Overland AI is hiring a Senior Technical Recruiter to lead and scale full-cycle hiring for its ML, AI perception, and robotics engineering teams.

Own full-cycle recruiting for machine learning, AI perception, robotics, and related engineering roles, from intake through offer close
Partner with hiring managers and engineering leaders to define role requirements, calibrate on candidate profiles, and build hiring plans aligned to business pace
Build and maintain qualified candidate pipelines using outbound sourcing, referrals, events, and creative engagement strategies
Develop strong internal expertise in Overland AI’s autonomy stack, ML research areas, and the competitive landscape to effectively pitch senior ML and robotics opportunities
Use recruiting metrics (pipeline velocity, conversion rates, source effectiveness) to identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements to hiring managers and leadership
Drive a high-quality candidate experience with clear communication, fast feedback loops, and thoughtful engagement across each stage
Advise hiring managers on market conditions, compensation benchmarking, and candidate assessment
Help build scalable recruiting infrastructure as the company grows, including processes, tooling, interview frameworks, and documentation

4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a meaningful portion focused on machine learning, computer vision, robotics, or related AI/autonomy roles
Proven success sourcing and closing competitive technical candidates with multiple offers
Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence hiring decisions and build trust with technical leaders and executives
Experience managing multiple open requisitions at once with strong organization and follow-through
ATS proficiency with Rippling, plus sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and referral programs
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor outreach for candidates from ML PhD new grads to staff-level robotics engineers
Comfort operating with high autonomy in an environment where processes are still being built

Recruiting experience for ML engineers, perception engineers, or robotics engineers in defense tech, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, or adjacent deep-tech industries
Experience in both agency and in-house recruiting environments
Familiarity with cleared hiring processes or recruiting roles that require U.S. citizenship or security clearances
Familiarity with the ML/AI talent landscape, including relevant research communities, conferences (NeurIPS, CVPR, ICRA, RSS), and PhD hiring pipelines
Track record of building recruiting processes from scratch at a scaling startup

Senior Technical Recruiter

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