Mistral AI
Talent Acquisition, Research - North America
Palo Alto +2 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Location
- Palo Alto
New York
San Francisco - Experience
- 6+ years of recruiting experience, including 2+ years in a startup or high-growth environment.
About the job
Leads full-cycle recruiting for Mistral’s US Research Science and Research Engineering teams, while shaping technical hiring strategy, operations, and candidate experience.
What you'll do
- Partner with technical leaders to define roles, advise on hiring markets, and recruit research and engineering talent from sourcing through close.
- Improve recruiting operations using pipeline data, market maps, interview rubrics, and standardized processes.
- Represent Mistral’s research mission and AI positioning to candidates and support employer-brand and sourcing initiatives.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of recruiting experience, including 2+ years in a startup or high-growth environment, focused on Research Science and Research Engineering roles.
- Demonstrated ability to independently hire across the technical stack, including Research Engineers, Research Scientists, and senior research talent.
- Deep US research and engineering talent-market network and sourcing expertise; track record in competitive, candidate-scarce markets.
- Experience across multiple US markets, including relocation- and visa-driven hiring; professional experience with modern recruiting tools such as Ashby.
Nice to have
- AI/ML research landscape familiarity and credibility discussing frontier model capabilities, research directions, and publications.
- Connections across top AI labs and universities.
Tools
Ashby
AI focus
Recruiting for Research Science and Research Engineering roles related to frontier AI models.
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