Lead Technical Recruiter - Research

The role

You will partner with the Chief Research Officer and technical leadership to build the Harvey Labs AI research organization. You will own full-cycle recruiting for specialized AI/ML, research, and engineering roles.

What you will do

• Partner with Chief Research Officer and Harvey Labs leadership to translate technical priorities into recruiting strategies
• Own full-cycle recruiting across specialized AI/ML, research, and engineering roles
• Build deep talent maps across AI companies, research labs, startups, academia, and open-source communities
• Develop creative, high-touch sourcing and engagement strategies
• Help leaders define new profiles, calibrate talent bars, and evolve search strategies
• Advise leadership on talent availability, competitive dynamics, compensation, and candidate motivations
• Drive searches from initial market mapping through offer strategy, negotiation, and close
• Use data and market intelligence to continuously improve recruiting strategy
• Help build scalable recruiting processes and raise the bar for technical recruiting

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Experience recruiting for technical AI research teams or similarly specialized technical roles
• Strong aptitude for understanding complex technical domains and evaluating candidate qualifications
• Exceptional sourcer who enjoys identifying hard-to-find talent across research labs, startups, academia, open source, and other nontraditional channels
• Willing to take creative, white-glove approaches to engaging and closing exceptional talent
• Trusted advisor who can build credibility with highly technical leaders and candidates
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to help shape searches when the profile isn't fully defined
• Strong instincts for talent and a genuine interest in the evolving AI landscape
• Data-driven and highly organized
• High ownership, low ego, strong judgment, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves
• Leads by example and helps elevate the broader recruiting team
• Highly resourceful and fluent with modern AI tools

About the company

Harvey is transforming how legal and professional services operate by combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise.