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Rhoda AI is building the next generation of generalist intelligent robots, owning the full stack from hardware and systems to infrastructure and foundation world models. The company has raised over $450M and is scaling aggressively across model research, infrastructure, hardware development, and manufacturing.
As Head of Talent, you will lead company-wide recruiting and build the talent function to support Rhoda's next stage of growth. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll partner closely with founders and functional leaders to identify hiring priorities, attract exceptional talent, and establish recruiting as a competitive advantage.
Key Responsibilities:
Talent Strategy & Leadership: Own recruiting strategy and execution across AI research, software, hardware, operations, and business functions. Translate company priorities into clear hiring plans. Partner with leadership and Finance on headcount planning, recruiting budgets, and resource allocation, bringing market insight to hiring decisions.
Hands-On Recruiting & Closing: Personally lead critical technical and leadership searches, from role definition and market mapping to candidate relationship-building and offer closing. Work closely with hiring managers to communicate opportunities, understand candidate motivations, and develop closing strategies in competitive markets.
Team Building & Sourcing: Build, lead, and develop a high-performing talent team across sourcing, recruiting, and recruiting operations. Establish strong internal sourcing capabilities through targeted outreach, referrals, research communities, and long-term relationships. Use external search partners selectively with clear accountability.
Recruiting Operations & Hiring Quality: Build consistent, efficient hiring processes including role intake, interview design, evaluation criteria, interviewer training, and offer approvals. Own recruiting systems, workflows, and reporting. Use funnel conversion, time in stage, offer acceptance, source effectiveness, and hiring outcomes to identify bottlenecks and improve performance.
Candidate Experience & Employer Brand: Set high standards for candidate experience with clear communication and thoughtful engagement. Partner with Research, Engineering, and Marketing to communicate what makes Rhoda distinctive and build relationships with talent communities.
Requirements:
• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including experience leading a talent function or recruiting team at a high-growth technology company
• Strong track record of personally sourcing and closing exceptional technical talent, including senior individual contributors and leaders in competitive markets
• Experience building and developing recruiting teams, with clear understanding of how sourcing, full-cycle recruiting, and recruiting operations work together
• Ability to partner credibly with founders and technical leaders, translate ambiguous needs into well-defined searches, and challenge assumptions constructively
• Strong operational judgment: ability to build structure and accountability without unnecessary bureaucracy
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills with discretion to handle sensitive information
• Hands-on approach and strong sense of ownership
Nice to Have:
• Experience recruiting for AI research, robotics, advanced hardware, or deeply technical organizations with established relationships in relevant talent communities
• Experience scaling an internal recruiting function through significant company growth and improving balance between direct sourcing and agency support
• Familiarity with Ashby or similar recruiting platforms, recruiting analytics, and workflow automation
