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About The Team
OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) that benefits all of humanity. Achieving this requires bringing the world’s most exceptional talent under one roof to push the boundaries of what’s possible. Our Research Recruiting team plays a critical role in this effort. We are an embedded part of the research organization—working side by side with our research staff to deeply understand evolving priorities, build trust, and strategically shape the future of OpenAI’s talent.
About The Role
You’ll focus on identifying and engaging world‑class AI researchers and scientists who are advancing the frontier of machine learning and artificial intelligence. In this role, you will drive top‑of‑funnel sourcing efforts, build thoughtful outreach strategies, and cultivate long‑term relationships with highly specialized talent across academia and industry to support our Research teams’ hiring ambitions. You’ll work across a range of deeply technical and research‑oriented roles, mapping emerging fields, identifying leading contributors, and proactively engaging experts in their respective domains. You’ll partner closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and research leaders to surface exceptional candidates, generate strong pipelines for niche searches, and continuously refine sourcing strategies to help our research teams grow and scale.
Your Responsibilities
- Build highly targeted searches that deliver candidate profiles with precision.
- Craft thoughtful approaches to candidate outreach that will engage even the most passive talent and cultivate relationships with high priority targets over the long-term.
- Develop and utilize creative strategies to discover non-traditional, research-adjacent, and/or up and coming talent.
- Partner closely with hiring managers across OpenAI to develop customized sourcing strategies and advise them on the market.
- Take a highly organized and data driven approach to candidate tracking and funnel metrics.
- Represent OpenAI and engage with candidates at conferences and events.
We’re Seeking
- Significant experience sourcing specialized Engineering and/or AI talent across a range of highly technical domains.
- Deep interest in AI research and a desire to engage directly with global research communities.
- Demonstrable success in sourcing and hiring top technical talent at a premier tech company and/or high-growth startup.
- Ability to drive multiple complex searches in parallel while maintaining a high quality bar and exceptional stakeholder + candidate experience.
- A passion for the research and mapping components of sourcing; it’s a long game.
Key skills/competency
- Technical Sourcing
- AI Research
- Machine Learning
- Talent Acquisition
- Candidate Engagement
- Pipeline Building
- Market Mapping
- Stakeholder Management
- Recruiting Strategy
- Talent Sourcing
How to Get Hired at OpenAI
- Tailor your resume: Highlight AI/Engineering sourcing experience.
- Craft a compelling cover letter: Emphasize your interest in AI research.
- Showcase your sourcing skills: Detail successful niche searches and candidate engagement.
- Prepare for technical discussions: Be ready to discuss AI/ML domains and communities.
- Understand OpenAI's mission: Align your passion with their AGI goals.
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