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SandboxAQ is a high-growth AI company delivering Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) that power advances in life sciences, financial services, navigation, cybersecurity, and other sectors. The company emerged from Alphabet Inc. as an independent, growth capital-backed company in 2022.
The Recruiting team is seeking a Hiring Experience and Operations Manager to build a top-tier recruitment engine that blends advanced automation with human-centric design. This role is central to the company's talent strategy and sits at the intersection of cutting-edge science and advanced AI.
You will own the holistic hiring experience across all audiences: candidates, interviewers, hiring managers, stakeholders, and the recruiting team. You will lead a team of Recruiting Coordinators and act as a strategic partner to cross-functional stakeholders. Key responsibilities include:
- Recruiting Infrastructure and Analytics: Manage and optimize the recruiting tech stack to maximize team effectiveness and efficiency. Ensure tooling streamlines workflows, captures high-fidelity hiring signals, and measures candidate experience and quality of hire.
- Holistic Experience & Enablement: Own the end-to-end hiring journey for all stakeholders. Partner with HR, Finance, onboarding, and immigration to build seamless workflows. Optimize processes from headcount planning to offer execution, manage interviewer load balancing, and spearhead enablement programs.
- Team Leadership: Lead and grow a team of high-performing Recruiting Coordinators, ensuring flawless execution of complex interview scheduling, travel arrangements, and on-site candidate experiences. Roll up your sleeves to provide capacity across the team—stepping in as a Recruiter, resolving candidate issues, or assisting with high-profile coordination needs.
- Employer Branding & Strategic Partnerships: Drive global talent branding and craft a compelling employer value proposition. Spearhead campus recruiting strategy and cultivate relationships with key universities and industry communities.
You will thrive in a fast-paced environment that values agility, entrepreneurialism, ownership, and transformative impact. The company offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, retirement matching, paid parental leave), flexible paid time off, and career development opportunities.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 7+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruiting Operations, or similar function
- 1+ years of direct people management experience
- Proven track record of optimizing recruitment workflows and tech stacks
- Demonstrated ability to integrate automation or AI tools that improve team efficiency and enhance candidate signal capture
- Strong analytical skills with ability to measure hiring experience metrics, validate evaluation criteria, manage interviewer load, and translate recruiting data into actionable insights
- Highly collaborative with proven ability to build partnerships with HR, Finance, and hiring managers
- Experience building and delivering interviewer training and hiring manager enablement
- Builder's mindset with willingness to manage full-cycle recruiting when needed
HIGHLY DESIRED:
- Prior experience in venture-backed deep-tech or AI startups
- Hands-on experience building, testing, or deploying AI recruiting tools
- Demonstrated history of designing and launching talent branding campaigns, campus strategies, or tech-focused recruitment marketing
- Prior experience as a full-cycle Recruiter or Technical Sourcer
