๐ Senior Talent Partner -Technology ๐ Seattle, Hybrid ๐ 6 months, with scope to extend Weโre hiring a Senior Talent Partner to support a fast-scaling AI infrastructure startup in the Seattle area. We're embedding our team into a company building the world's highest-density data centres from scratch. Proprietary cooling technology, a software stack that optimises Nvidia GPU clusters, sites already live and are expanding. The leadership team comes from semiconductors, cloud, physics, and global supply chains. They hire carefully, and they expect TA to operate at the same level. Youโll partner directly with leadership teams across the business, helping shape hiring strategy, build pipelines of high-quality talent, and deliver a premium candidate experience from first conversation through to offer. ๐ What Youโll Do:
Full-cycle recruiting across engineering, infrastructure, hardware, and software
Building pipelines in specialised talent pools: HPC, data centre ops, AI infrastructure
Partnering with senior technical hiring managers who have high expectations
Contributing to TA process and infrastructure as the business scales
Run detailed intake sessions that move beyond job descriptions and focus on what success actually looks like
Proactively identify and engage passive candidates using modern sourcing tools and market mapping techniques
Deliver a premium candidate experience with strong communication throughout the process
Use data and market insight to influence hiring decisions and improve hiring outcomes
๐ What You Bring:
5+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience within a corporate, embedded, or high-growth environment
Recruiting background in infrastructure, hardware, cloud, or AI
Enough technical literacy to hold a credible conversation with engineers
Comfortable in a fast-scaling startup where the playbook is still being written
Based in Seattle or genuinely open to it. Hybrid with real in-person presence expected
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders
Confidence managing multiple live requisitions without sacrificing quality
A proactive sourcing mindset, you know how to find talent rather than wait for applications
๐ก What Success Looks Like:
Hiring managers trust your judgement
Candidates talk positively about their experience, even when unsuccessful
Pipelines are proactive, not reactive
Hiring decisions are based on evidence and market reality
Recruitment is seen as a strategic capability, not just process coordination
If this sounds like you, or you know someone in the Seattle TA community who fits, drop me a message.