Wafer
Head of Talent
San Francisco · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Experience
- Several years of experience in talent or recruiting.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship available.
About the job
Build Wafer’s recruiting function while personally sourcing, managing, and closing key hires.
What you'll do
- Source and close candidates, owning searches from initial conversation through accepted offer.
- Partner with hiring managers to define roles, design interviews, and make timely hiring decisions.
- Develop recruiting systems and the talent team; manage recruiting partners and channels.
What they ask for
- Several years of experience in talent or recruiting.
- Personal experience sourcing and closing technical hires.
- Understanding of technical hiring and strong judgment in evaluating candidates.
- Ability to build trust, work autonomously, and handle sourcing, follow-ups, and coordination.
Nice to have
- Experience at a high-growth startup.
- Recruiting experience in infrastructure, systems, AI, or similarly demanding engineering roles.
Tools
Ashby
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