Talent Operations Coordinator (AI)

Location: San Francisco, United States; on-site. Candidates must be based in San Francisco or ready to be.

Company

Cognition builds Devin, an AI software engineer, and develops AI capable of reasoning about real-world tasks.

What you will do

• Coordinate R&D recruiting schedules, interviews, calendars, time zones, and last-minute changes.
• Greet and host candidates onsite and ensure a comfortable, well-organized interview experience.
• Provide clear, timely updates to candidates, interviewers, and hiring managers.
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to identify issues early and adjust hiring plans.
• Maintain accurate ATS data in Ashby and keep the recruiting pipeline clean.
• Improve R&D hiring and meeting processes, prepare hiring metrics, and support team events, offsites, and research show-and-tells.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in recruiting coordination, recruiting operations, or talent operations in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Strong attention to calendar details, including verifying time zones for interview invitations.
• Ability to improve inefficient processes independently and manage many moving pieces calmly.
• Reliable follow-through and clear communication with candidates, hiring managers, interviewers, recruiters, and leadership.
• Strong concern for the interview experience of all participants.
• Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially.
• Based in San Francisco or ready to be.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting a technical or research team.
• Experience with Ashby.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct partnership with R&D and Talent leadership rather than purely administrative support.
• Opportunity to help scale the function from the ground floor.
• Room to grow the role as the R&D Talent team expands.
• Small, focused team where the work has a direct impact.