Recruiting & Talent Lead

About Pangram Labs

Pangram Labs is an AI research lab building state of the art detection products for text and image. We believe that transparency around authenticity and authorship is important, and that this is a pressing and growing issue in the era of AI proliferation. We're building a growing team focused on solving critical detection challenges for customers across sectors.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Recruiting & Talent Lead to build out our in-house talent motion. You will be responsible for creating and executing strategies to recruit top-tier talent to join Pangram. Additionally, this role will manage our people operations systems, including onboarding, benefits administration, and payroll. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully recruiting for a variety of positions in the technology industry, be ambitious, independent, and comfortable working under ambiguity. You'll own recruiting and people ops at a fast-growing startup and define what the function becomes.

Primary Responsibilities

Develop and execute recruitment strategies to attract top talent and fill open positions in a timely manner

Manage the full-cycle recruiting process, including sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding

Establish relationships with hiring managers to understand their hiring needs and develop strategies to meet those needs

Conduct candidate assessments, interviews, and reference checks

Develop job postings and manage job boards

Monitor recruitment performance metrics and provide regular updates to the team

Participate in recruitment-related events to promote the company

Maintain accurate records and documentation of hiring processes

Administer payroll, benefits, and 401(k) through our PEO; manage employee and contractor records, offboarding, and equity coordination

Ideal Candidate Profile

4+ years recruiting in the technology industry

Track record closing technical candidates in a competitive market

Working knowledge of US employment basics

Comfortable operating independently and under ambiguity

Previous experience at an early stage startup

Compensation

$150,000–$190,000 base salary + target 20% performance bonus, equity, and benefits

Benefits include

Medical/dental/vision

401(k) with 100% employer match on first 4%

20 days of PTO

Office lunch