At a glance
- Experience
- 4+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- San Francisco
About Tavus
- Tavus is a research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building AI Humans — a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines. Our real-time human simulation models allow machines to see, hear, respond, and even look real, enabling natural, face-to-face conversations at scale.
- We’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
- Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
About the role
- Tavus is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to lead full-cycle recruiting across engineering, product, operations, and business functions.
- This role involves partnering with leadership to anticipate talent needs, build recruiting systems from scratch, and scale the team during a period of rapid growth.
Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting including sourcing, building talent networks, candidate management, and closing.
- Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to understand evolving talent needs and shape hiring plans.
- Build and improve recruiting systems and processes from scratch.
- Manage hiring across a range of functions including engineering, product, operations, and business.
- Balance hands-on recruiting with thoughtful partnership and planning.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience, ideally as an in-house first recruiter at an early-stage startup.
- Proven track record of building recruiting systems or processes from scratch.
- Exceptional communication and candidate experience instincts.
- Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable working in ambiguity.
- Demonstrated ability to operate in high-performance, high-expectation environments.
- Strong professional judgment and attention to detail.
- Ability to quickly understand complex problems and structure solutions.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience as a founder or startup building experience.
- Experience hiring for non-technical roles (G&A, GTM).
- Experience building out roles or processes in Ashby.
- Played Portal 1 and 2 or willing to as part of onboarding.
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Competitive healthcare
- Gear stipends
Skills
- Ashby
- AI
