Talent Lead
White Circle · SF
TL;DR: We’re looking for a hands-on Talent Lead to own and build our hiring function. 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 us
White 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 recently raised our Series A funding round, taking our total funding to $70M. Our investors include top funds, founders, and senior leaders at OpenAI, Anthropic, HuggingFace, Mistral, DeepMind, Datadog, Sentry, and others
We process over one hundred million API calls every month
We fine-tune and train our own LLMs so they run faster and cheaper than any open or proprietary model
We’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 tracking
Work closely with hiring managers to define roles, hiring priorities, and candidate profiles
Drive hiring across a wide range of functions, including GTM, Ops, Research, Product, and Engineering
Lead international hiring across the US, EU, UK, and other markets as we expand
Build and maintain hiring metrics and reporting, including pipeline conversion, time to hire, source performance, and offer acceptance
Use hiring data to identify bottlenecks and continuously improve the recruiting process
Build and maintain strong sourcing channels across different functions and geographies
Develop a strong candidate experience and represent White Circle throughout the hiring process
Help define and improve our approach to hiring, including how we assess candidates and make hiring decisions
Partner 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 environment
Have personally hired a meaningful number of people and are comfortable owning the full recruiting process yourself
Have built hiring processes and recruiting operations
Have experience hiring across multiple functions, including GTM, Operations, Research, Product, and Engineering
Have experience with international hiring across multiple countries and markets
Are comfortable working directly with leadership and senior hiring managers
Are highly data-driven and comfortable tracking and analysing recruiting metrics
Are an excellent sourcer and know how to find strong candidates beyond simply posting jobs
Communicate clearly and build strong relationships with both candidates and hiring managers
Are comfortable operating independently in an environment where processes are still being built
Speak and write fluent English (C1+)
A big plus
Experience hiring for AI, ML, and Research roles
Experience building a recruiting function as the first or one of the first talent hires
Experience hiring in the US, EU, and UK
Experience with employer branding and building a strong talent pipeline
Experience using AI tools to improve sourcing, screening, research, or recruiting ops
Compensation & benefits
Competitive compensation package, including equity
Flexible Time Off
Language lessons to help you improve your English or French
Learning and development support for courses, conferences, and opportunities to grow your skills
All the hardware, subscriptions, tools, and services you need
Team off-sites twice a year: we’ve recently been to the Alps, Saint-Tropez, and Marbella
Process
Intro call with Head of People (25 min)
Case study with Head of People (60 min)
Final conversation with CEO & Head of Design (50min)