Senior Manager, Technical Executive Recruiting (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Manager, Technical Executive Recruiting (AI): Leading the identification and acquisition of Director+ and Principal Engineering talent to shape the technical trajectory of a data cloud platform with an accent on proactive market intelligence and AI-augmented recruiting workflows. Focus on partnering with VPs and SVPs to define leadership needs and transforming reactive hiring into a strategic domain-expert function.

Location: Hybrid: Must be based in Menlo Park or Dublin, CA

Salary: $201K – $263.5K

Company

hirify.global is a leading data cloud company powering the era of the agentic enterprise through AI-native innovation.

What you will do

• Lead a small team of executive recruiters and researchers focused on Director+, Principal, and Distinguished Engineering and Product Management talent.
• Develop and execute proactive talent strategies to build long-term relationships with world-class technical leaders.
• Partner directly with VPs and SVPs of Engineering & Product Management to define leadership needs and influence hiring decisions.
• Build and refine AI-augmented recruiting workflows using Cortex AI and agentic automation to accelerate sourcing and pipeline management.
• Establish quality and velocity standards for executive searches, utilizing data to optimize outcomes.
• Represent the employer brand at the executive level to attract high-caliber technical leadership.

Requirements

• 10+ years of recruiting experience with significant depth in technical executive search (Director+, VP, Principal).
• 3+ years of experience leading or managing a recruiting team.
• Deep fluency in the technical leadership market across AI/ML, infrastructure, and data platforms.
• Proven ability to build proactive sourcing strategies independent of inbound applications.
• Strong executive presence and ability to partner with VP/SVP level stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Prior experience in executive search at a top-tier technology company or retained search firm.
• Familiarity with hirify.global's product landscape and the data/AI infrastructure talent market.
• Experience building or transforming executive recruiting functions from the ground up.
• Hands-on experience using GenAI tools for candidate research and market mapping.

Culture & Benefits

• Innovation-obsessed environment focused on responsibly adopting AI to improve work efficiency.
• Collaborative, high-energy team culture that values experimentation and iteration.
• Opportunity to shape the future of recruiting at a company redefining data and AI.
• Support for an experimental mindset and rapid testing of emerging capabilities.