Amperesand
Principal Talent Partner
$180K–$210K
San Francisco, California, United States +3 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Mar 3, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
Sunnyvale, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
Sunnyvale, California, United States - Experience
- 8+ years of recruiting experience, including senior-level or executive hiring.
About the job
Leads end-to-end recruiting and candidate closing for Amperesand’s executive, VP-level, and senior technical hires.
What you'll do
- Partner with senior leaders on search strategy, role definition, and candidate calibration; provide market insight and feedback.
- Manage candidate relationships and experience, interview processes, and complex offer discussions through acceptance.
- Build long-term relationships with senior technical and leadership talent, including passive candidates.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of recruiting experience, including senior-level or executive hiring.
- Experience in deep tech, hardware, infrastructure, or highly technical environments.
- Proven ability to close senior candidates in competitive markets without agency support.
- Exceptional judgment, emotional intelligence, executive presence, and communication; comfort with ambiguity and discretion.
Nice to have
- In-house experience at Series A-C startups.
- Experience recruiting in niche or emerging technical domains; comfort influencing leveling, scope, and compensation strategy.
Pay
$180,000-210,000/annual (base salary); $180,000 — $200,000 USD (base salary)
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