Senior Recruitment Specialist

Impact Ops is an independent organization that provides operational support to high-impact nonprofits, many of our clients work on AI safety, alignment, and governance challenges. Our services include finance, recruitment, entity setup, due diligence, ops audit, and systems implementation. We’re a “remote-first” organisation with team members and clients based across the world.

We’re looking for motivated, altruistic, and optimistic people from diverse backgrounds to join us in this impactful work by providing excellent operational support to our clients.

As a Senior Recruitment Specialist reporting to Joshua Axford, Co-founder & CEO, you will be part of a team responsible for recruitment operations and strategy for both Impact Ops and our clients. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing multiple high-value client relationships across AI safety research labs, governance organizations, and alignment-focused nonprofits
• Sourcing and engaging candidates such as ML researchers, interpretability scientists, policy leads, and operational leaders across a thin, relationship-driven talent pool
• Building and maintaining talent pipelines in a field where most strong candidates aren’t actively looking
• Designing rigorous, evidence-based recruitment processes and assessment frameworks tailored to technical and research roles
• Navigating compensation structures unique to safety-focused nonprofits, including benchmarking against frontier lab offers
• Implementing and iterating on AI-powered recruitment tools and workflows
• Developing recruitment strategies that work within the cultural norms of the EA and AI safety communities
• Coaching junior staff and building a recruitment operation with ambitious but sustainable growth targets

You’ll need to have:

• 5+ years of recruitment experience in a fast-paced environment, with strong command of best practices in talent acquisition
• Proven track record managing complex, high-value client or stakeholder relationships
• Demonstrated experience with organisational or team strategy
• Strong business acumen and comfort with commercial sustainability in a mission-driven context
• Genuine interest in the AI safety ecosystem

• Experience working with diverse teams and coaching junior staff for professional development
• Experience recruiting for technical research roles, particularly in AI/ML, interpretability, or adjacent fields
• Demonstrated ability in strategic capacity planning and proactive management
• Enthusiasm for adopting cutting-edge recruitment technologies and AI tools, with willingness to innovate
• An existing network within AI safety, Effective Altruism, LessWrong, or adjacent communities
• Ambitious growth mindset with excitement about scaling recruitment operations
• Positive, optimistic leadership style with strong interpersonal skills
• Experience in nonprofit, social impact, or mission-driven recruitment is a plus
• Interest in the unique challenges of recruiting for emerging, specialised cause areas

Here’s a summary of the application process for a successful candidate:

• Application: Submit an application by June 27th.
• Screening call: Attend a brief screening call, where you’ll have the chance to ask questions about the role.
• Interview: Attend a remote interview to assess team fit.
• Work trial: Attend a paid, remote work trial where you’ll spend the day meeting the team and completing further assessments.
• References: Share references who can comment on your aptitudes. If your references are strong, you’ll receive an offer!