Decagon · 1 month ago
Head of Technical Recruiting
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$275K/yr - $305K/yr
7+ years expDecagon is a leading conversational AI platform empowering brands to deliver concierge customer experiences. They are seeking a Head of Technical Recruiting to lead their technical hiring strategy across various domains while building a high-performing recruiting team.
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Responsibilities
Build and scale a world-class technical recruiting organization - hiring, mentoring, and developing a high-performing team while setting the bar for operational excellence and talent quality
Define and drive technical hiring strategy across Engineering, Research, Product and Design in close partnership with senior leadership and Co-Founders
Design scalable recruiting systems, processes, and pipelines that enable speed, quality, and repeatability as we grow
Use data and insights to forecast needs, unblock challenges, optimize funnels, and deliver predictable hiring outcomes
Champion a “one-team” mindset, collaborating closely across Talent, People, and technical leadership to hit ambitious company-wide goals
Set the bar for exceptional talent quality, ensuring consistency in candidate assessment, leveling, and hiring decision frameworks
Drive innovative sourcing, engagement, and closing strategies to win top technical talent in highly competitive markets
Qualification
Required
7 - 10+ years of recruiting experience, with at least 5 years leading or managing recruiting teams
Demonstrated success building and scaling recruiting functions in high-growth and talent-dense organizations
Exceptional communicator and trusted partner to executives, hiring managers, and cross-functional teams
Comfortable navigating ambiguity, context-switching, and the speed of a fast-moving startup
Strong operator with a nose for systems, repeatability, and process excellence
Preferred
Have experience scaling teams from 250 to 1,000+
Bring deep knowledge of the AI talent landscape and a network of top-tier candidates
Are highly data-fluent - able to build dashboards, interpret trends, and use insights to influence strategy and prioritization
Have a sharp eye for talent and a clear philosophy on what separates the exceptional from the great
Have experience scaling recruiting teams globally or building functions across multiple office locations or markets
Benefits
Equity
Company
Decagon
Decagon is a conversational AI platform that provides a centralized AI engine to resolve issues in any language and across all channels.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$231MKey Investors
Bain Capital VenturesAccelAndreessen Horowitz
2025-06-23Series C· $131M
2024-10-15Series B· $65M
2024-06-18Series A· $30M
Leadership Team
Jesse Zhang
CEO / Co-Founder
Ashwin Sreenivas
President / Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-11-04
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