Talent AI Operator

About the Role

This is a new kind of role at the intersection of recruiting and AI operations. You will supervise autonomous AI agents that source, message, and qualify candidates at scale, stepping in for high-judgment moments and closing placements that need a human touch. Think air traffic controller, not pilot, and expect to help define what AI-native recruiting operations looks like as the company grows.

What You'll Do

• Monitor live AI agent pipelines, flag errors, and intervene when human judgment is needed.
• Handle high-stakes candidate conversations including objection handling, compensation negotiation, and senior-candidate outreach.
• Review agent outputs, label good and bad responses, and write examples that improve AI performance.
• Audit candidate matches, outreach quality, and conversion rates across thousands of weekly touchpoints.
• Guide candidates through final stages, manage offers, and ensure successful placements.
• Document what works, build SOPs, and help define how humans and AI agents collaborate effectively.

What We're Looking For

• 2 or more years in talent operations, recruitment, or sourcing at early-stage tech startups.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AI tools (such as large language model assistants) to evaluate quality, identify errors, and understand AI capabilities and limitations.
• Proven ability to close placements and manage final-stage candidate conversations.
• Comfort using data to drive recruiting decisions: KPIs, dashboards, A/B tests, and conversion rate analysis.
• Experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, and leadership teams in startup environments.
• Background training, labeling, or providing feedback to improve AI or ML systems.
• Experience in AI-focused startups or with AI-native hiring processes is a plus.
• Familiarity with TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, React, Node.js, or similar technologies is a plus.
• Experience documenting processes or building operational playbooks is a plus.