Head of Recruitment

Almaty, Kazakhstan. Posted a month ago

The role

You will lead the Almaty recruiting organization and build the recruiting operating system. You will partner with leadership to shape talent strategy and use data to guide hiring decisions.

What you will do

Set direction, priorities, and standards for the Almaty recruiting and coordination team.
Balance recruiter capacity against business priorities.
Coach recruiters and coordinators.
Design an end-to-end hiring process.
Establish Ashby as the single source of truth.
Introduce structured scorecards and interview standards.
Champion automation and AI-powered tooling.
Own recruiting reporting for leadership.
Use funnel, channel, and capacity data to guide investments.
Build forecasting that connects the hiring plan to recruiting capacity.

Required qualifications

3+ years leading recruiting teams or recruiting operations
Proven track record scaling hiring in a high-growth technology company
Experience building recruiting processes, reporting, and team rituals from the ground up
Deep ATS expertise
Strong executive presence and the ability to influence senior leaders
Data-driven mindset with experience building recruiting metrics and dashboards
Excellent written and verbal English and Russian

Nice to have

Ashby strongly preferred
Background in both technical and non-technical full-cycle recruiting
Experience building recruiting teams in Kazakhstan, Central Asia, or the CIS
Experience with recruiting automation and AI sourcing tools

Benefits

Competitive salary in USD

About the company

Higgsfield AI is a generative AI company building at the frontier of AI-powered video creation and next-generation creative tools.