Talent Lead

TL;DR: We’re looking for a hands-on Talent Lead to own and build our hiring function from scratch. You’ll personally drive hiring across the company, build scalable recruiting processes, track hiring performance, and work closely with the Head of People and hiring managers across GTM, Ops, Research, and Product. About usWhite Circle is an AI Safety company building the safety, reliability, and optimization layer for AI systems.

At the core of our platform are policies - simple natural-language rules that define what an AI model should and shouldn’t do. We automatically test, enforce, and continuously improve these policies at scale.We’ve raised $11M from top funds, founders, and senior leaders at OpenAI, Anthropic, HuggingFace, Mistral, DeepMind, Datadog, Sentry, and othersWe process over one hundred million API calls every monthWe fine-tune and train our own LLMs so they run faster and cheaper than any open or proprietary modelWe’re a small, highly focused team. If you want to work deeply on hard problems, see your work ship to production quickly, and influence how AI safety is actually built - you’re the one we need.

You will:Own and run the hiring process end-to-end (sourcing, screening, interviews, and closing)Personally source and hire candidates across the company (this is a hands-on recruiting role)Build our hiring processes and infrastructure from scratch, including interview loops, scorecards, pipelines, and candidate trackingWork closely with hiring managers to define roles, hiring priorities, and candidate profilesDrive hiring across a wide range of functions, including GTM, Ops, Research, Product, and EngineeringLead international hiring across the US, EU, UK, and other markets as we expandBuild and maintain hiring metrics and reporting, including pipeline conversion, time to hire, source performance, and offer acceptanceUse hiring data to identify bottlenecks and continuously improve the recruiting processBuild and maintain strong sourcing channels across different functions and geographiesDevelop a strong candidate experience and represent White Circle throughout the hiring processHelp define and improve our approach to hiring, including how we assess candidates and make hiring decisionsPartner with leadership on long-term talent planning and hiring strategy You’ll fit right in if you:Have several years of experience running hiring at a startup, ideally in an early-stage or high-growth environmentHave personally hired a meaningful number of people and are comfortable owning the full recruiting process yourselfHave built hiring processes and recruiting operations from scratchHave experience hiring across multiple functions, including GTM, Operations, Research, Product, and EngineeringHave experience with international hiring across multiple countries and marketsAre comfortable working directly with leadership and senior hiring managersAre highly data-driven and comfortable tracking and analysing recruiting metricsAre an excellent sourcer and know how to find strong candidates beyond simply posting jobsCommunicate clearly and build strong relationships with both candidates and hiring managersAre comfortable operating independently in an environment where processes are still being builtSpeak and write fluent English (C1+)A big plus:Experience hiring for AI, ML, and Research rolesExperience building a recruiting function as the first or one of the first talent hiresExperience hiring in the US, EU, and UKExperience with employer branding and building a strong talent pipelineExperience using AI tools to improve sourcing, screening, research, or recruiting ops Why White CircleMeaningful equity packagePaid time off in line with your local regulations, no matter where you work fromAll the hardware, tools, and services you needCovered subscriptions for AI agentsTeam off-sites twice a year: we’ve recently been to the Alps, Saint-Tropez, and Mabella How we hireIntroductory call with Head of People (25 min)Practical Recruitment Exercise with Head of People (60 min)Final conversation with our CEO (45 min)Please submit your application in English.Find Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow