Senior Recruiter

Senior Recruiter

We're hiring for a world-class Senior Recruiter to lead the charge in scaling our exceptional team. You'll own full-cycle (sourcing through offer) hiring across all roles at Tavus, build our entire recruiting engine from scratch, and partner directly with the team to define and execute our talent strategy.

We're looking for a Talent Builder who thrives in early-stage chaos, loves building systems, and is excited to attract the kind of people who want to build what hasn't been built before.

Your Mission

Find and hire exceptional talent that increases the talent density at Tavus

Own end-to-end recruiting across all functions (engineering, GTM, Operations, and more)

Source exceptional candidates through outbound efforts and creative channels

Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, interview processes, and closing strategies

Build the recruiting infrastructure from the ground up - tools, process, candidate experience, data tracking, etc.

Craft compelling job descriptions and outbound messaging to attract top talent in AI, engineering, and beyond

Champion inclusive hiring best practices from day one

Build and nurture a talent pipeline for future roles as Tavus scales

Take lead on all things People Ops - from generating offers, onboarding new hires, handling visa logistics, etc.

You'll be great at this if you have :

5+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in-house experience as first recruiter at an early-stage startup (ideally series A or B); agency experience a plus

Proven success hiring top-tier talent across all functions, and specifically technical AI / ML roles

You're a builder : you've created recruiting systems / processes from scratch or significantly improved existing ones

Exceptional communication and candidate experience instincts

Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable working in ambiguity

Passion for AI and the opportunity to shape a team working at the edge of what's possible

Nice to Haves :

Experience hiring in ML / AI-heavy companies or deep tech startups

Experience building out roles / processes in Ashby

Benefits

When you join Tavus, you're joining a family. Our work is driven by our team, and our success is shared by all. This position has a flexible work schedule, unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare and gear stipends, as well as, of course, plenty of fun! At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and be with a team you love.

Tavus is growing fast, and we'd like you to grow with us! Are you excited to get your hands dirty? Drop your resume and we'll be in touch!

We are not looking for cultural fits, we are looking for culture creators. In fact, diversity is what drives our success it's at the core of how we hire, communicate, and work. We are inclusive to all and combine our diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and thinking to build the best experiences for our clients.