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Luma AI · 11 hours ago

Technical Sourcer - Research (Contract)

positionUnited States
timeContract
remoteRemote
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level
date0+ years exp

Luma AI is focused on building multimodal AI systems to enhance human capabilities. The Research Sourcer will play a key role in supporting the growth of the Research team by identifying and engaging top talent in the AI field.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIVideoVideo Editing
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Strategic Pipeline Building: Identify and engage elite researchers in areas like Diffusion Models, Transformers, Multimodality, and RL
Hyper-Growth Execution: Own the top-of-funnel for senior industry experts, PhD interns, and New Grad researchers
Conference Strategy: Support the sourcing and mapping for top AI conferences to build long-term relationships with the global research community
Collaborative Partnership: Work closely with Hiring Managers to calibrate on specific needs and build up the sourcing strategy along the team

Qualification

Technical sourcingFoundational Model knowledgeData-driven strategyConference sourcingProactive process buildingEngaging communication

Required

0.5+ years of experience in technical sourcing or recruiting
Solid understanding of the Foundational Model landscape (or a willingness to learn it faster than anyone else)
Use data to track progress, calibrate with Hiring Managers, and pivot sourcing strategy based on real-time funnel health
Thrive in a 'startup-speed' environment where you have to be proactive and build processes as you go

Preferred

Ability (or a fierce desire) to navigate ArXiv, Google Scholar, and OpenReview
Can translate Luma's research goals into a compelling pitch, engaging experts in deep conversations about the future of Foundation Models

Company

Luma AI

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Luma AI develops tools that let users generate photorealistic images and videos from text, image, or video prompts.
dateFounded in 2021
location
Palo Alto, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://lumalabs.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Luma AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (10)
2024 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$1.06B
Key Investors
HUMAINAndreessen HorowitzAmplify Partners
2025-11-19Series C· $900M
2024-12-06Series B· $90M
2024-01-09Series B· $43M

Leadership Team

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Amit Jain
Co-Founder
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