Company Overview:
We are building Protege to solve the biggest unmet need in AI — getting access to the right training data. The process today is time intensive, incredibly expensive, and often ends in failure. The Protege platform facilitates the secure, efficient, and privacy-centric exchange of AI training data.
Solving AI’s data problem is a generational opportunity. We’re backed by world-class investors and already powering partnerships with some of the most ambitious teams in AI. The company that succeeds will be one of the largest in AI — and in tech.
We’re a lean, fast-moving, high-trust team of builders who are obsessed with velocity and impact. Our culture is built for people who thrive on ambiguity, own outcomes, and want to shape the future of data and AI.
Role Overview:
As the first Technical Recruiter at Protege, you will own the end-to-end hiring process for multiple roles across the company, from sourcing to signed offer. You’ll partner closely with Engineering, Data, and Product hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements, craft compelling outreach, and guide candidates through a thoughtful, high-touch experience that reflects Protege’s brand and values.
This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment and can manage multiple searches independently while delivering both speed and quality. You’ll be the driver of our talent pipeline, ensuring we hire exceptional people who will help Protege scale and succeed.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage full-cycle recruiting for multiple technical roles at once, from intake to offer negotiation
Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, technical assessments, success criteria, and interview strategies
Build and execute sourcing strategies to identify and engage top talent
Craft compelling job descriptions and outreach messages that align with Protege’s voice
Drive an excellent candidate experience, providing clear communication and timely feedback throughout the process
Coordinate and facilitate interviews, ensuring an efficient and fair evaluation process
Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate data in our applicant tracking system
About You:
5+ years of experience in full-cycle technical recruiting, ideally in a startup or high-growth company
You have the proven ability to own multiple searches independently across different functions and levels
You are an excellent communicator, always clear, concise and persuasive
You are highly organized, able to manage competing priorities without sacrificing quality
You are adept at building strong relationships with hiring managers and candidates alike
You are comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with evolving priorities
You are curious, tenacious, and proactive
You are biased towards action and continuously stay scrappy
You treat those around you with kindness
Bonus if you have these attributes:
Experience recruiting technical and non-technical roles
Strong storytelling skills for representing Protege’s mission and culture to candidates
Background in building inclusive hiring processes and driving diversity initiatives
Top Skills
What We Do
The biggest unmet need in AI today is getting access to the right training data. Data holders often don’t know where to start and are rightly concerned about governance, intellectual property, and security implications. AI companies can spend years finding and negotiating access to the data they need.
Protege is solving these problems by providing an easy-to-use platform to connect data holders with vetted data users.
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