Cohere · 13 hours ago
Senior Director of Talent
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expCohere is a company focused on building transformative AI technology that empowers people and businesses globally. They are seeking a Senior Director of Talent to lead a world-class talent acquisition function, ensuring the attraction and retention of diverse talent while shaping the organizational culture.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language Processing
Responsibilities
Lead and Scale the Talent Function: Mentor, inspire and grow a high-performing global talent acquisition team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and results-driven execution
Strategic Talent Planning: Partner with executive leadership to forecast talent needs, develop workforce planning strategies, and align recruitment efforts with Cohere’s short- and long-term business goals
Stakeholder Collaboration: Forge deep partnerships with hiring managers, executives, and cross-functional teams (e.g., People Operations, Finance, Legal) to align on hiring priorities and resource allocation
Global Talent Strategy: Navigate regional labor markets, immigration considerations, and cultural nuances to build a cohesive, globally distributed workforce
Metrics & Innovation: Leverage analytics to track hiring performance, identify bottlenecks, and iterate on strategies. Stay ahead of industry trends in AI talent acquisition
Qualification
Required
10+ years of talent acquisition leadership experience coupled with experience managing managers at multiple high-growth tech start-ups/scale-ups
Experience scaling a tech company from the 300-500 employee range to 1000+. Global experience is highly preferred
Accomplished history of influencing internal decision makers (e.g. Founders, C/VP level leadership, Hiring Managers) in an effort to build talent acquisition functions & organizational workflows to scale
A track record of designing and executing end-to-end talent global strategies that align with business objectives
Experience building, developing, and retaining high-performing teams across diverse geographies
Skilled in designing scalable processes & systems (i.e. Legal, Global Employer of Record systems), leveraging tools (e.g. Ashby, Deel, LinkedIn), and managing budgets
Benefits
An open and inclusive culture and work environment
Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months
Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend
6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)
Company
Cohere
Cohere is an enterprise AI firm developing secure and private AI technology to address real-world business challenges.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.71BKey Investors
Government of CanadaTiger Global ManagementIndex Ventures
2025-09-24Series D· $100M
2025-08-14Series D· $500M
2025-06-17Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Aidan Gomez
cofounder + ceo
Ivan Zhang
Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-20
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