Technical Recruiter, Residency (Contingent)

About the team

OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This is a long-term undertaking that brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals under one lab, together, to accomplish this. 

In pursuit of this mission, our Recruiting team is responsible for finding, assessing, and hiring exceptional talent across various fields and specialties. The team acts as consultative partners to our leaders across the organization, from technical managers up to our CEO, Sam Altman. We’re an established, collaborative team with a balance of structure, process, and ambitious problems to solve for.

About the role

Our ideal Recruiter for the OpenAI Residency is a problem-solver, a people connector, and a relationship-builder with a background of success in scaling teams and programs thoughtfully in partnership with hiring managers, program managers and sourcers. You'll develop, iterate on, and own recruiting systems and processes from end-to-end; source, pitch, screen, and close candidates; and partner closely with hiring managers across the organization.

The OpenAI Residency provides a pathway for engineers and researchers to transition into the field of artificial intelligence. Residents build on their existing experience while learning and working on practical problems with our teams. OpenAI has long been home to many self-taught researchers and engineers. We’re looking to scale up our program significantly in 2023 and need a Recruiter who is eager to support us achieve our ambitious goals.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with sourcers to identify top and underrepresented talent for our Residency program through a variety of creative channels
• Partner with hiring managers and the Residency program manager(s) to build and improve recruiting processes and develop sourcing strategies for the Residency program
• Act as the primary touchpoint for your candidates from source to close
• Ensure a positive end-to-end interview experience for all candidates
• Equally prioritize speed and care when responding to candidates

You might enjoy this role if you:

• Are deeply interested in technology and artificial intelligence, and their potential for positive impact on humanity
• Are passionate about building and growing relationships
• Connect and relate to a wide range of people, personalities, and values
• Care deeply about building a diverse recruiting pipeline and inclusive work environment
• Have a track record of balancing multiple open roles with ease
• Learn quickly and thrive in a constantly evolving environment with shifting priorities
• Have a track record of balancing multiple open roles in an organized method

Learn quickly and thrive in a constantly evolving environment with shifting priorities