OpenAI
Senior Technical Recruiter
$172K–$295K
US - Remote +2 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Location
- US - Remote
Seattle
San Francisco - Experience
- Substantial technical recruiting experience; no specific number of years stated.
About the job
Owns full-cycle searches for senior engineering leaders in Applied Foundations, from defining roles and building talent strategies through assessment, offer negotiation, and close.
What you'll do
- Lead and deliver senior engineering leadership searches, including talent mapping, sourcing, candidate engagement, assessment, and closing.
- Advise senior engineering stakeholders on role requirements, talent-market evidence, and hiring strategy.
- Coordinate search progress and improve leadership-recruiting practices and candidate experience.
What they ask for
- Substantial technical recruiting experience and a demonstrated record of personally owning and closing engineering leadership searches.
- Experience in executive search, in-house leadership recruiting, or a comparable environment involving targeted research, senior stakeholder partnership, and discretion.
- Ability to assess leadership scope and advise senior engineering leaders, including offering constructive pushback.
- Experience managing complex offers and strong sourcing and execution skills from kickoff through close.
Pay
$172K – $295K USD base salary
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