Technical Recruiter

About Athena Intelligence

Athena Intelligence is engineering the future of work. We're at the forefront of integrating artificial intelligence into enterprise operations, reshaping how humans and machines collaborate.

Our flagship products include Olympus, an AI-native operations and analysis platform, and Athena, an enterprise ready digital coworker who automates complex, data-intensive workflows, allowing teams to focus on high-value strategic work. Operating on Olympus, Athena serves as both an autonomous agent and collaborative assistant, streamlining critical processes from financial due diligence to market research.

Our mission is to lead the transformation towards smarter, more collaborative work environments for some of the world's most important institutions.

We’re seeking a Technical Talent Recruiter who will serve as the strategic talent partner to leadership and own full-cycle recruiting for our technical and non-technical teams. This is a builder role focused on attracting, assessing, and closing exceptional engineering, AI and non-technical talent. You will design structured interview loops and scorecards, stand up efficient tooling and automation, elevate candidate experience, and help lay the foundations of People Ops in a fast-moving, in-office environment.

• Own end-to-end recruiting for software, ML/AI, data, infra/platform, and product engineering roles
• Define role scope, leveling, competencies, interview plans, and scorecards with hiring managers
• Run structured screens, organize debriefs, and drive decision quality

• Generate top-of-funnel via targeted outbound, referrals, communities, meetups, OSS contributors, university programs, and events
• Build market maps for niche skill sets and maintain warm pipelines for current and future needs

• Deliver a high-touch, transparent process: timely communication, well-run interviews, and clear expectations
• Enable interviewers with rubrics and training; craft candidate-facing materials and role briefs that reflect our culture and bar

• Advise leaders on talent markets, compensation trends, and role trade-offs; align on success profiles
• Coach interviewers on structured evaluation and bias reduction; calibrate for a consistently high talent bar

• Maintain ATS hygiene and dashboards; track time-to-fill, stage conversion, source mix, offer-accept, and pipeline diversity
• Improve workflows and SLAs; pilot automation and AI-assisted sourcing/screening tools where appropriate

• Craft competitive offers with Finance/People; lead closing strategies; manage references, background checks, and work authorization
• Coordinate onboarding handoffs and support first-week experience
• Uphold recruiting compliance and documentation standards

• 4–8+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting with a strong record hiring engineers and ML/AI talent in competitive markets
• Consistent success in proactive sourcing and closing

• Ability to assess core engineering and ML skill sets; comfortable discussing systems, stacks, and research-adjacent roles

• Fluent with ATS workflows and analytics; identifies funnel drop-offs and bias; iterates for throughput and quality

• Excellent written and verbal communication; trusted partner to senior stakeholders; navigates ambiguity with urgency and judgment

• Experience implementing structured interviewing, inclusive hiring practices, and targeted outreach to broaden

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Equity in a fast-growing AI company
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO policy
• Meals provided during working hours
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technologies
• Collaborative and innovative work environment

This position is based in our New York City office. Athena Intelligence is a fully in-person and in-office team, working 5 days a week in the office. We believe in the power of face-to-face collaboration and maintaining a strong team culture through daily in-person interactions.

By joining our team, you'll be at the forefront of the AI revolution in enterprise operations. You'll have the opportunity to build the foundational systems that power advanced…