LangChain · 1 week ago
Head of Tech Recruiting
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$180K/yr - $215K/yr
15+ years expLangChain is a leading company in the AI industry that aims to make intelligent agents ubiquitous. They are seeking a Head of Technical Recruiting to lead a high-performing team of senior technical recruiters while also executing on high-priority technical roles and shaping the recruiting strategy for growth.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)DatabaseDeveloper APIsGenerative AI
Responsibilities
Lead an Elite Veteran Team: Manage a high-performing team of senior technical recruiters. You will drive excellence through shared standards, technical calibration, and removing systemic friction, allowing your team to do their best work
Full-Cycle Execution: Maintain a "hands-on" approach by personally carrying and closing a load of technical reqs. You lead by example, demonstrating how to navigate a hyper-competitive talent market to land top-tier engineers and AI researchers
Strategic Founder & Stakeholder Partnership: Act as an advisor to our technical founders and leaders. You will navigate brilliant stakeholders, help define role requirements in emerging AI spaces, and influence hiring approaches and decisions through deep market intelligence
High-Velocity Diagnosis: Monitor the health of our technical hiring machine. You will proactively identify bottlenecks in the funnel and implement rapid pivots to maintain momentum in a competitive landscape
AI & Technical Savvy: Stay at the cutting edge of the AI landscape. You understand the nuances of the talent market—from applied AI and infrastructure to product management and open source—and can speak credibly with the world’s most sought-after technical talent
Operational Rigor: Partner with Talent Ops to ensure a seamless, data-driven hiring process. You will lead technical business reviews, providing clarity on pipeline health and ensuring the LangChain talent bar remains uncompromising as we scale
Qualification
Required
15+ years of technical recruiting experience, with at least 5+ years in leadership or management roles within elite, high-growth AI or infrastructure-focused startups
Technical Depth: You have a genuine obsession with the AI space. You understand the difference between high-level architectural roles and applied AI positions and can vet talent accordingly
Stakeholder Mastery: Proven experience partnering with founders who have an exceptionally high bar. You are a truth-teller who can push back, pivot strategies, and deliver results under pressure
Master Closer: You have a track record of winning talent away from the world's top labs and tech giants. You understand the nuances of equity, mission, and technical impact in a candidate's decision-making process
Player-Coach Mentality: You get energy from both building a team and being 'in the hunt.' You are execution-oriented and thrive in high-velocity environments
Data-First Leadership: You use metrics to diagnose problems and forecast needs, ensuring that 'gut feel' is always backed by operational data
Benefits
Health and dental coverage
Flexible vacation
A 401(k) plan
Life insurance
Company
LangChain
LangChain is a platform that provides open-source frameworks and tools for engineering and deploying language model agents.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$160MKey Investors
IVPSequoia CapitalBenchmark
2025-10-20Series B· $125M
2024-02-15Series A· $25M
2023-03-21Seed· $10M
Leadership Team
Harrison Chase
Co-Founder and CEO
Ankush Gola
Co-Founder
Recent News
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