Talent Engine Lead

End-to-End Talent Building 

• Full-cycle recruiting across engineering, data, deployments, customer support, and business roles  

• Pipeline generation that doesn’t rely on inbound—you’ll creatively source, engage, and close top talent  

• Recruiting marketing, partnerships, and employer brand development (universities, communities, networks)  

• Delivering a best-in-class candidate experience that reflects Laminar’s ambition and culture  
   

Building a High Talent Dense Team 

• Partnering deeply with hiring managers to define roles, raise the bar, and move quickly  

• Reinforcing a culture of high performance and high talent density  

• Helping leadership make strong hiring decisions—and tough calls when needed  
   

Onboarding & Employee Experience 

• Designing and continuously improving onboarding so new hires ramp quickly and feel connected to the mission  

• Building a measurable onboarding framework with clear 30/60/90-day performance and integration milestones 

• Creating systems that ensure people succeed, grow, and stay engaged  
   

People & Org Infrastructure 

• Building scalable recruiting and People Ops systems (including HRIS implementation)  

• Supporting org chart design and team structure as we scale  

• Contributing to compensation design and competitive incentivization strategies  

• Helping implement performance management, feedback cycles, and (when necessary) exits  
   

Retention & Culture 

• Developing strategies to retain top performers and maintain a high-performing, mission-driven culture  

• Acting as a cultural steward—ensuring we not only hire great people, but build an environment where they thrive  

You’re not just a recruiter—you’re someone who is deeply passionate about building exceptional teams. 

• 4+ years of recruiting experience, including technical roles, in fast-paced, high-growth environments  

• You are obsessed with talent—you love meeting smart ambitious people, building relationships, and convincing them to join something meaningful  

• You don’t wait for candidates—you go out and find them  

• You can manage high volume without lowering the bar  

• You’re both systems-minded and execution-driven—you build processes and get things done daily  

• You’re comfortable pushing hiring managers and influencing decisions  

• You care deeply about candidate and employee experience—not just closing roles  

• You’re excited to own onboarding and make it a competitive advantage  

You might also: 

• Constantly seek out exceptional people in a field and build authentic relationships with them  

• Be energized by connecting people to a mission you genuinely believe in  

• Take ownership and aren’t afraid to make hard decisions to keep the team strong  

Bonus 

• Experience with HRIS tools  

• HR certifications (SHRM-CP, PHR)  

• Exposure to compensation, org design, or performance management systems