Head of Technical Recruiting
Snorkel AI · New York City, NY (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)
Posted about 3 months ago · $170,000 - $300,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Snorkel AI's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 42% of Snorkel AI's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Snorkel AI
- high 37 stale, 5 reposted of 38 open
- Hiring momentum
- 58 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Snorkel AI's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Snorkel AI.
About this role
The Director of Technical Recruiting at Snorkel AI will lead the technical recruiting efforts to support the company's growth, focusing on hiring for Engineering, Research, Product, and AI roles. This position involves building and managing a team of recruiters, developing recruiting strategies, and partnering with technical leaders to align hiring with business priorities. The role requires a strong understanding of the competitive AI talent market and the ability to create a high-performing recruiting function.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Snorkel AI as an employer.
What you need
- Experience building and leading technical recruiting teams in a hyper-growth startup environment, ideally at a company scaling from approximately 100 to 1,000 employees.
- Deep experience recruiting for technical functions such as Engineering, Research, Product, Machine Learning, AI, Infrastructure, Data, Applied AI, or similar areas.
- Strong knowledge of the Bay Area technical talent market and competitive AI/startup hiring landscape.
- A track record of building recruiting teams, developing recruiters, and creating scalable recruiting practices.
- Experience partnering directly with senior technical and business leaders on hiring strategy, prioritization, tradeoffs, and execution.
- Strong data orientation, with the ability to use recruiting metrics to diagnose problems, drive decisions, and communicate progress.
What you get
- Compensation range is $170,000 - $300,000.
- Equity in the form of employee stock options.
- Opportunities to shape priorities and initiatives, influence key strategic decisions, and impact ongoing success.
- Support for building your career in an environment designed for growth, learning, and shared success.
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond hybrid options in San Francisco and New York.
- The role requires operating in ambiguity, which may not suit everyone.
- The compensation range is broad, and actual pay will depend on various factors.
- Focus on building a recruiting function from the ground up may require significant effort and adaptability.
Summarised from Snorkel AI's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Snorkel AI on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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