Head of Talent

The role

The Head of Talent will lead company-wide recruiting and build the team and capabilities to support growth. You will partner with founders and functional leaders to identify hiring priorities and attract exceptional people.

What you will do

• Own recruiting strategy and execution across AI research, software, hardware, operations, and business functions.
• Partner with leadership and Finance on headcount planning, recruiting budgets, and resource allocation.
• Personally lead critical technical and leadership searches.
• Work closely with hiring managers to communicate the opportunity and develop closing strategies.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing talent team.
• Establish strong internal sourcing capabilities.
• Build consistent, efficient hiring processes including role intake, interview design, and interviewer training.
• Own recruiting systems, workflows, and reporting.
• Set a high standard for candidate experience.
• Partner with Research, Engineering, and Marketing to build employer brand.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including experience leading a talent function or recruiting team at a high-growth technology company.
• A strong track record of personally sourcing and closing exceptional technical talent, including senior individual contributors and leaders in competitive markets.
• Experience building and developing recruiting teams.
• The ability to partner credibly with founders and technical leaders.
• Strong operational judgment.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.
• A hands-on approach and a strong sense of ownership.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting for AI research, robotics, advanced hardware, or other deeply technical organizations, with established relationships in relevant talent communities.
• Experience scaling an internal recruiting function through a significant stage of company growth.
• Familiarity with Ashby or similar recruiting platforms, recruiting analytics, and practical workflow automation.

About the company

Rhoda AI is building the next generation of generalist intelligent robots. They own the full robotics stack from high-performance hardware to state-of-the-art foundation world models.