About this role
Managing daily operations means leading a team of recruiters, setting hiring priorities, and personally stepping into complex searches when necessary to support the voice AI platform. The team builds production-grade voice agents and real-time APIs for speech-to-text and text-to-speech, requiring rapid talent acquisition to match the pace of growth. Deepgram operates with an AI-first mindset, meaning everyday work involves using advanced AI tools and building Human+AI workflows into sourcing, screening, and pipeline operations.
Leadership involves coaching performance, removing blockers, improving operational workflows, and partnering closely with hiring managers across engineering, research, and go-to-market teams. Success in this position requires a data-driven approach to diagnose funnel health and capacity, along with the ability to coach stakeholders on structured interviewing and challenge senior leadership when needed. The environment moves quickly and suits individuals who embrace constant learning, adaptation, and the integration of automation to eliminate recurring manual tasks.
What you will do
- Manage a recruiting team by setting priorities, managing capacity, coaching performance, and holding individuals accountable for hiring outcomes.
- Run full-cycle recruiting by personally stepping into sourcing, interviewing, closing, and complex searches when necessary.
- Operate in an AI-native manner by building Human+AI workflows into sourcing, screening, research, and pipeline operations.
- Build scalable recruiting systems by identifying recurring work and creating processes, automation, and tooling to eliminate it.
- Use data to diagnose problems by understanding funnel health, capacity, and conversion to identify root causes.
- Develop people by providing direct feedback, setting clear expectations, supporting career growth, and raising team capabilities.
- Raise hiring quality by coaching managers on structured interviewing, driving strong decision-making, and challenging senior stakeholders.
What you need
- Typically possess 5 to 8 years of recruiting experience, which includes leading or managing recruiters or demonstrating equivalent experience.
- Bring experience hiring across both technical and go-to-market functions within a high-growth technology or AI company.
- Demonstrate prior experience recruiting specifically for engineering and/or research roles.
- Have hands-on experience utilizing modern recruiting tools such as Ashby, Metaview, and Juicebox.
- Show a proven history of building AI-assisted recruiting workflows or automation that meaningfully improved operational efficiency.
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
Where is the role located?
The position is based in the USA with a remote work arrangement.
What tools and software will be used on the job?
The stack includes modern recruiting tools such as Ashby, Metaview, and Juicebox, alongside a strong requirement for AI-assisted workflows.
What kind of mindset is expected regarding technology?
Every team member is expected to maintain an AI-first mindset by actively using, experimenting with, and building advanced AI tools into everyday workflows.