NewsBreak
Head of Talent
$165K–$250K
Mountain View, California, United States · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 3, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in talent acquisition/recruiting, including 4+ years leading and scaling a recruiting team.
About the job
Leads and scales NewsBreak’s talent acquisition function, overseeing hiring strategy, recruiting operations, executive searches, and talent sourcing across business areas.
What you'll do
- Set the hiring roadmap and advise executives on workforce planning, org design, leveling, and succession planning; lead and develop the recruiting team.
- Personally run senior and critical searches and partner with hiring managers on role scope, candidate profiles, and interview processes.
- Build recruiting infrastructure, employer brand, candidate experience, and hiring metrics; lead specialized AI/ML and cross-border sourcing strategies.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of talent acquisition/recruiting experience, including 4+ years leading and scaling a recruiting team.
- Demonstrated success recruiting technical organizations (engineering, AI/ML, or product) at scale.
- Track record as a strategic partner to founders/C-suite executives, with executive presence and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience building or significantly scaling a recruiting function, including process, tooling, and team structure; data-driven approach and comfort using AI-powered recruiting tools.
Nice to have
- Experience recruiting for AI/frontier AI or LLM-focused teams; media, content, news-tech, or consumer internet companies; or cross-border/U.S.–China talent pipelines.
- Mandarin/English bilingual proficiency.
Pay
$165,000 — $250,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
ATS
AI focus
Lead sourcing for frontier AI/ML talent and use AI-powered recruiting tools and workflow automation.
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