A1
Technology
AssociateManager,TalentAcquisition
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“Associate Manager, Talent Acquisition at A1. Skills: Talent acquisition, Engineering recruiting, Direct sourcing. Own end-to-end hiring. Build pipelines”
Industry & Context.
Identify candidates beyond resumes
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven recruiting experience, Proven track record closing roles, Sourcing ability, Ability to manage multiple roles, Clear communication with hiring managers
Nice to Have
Deep understanding of engineering talent
What You'll Do.
Own end-to-end hiring
Drive hiring decisions
Keep processes moving
Redesign interview questions
Improve recruitment processes
Build employer presence
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with founding teams; Partner with leadership; Partner with engineering leaders; Communication with hiring managers
Communication Scope
Direct communication
Full Job Description
About A1 Our mission is to help in distributing intelligence to the world. A1 is building a proactive AI smart assistant for everyday users to bring intelligence to conversations, errands, organising and workflows. Our product focuses on achieving high reliability for long-running workflows, persistent context, and real-world task completion. The system must handle multi-step reasoning, interact with external tools, and remain reliable despite non-deterministic model behavior. About the Role You will lead hiring across software engineering functions including backend, mobile, desktop, infrastructure, and product engineering. You will partner closely with founding teams, leadership and engineering leaders to identify and attract high-caliber talent globally. This role requires strong judgment, speed, sourcing ability, and deep understanding of engineering talent quality beyond resumes and brand names. What You'll Be Doing - Own end-to-end hiring across assigned roles - from intake to close - Build pipelines from scratch using direct sourcing, referrals, and targeted outreach - Drive hiring decisions with clear signals, not just interview feedback - Keep processes moving - remove delays, chase feedback, close candidates - Redesign interview questions, scorecards, and assessments to raise hiring bar - Recruitment processes - improve speed, quality, and consistency across hiring - Build employer presence through content, messaging, and candidate experience What You'll Need - Proven experience in recruiting / talent acquisition (in-house or agency) - Proven track record of closing roles in a fast-paced environment - Strong sourcing ability - able to generate pipelines without relying on inbound - Good judgment - able to identify strong candidates beyond resumes - Ability to manage multiple roles with speed and consistency - Willingness to challenge and improve existing processes - Clear, direct communication with hiring managers and candidates - Comfortable operati
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