Technical Recruiter

LMArena is hiring a highly collaborative Technical Recruiter to help scale a world-class team. You’ll serve as a trusted advisor to candidates and hiring leaders, build repeatable recruiting practices, advance inclusive hiring, support employer brand efforts, and deliver an outstanding candidate experience.

• Partner with hiring managers to clarify role outcomes, success profiles, and interview plans; prioritize reqs against business goals.

• Run full-cycle recruiting: kickoff → JD refinement → sourcing → assessment → debriefs → offer → close.

• Build pipelines via targeted sourcing (passive outreach, talent communities, events, referrals, and thoughtful job posts).

• Maintain a structured, fair process: define competencies, calibrate rubrics, and uphold a consistent candidate experience.

• Hold a relentless drive for excellence in every stage—calibrating rubrics, tightening loops, and continuously improving the funnel.

• Track and improve funnel health (speed, quality, diversity signals); report weekly and quarterly progress with clear narrative and metrics.

• Drive offer strategy and negotiations aligned to leveling, compensation bands, and market insights.

• Nurture long-term networks of high-potential talent; keep a mapped bench for critical and future roles.

• Partner on employer brand moments (events, content, communities) that attract deep-tech talent.

• Coach hiring managers and interviewers on best practices and candidate excellence.

• 10+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting in deep-tech environments.

• Proven strength sourcing and closing passive candidates for high-bar roles; skilled at narrative selling and objection handling.

• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into clear hiring plans, profiles, and processes.

• Experience collaborating across functions and influencing stakeholders at pace.

• Expertise at hiring across a range of technical skill sets.

• Fluency with structured interviewing, competency rubrics, and recruiting analytics

• Commitment to inclusive hiring and candidate experience.

• A relentless drive for excellence—raising the bar on candidate quality, process rigor, and stakeholder experience.