Nothing exceptional was ever normal. At Abnormal, people are our greatest asset. The Recruiting team is on the frontlines—building and scaling a world-class organization through high-impact hiring. As a Talent Partner, you’ll lead end-to-end hiring for a unique set of departments and roles, driving speed and quality through strategic partnership, precision sourcing, and recruiter excellence.
In this role, you will also play a key part in leveraging AI tools and workflows to enhance recruiter productivity, improve candidate quality, and increase hiring velocity. You’ll work cross-functionally with hiring leaders, RecOps, Talent Marketing, and Coordination teams, bringing innovation and rigor to every stage of the recruiting process.
What You Will Do- Serve as a trusted recruiting advisor, influencing hiring decisions through data, market insights, and structured judgment
- Meet or exceed quarterly hiring goals across complex, high-bar roles
- Build deep partnerships with hiring managers and cross-functional stakeholders to align on hiring strategy, forecasting, and pipeline health
- Proactively identify opportunities to embed AI tools (e.g., BrightHire, LinkedIn Talent Insights, ChatGPT, Claude and internal automations) into sourcing, outreach, pipeline analysis, and candidate evaluation workflows
- Champion the use of AI in recruiting—piloting, documenting, and scaling best practices that drive recruiter efficiency and quality of hire
- Use historical and real-time funnel data to drive strategic sourcing, forecast pass-through rates, and guide hiring decisions
- Model strong RPS (recruiter-produced sourcing) execution and drive improvements through automation, content personalization, and tools like Claude and ChatGPT
- Curate original content and engagement strategies that extend the Abnormal EVP to passive and high-value candidate pools
- Identify, map, and engage strategic talent markets; deliver insights to inform hiring strategies at the org and departmental level
- Maintain strong pipeline hygiene in our ATS, with high-quality passive pipelines across at least five key roles or locations
- Achieve and maintain high candidate engagement metrics, including a 30%+ InMail response rate and 85%+ offer acceptance rate
- Average a minimum of 10 RPS OR 30 InMails sent weekly
- Mentor junior recruiters and enable teamwide learning through AI training, onboarding, and workflow optimization
- Identify and experiment with emerging AI tools and datasets that uncover new talent insights or improve recruiting operations
Must Haves
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a high-growth SaaS or tech environment
- Proven success hiring top-tier, passive talent across GTM or G&A functions
- Fluency with Greenhouse, Gem, LinkedIn Recruiter, and conversational AI tools
- Track record of consistently exceeding hiring targets and delivering high-quality hires
- Comfort working with recruiting data and analytics to guide decisions
- Demonstrated curiosity and adaptability in exploring new tools, particularly AI-enabled recruiting tech
Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
Actual compensation will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Abnormal AI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. For our EEO policy statement please click here. If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.
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