Forward Deployed Engineering Recruiter

Description

Summary: This role is for a Technical Recruiter to own complex, high-impact technical hiring end-to-end, with a focus on Forward Deployed Engineering. Highlights: 1. Shape search strategy and build pipelines for rare technical talent. 2. Partner with leadership to redefine FDE hiring at scale. 3. Energized by ownership, creative problem-solving, and scaling hiring systems. **About ElevenLabs** -------------------- ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company transforming how we interact with technology. We launched in January 2023 with the first human\-like AI voice model. Today, we serve millions of users and thousands of businesses \- from fast\-growing startups to large enterprises like Deutsche Telekom and Meta. Our investors are some of the world's most prominent, including Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ Growth and Sequoia. We've raised $781M in funding and our last valuation was $11B \- multiples of 11, always. We have expanded from voice into three main platforms: * ElevenAgents enables businesses to deliver seamless and intelligent customer experiences, with the integrations, testing, monitoring, and reliability necessary to deploy voice and chat agents at scale. * ElevenCreative empowers creators and marketers to generate and edit speech, music, image, and video across 70\+ languages. * ElevenAPI gives developers access to our leading AI audio foundational models. Everything we do is the result of the creativity and commitment of our team \- builders doing the best work of their lives. We are researchers, engineers, and operators. IOI medalists and ex\-founders. If you want to work hard and create lasting positive impact, we want to hear from you. **How we work** --------------- * **High\-velocity:** Rapid experimentation, lean autonomous teams, and minimal bureaucracy. * **Impact not job titles:** We don’t have job titles. Instead, it’s about the impact you have. No task is above or beneath you. * **AI first:** We use AI to move faster with higher\-quality results. We do this across the whole company—from engineering to growth to operations. * **Excellence everywhere:** Everything we do should match the quality of our AI models. * **Global team:** We prioritize your talent, not your location. **What we offer** ----------------- * **Innovative culture:** You’ll be part of a generational opportunity to define the trajectory of AI, surrounded by a team pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. * **Growth paths:** Joining ElevenLabs means joining a dynamic team with countless opportunities to drive impact \- beyond your immediate role and responsibilities. * **Learning \& development**: ElevenLabs proactively supports professional development through an annual discretionary stipend. * **Social travel**: We also provide an annual discretionary stipend to meet up with colleagues each year, however you choose. * **Annual company offsite:** Each year, we bring the entire team together in a new location \- past offsites have included Croatia and Italy. * **Co\-working**: If you’re not located near one of our main hubs, we offer a monthly co\-working stipend. **About the role** ------------------ We're looking for a **Technical Recruiter** to join our global Talent team at ElevenLabs. This is not a conventional recruiter role — you'll own complex, high\-impact technical hiring end to end, **with a focus on Forward Deployed Engineering**: engineers who work shoulder\-to\-shoulder with customers, from pre\-sales evaluation through post\-sales implementation. You'll shape search strategy, build pipelines at the intersection of deep technical ability and customer\-facing craft, and close candidates who are genuinely rare. You'll partner with engineering and revenue leadership to redefine what great FDE hiring looks like at scale, as part of a small, high\-bar team with an uncompromising standard for quality of hire. If you’re energized by ownership, creative problem\-solving, and building hiring systems that scale, this role will stretch and level up your career. **What your day might look like** --------------------------------- * Owning full\-cycle recruiting for highly technical roles across our forward deployment team including solutions engineers and deployment strategists. * Partnering closely with hiring managers to deeply understand problems, calibrate on signals, and continuously raise the hiring bar. * Designing and executing thoughtful search strategies — from market mapping and outreach to interview design and closing. * Managing multiple complex searches simultaneously without sacrificing candidate experience or quality. * Acting as a trusted advisor to candidates, guiding them through a rigorous process with clarity, empathy, and conviction. * Serving as an ambassador for ElevenLabs — every interaction reflects our values and sets the tone for the candidate experience. * Continuously improving how we hire by iterating on processes, tooling, and data\-driven insights. **Requirements** ---------------- * Proven experience hiring top\-tier technical and forward deployed talent in competitive markets (we’d love to see \~3\+ years, but impact matters more than years). * Experience running full\-cycle technical recruiting, including sourcing strategy, stakeholder management, and closing. * Strong ability to manage high\-complexity searches with many moving parts — you stay structured, adaptable, and focused. * Skilled at translating technical and business needs into clear hiring strategies and compelling candidate narratives. * Excellent written and verbal communication — you build trust with both deeply technical candidates and senior stakeholders. * Comfortable operating in fast\-paced, remote\-first environments and collaborating across global time zones. * Curious, creative, and genuinely interested in engineering, AI, and how exceptional teams are built. Bonus: * Experience recruiting globally across multiple regions, with a particular preference for LATAM, APAC and EMEA. * Background in high\-growth startups, AI native companies, or similarly fast\-moving environments. * A builder’s mindset: you experiment, learn quickly, spot patterns, and continuously refine recruiting playbooks and processes. **Location** ------------ This role is remote and can be executed globally. However we have a strong preference for LATAM, APAC, and EMEA regions. \#LI\-remote