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Deepgram is the leading platform for Voice AI, providing real-time APIs for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and production-grade voice agents at scale. The company has processed over 50 billion years of audio and transcribed more than 1 trillion words, serving 200,000+ developers and 1,300+ organizations including Twilio, Cloudflare, and Jack in the Box.
You will serve as a Talent Researcher, operating at the intersection of research, analysis, and recruiting execution. This is a proactive sourcing and talent strategy role, not a reactive position. Your primary focus will be on talent mapping, market research, pipeline building, and identifying high-potential candidates who may not be actively job searching.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building and maintaining talent maps across priority hiring areas by researching companies, teams, and talent pools for technical, business, and leadership roles
- Partnering with recruiters and hiring managers to understand hiring needs, define target candidate profiles, and build actionable pipelines
- Delivering market intelligence on talent availability, geographic markets, compensation trends, competitive companies, and emerging talent pools
- Developing proactive talent communities and evergreen pipelines for areas with ongoing hiring needs
- Uncovering high-potential candidates and adjacent talent pools that others may miss
- Refining research workflows, tools, documentation, and data to improve scalability and effectiveness
- Rapidly translating new hiring priorities into structured research, target lists, market insights, and candidate pipelines
The role operates within Deepgram's AI-first culture, where all team members are expected to actively use and experiment with advanced AI tools in their daily work. The company moves at the pace of AI, with rapid change and evolving day-to-day responsibilities. Success requires comfort with ambiguity, quick adaptation, continuous learning, and a proactive mindset.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of experience in talent research, executive search, sourcing, recruiting, or similar role with strong research component
- Experience building talent maps, target company lists, candidate pipelines, or market research across complex or competitive talent markets
- Strong sourcing and research skills, including proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Talent Insights, ATS platforms, spreadsheets, and other research tools
- Analytical mindset with ability to identify patterns, understand markets, and convert information into actionable insights
- Strong written communication skills and ability to present research in clear, structured, useful formats
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and adapting quickly as hiring priorities shift
- Proactive mindset with interest in building pipelines before urgent need arises
NICE TO HAVE:
- Experience supporting technical, GTM, G&A, or leadership searches
- Experience at high-growth technology companies
- Experience building proactive talent communities or evergreen pipelines
- Familiarity with modern sourcing, research, and recruiting technology
