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Technical Recruiter

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Role Overview

We are seeking a Technical Recruiter on a 6 month fixed term contract to accelerate hiring across AI/ML, engineering, data and cloud/DevOps. This is a delivery-led position with strong stakeholder exposure, requiring advanced sourcing, technical fluency and pace.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver full-cycle hiring across:

    • AI/ML Engineering & Applied Science

    • Full Stack & Backend

    • Data Engineering, Analytics & Platform

    • DevOps, SRE, Cloud Infrastructure

    • Product, Architecture & Security

  • Build targeted technical talent pipelines using:

    • Ashby ATS & LinkedIn Recruiter

    • GitHub, HuggingFace, Stack Overflow, Kaggle, Discord, ArXiv

    • Modern sourcing automations (e.g., PhantomBuster)

  • Execute structured screening aligned to technical competency scorecards.

  • Maintain recruitment funnel hygiene and reporting (conversion, time-to-fill).

  • Develop outbound campaigns tailored to engineering and AI communities.

  • Partner with hiring stakeholders on prioritisation and forecasting.

  • Ensure a consistently high-touch candidate experience.

Experience & Skills

Must-have

  • 4–8+ years technical recruiting with specialism in:

    • AI/ML

    • Full stack / backend engineering

    • Cloud / DevOps / platform

    • Data engineering / data science

  • Strong ability to speak credibly on:

    • Model lifecycle, model ops, inference & deployment

    • Data pipelines, ETL, warehousing & lakehouse patterns

    • CI/CD, IaC and cloud architecture

  • Evidence of delivering high-complexity tech hiring within short timeframes.

  • Sourcing capability beyond mainstream channels.

Nice-to-have

  • Experience in scaling advisory, consultancy or PE-backed environments.

  • Familiarity with Ashby ATS and Microsoft Teams workflows.

  • Exposure to building technical scorecards and interview loops.

Contract Outcomes (First 6 Months)

  • Priority engineering, AI and data roles successfully filled against agreed SLAs.

  • Predictive pipeline built for recurring strategic tech profiles.

  • Standardised competency-based interview process embedded with hiring teams.

  • Market mapping completed for AI/ML and cloud talent communities.

Contract Structure

  • Type: Fixed Term Contract (FTC)

  • Length: 6 months with potential extension based on business needs

  • Hours: Full-time

  • Start: ASAP

  • Compensation: Competitive FTC package

Why Join Us

This is a pivotal period of growth for Unity, and technical hiring sits at the core of our client delivery and market differentiation. You’ll own a mission-critical hiring portfolio, partner directly with senior leadership, and shape how Unity engages technical talent.