Director of Talent / Recruitment Manager

We’re seeking our first dedicated talent professional to lead recruitment and hiring at LawAI, supporting our growing teams and amplifying our fieldbuilding efforts. As we continue to expand across multiple jurisdictions and attract increasing interest in our work, we need someone who can establish robust hiring systems, design effective application processes, and ensure we attract and select exceptional talent. This is a hands-on role managing day-to-day recruitment operations, developing systems for candidate sourcing and evaluation, and providing crucial support to hiring managers in building high-performing teams. We’re open to hiring candidates with a range of experience levels, and we’ll adapt the role title and responsibilities based on individual qualifications. 

This is more than an average recruiting role – you would be instrumental in scaling a fast-growing organization by making sure we have access to the best available talent.

Your main responsibilities would include:

• Working with the leadership team to define roles, create job descriptions, and identify candidate archetypes for open positions. 
• Designing and managing end-to-end application processes that are efficient, easy-to-use (for both candidates and LawAI staff), and effectively assess for key competencies. 
• Actively sourcing and headhunting candidates through multiple channels, and building talent pipelines for current and future needs. 
• Stewarding candidates through all hiring rounds, ensuring an excellent candidate experience and timely communication. 
• Coordinating interviews, collecting feedback, and summarizing information for hiring managers to support decision-making. 
• Liaising with our operations team to ensure hiring processes comply with employment law across US, EU, and UK jurisdictions. 
• Tracking recruitment metrics and providing insights to improve hiring outcomes and efficiency. 
• Managing relationships with external partners, job boards, and talent platforms as needed.
• Developing employer branding materials and recruitment content to attract top talent. 
• Working with our operations team to build and maintain systems (Airtable, ATS tools, etc.) for tracking candidates and managing hiring workflows.

In addition to this, more senior versions of this role will also:

• Develop and implement LawAI’s overall talent strategy, including workforce planning and succession planning. 
• Advise leadership on talent acquisition trends, compensation benchmarking, and competitive positioning. 
• Establish talent assessment frameworks and hiring best practices across the organization. 
• Mentor and potentially manage junior recruitment staff as the team grows.

Compensation 

The salary range for this role is $90,000–$120,000 for a Recruitment Manager and $100,000–$150,000 for a Director of Talent, depending on experience and location. For exceptional candidates whose experience exceeds our expectations in terms of relevance and seniority, we may consider higher compensation.

Start date

We’re ideally looking for someone able to start as soon as possible, but we’re open to waiting for longer if the ideal candidate isn’t available immediately.

Time zones and location 

This is a full-time, permanent position with flexible work hours and location. We’re based primarily in the US and the UK, but we have staff working from many different countries.

Part-time: We’re not considering part-time candidates at this time.

Visas: We may be able to sponsor visas in some instances for this role, though individual eligibility is not within our control.

Benefits

Our benefits include:

• A fully remote work environment and flexible working hours (with an option to work from our office in Cambridge, UK)
• 5 weeks of PTO recommended per year, plus public holidays
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave that can be taken prior to birth or adoption and during the first year, with the option to take additional unpaid leave
• Employer pension or matching 401(k) contribution up to 4% of your salary
• Health insurance for employees residing in countries without nationalized healthcare
• An annual reimbursement fund of $4,000 for productivity and professional development
• An annual reimbursement fund of $4,000 for mental health support
• An annual reimbursement fund of $2,500 for equipment and office supplies
• A friendly, open work culture that encourages feedback and close collaboration, and a team that appreciates the contributions of all team members.

Diversity

We aim to employ people with many different experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds who share our mission. We’re committed to creating an environment where all employees have the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their race, religion, disability, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation.

Requests for accommodation

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability or incompatible assistive technology, please contact hiring@law-ai.org to request reasonable accommodations.