizational hiring data to develop data-driven workforce plans and hiring strategies.
• Translate insights into actionable recommendations that support both immediate hiring priorities and long-term business growth.
• Develop and execute scalable hiring plans for complex functions and leadership talent pools, balancing business demand with talent market realities.

Talent Attraction & Market Positioning

• Leverage deep market and competitor intelligence to position the organization as an employer of choice and articulate a compelling employee value proposition.
• Develop targeted attraction strategies that highlight unique career opportunities, growth prospects, and organizational impact to engage top-tier talent.
• Share best practices, success stories, and market insights that strengthen sourcing, recruitment, and candidate closing capabilities across the organization.
• Monitor and communicate talent market activity and candidate engagement trends to support informed hiring decisions.

Candidate Experience & Executive Hiring

• Partner closely with hiring leaders to develop recruitment approaches that deliver exceptional and tailored candidate experience, particularly for critical and executive-level searches.
• Act as the primary ambassador for the organization throughout the recruitment lifecycle, ensuring candidates are informed, engaged, and well-prepared at every stage.
• Anticipate and address potential candidate concerns or barriers, partnering with stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies and improve conversion outcomes.
• Build long-term relationships with high-potential talent, creating a positive and lasting impression of the organization regardless of hiring outcomes.

Operational Excellence & Governance

• Drive continuous improvement of recruitment processes, policies, systems, and tools to enhance efficiency, scalability, and stakeholder experience.
• Ensure compliance with internal governance requirements and external regulations, including applicable employment, privacy, and data protection standards.
• Maintain accurate and timely candidate records within recruitment systems, ensuring data integrity and process transparency.
• Utilize recruiting analytics and reporting to generate meaningful insights, measure hiring effectiveness, and inform strategic talent decisions.
• Champion best practices and operational rigor across the talent acquisition function to deliver consistent, high-quality recruitment experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role

  • OR master’s degree AND 8+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role
  • OR equivalent experience.

• 3+ years of AI recruiting and sourcing experience.

The U.S. base salary range for this full-time role is $100,000-$150,000, with bonus, LTIP, and benefits on top. Salary ranges are set according to the role, level, and location. The range listed on each job posting represents the minimum and maximum target base salary for new hires across all U.S. locations. Actual pay within this range will depend on factors such as the specific work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Our Culture: Founder Mode
The company is a place for builders. We are scaling at extraordinary speed, and we run the business the way founders do: hands-on, close to the work, biased to action, and personally accountable for outcomes.

• Hands-on leadership. Our leaders go deep. They build, ship, and own outcomes; they do not simply oversee.
• Founder mode. High ownership, high velocity, direct communication, and minimal bureaucracy.
• Room to shape. The blank canvas and pace of a startup, built on the foundation of an established global business with capital, customers, infrastructure, and world-class partners already in place.
• Build something great. We are assembling a small number of exceptional people to build a generational company, and we expect everyone who joins to leave a personal mark on what gets built.

What We Look For
At the company, we look for people who share our ambition to build a future to believe in. You see opportunities in complexity and move with pace to turn vision into reality. You think big, act decisively, and embrace AI as a catalyst for progress. You build trust through collaboration, seek out diverse perspectives, and turn ideas into tangible impact. You challenge assumptions, simplify the complex, and work with intention. Above all, you take ownership for outcomes, for growth, and for shaping solutions that matter to our customers, communities, and the world.

What Working at the Company Offers

• A forward-looking, inclusive workplace built on innovation and collaboration.
• Hybrid work flexibility and meaningful growth through structured development and high-impact AI projects.
• Competitive compensation with performance incentives and comprehensive health coverage.
• Lifestyle perks designed for your life in the UAE including medical support, wellbeing initiatives, and access to exclusive partner discounts.