This role is for a mid-level recruiter with 4 to 6 years of experience who has handled both technical and non-technical hiring in-house or at an agency. You sho
Work type: remote
Location: Remote (US) | Berkeley Office | Remote (International) | Hybrid (US)
Salary: $110,000 – $140,000/yr
Type: Full-time
This role is for a mid-level recruiter with 4 to 6 years of experience who has handled both technical and non-technical hiring in-house or at an agency. You should be comfortable building the hiring function from scratch as the first internal talent hire for a fast-growing AI research non-profit. **What makes it worth a look...** You get to shape the culture of a well-funded organization with over $40M in backing while working fully remote or from a Berkeley office with provided meals. The $110,000 to $140,000 salary is competitive for a mid-level non-profit role that offers significant autonomy and influence over global AI safety teams. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have managed a full-cycle pipeline of 5 to 8 active roles simultaneously. * Are comfortable sourcing specialized AI, ML, or research talent across international borders. * Want to move away from high-volume corporate environments to build high-integrity processes from the ground up. * Can overlap at least five hours with Pacific or Central Time.
## About Us
FAR.AI is a non-profit AI research institute dedicated to ensuring advanced AI is safe and beneficial for everyone. We work at the intersection of machine learning, safety research, and policy, supporting a global community of researchers and practitioners. Our mission is to facilitate breakthrough AI safety research, advance global understanding of AI risks and solutions, and foster a coordinated global response.
Since our founding in July 2022, we've grown quickly to 40+ staff, producing 30+ influential academic papers, and established the leading AI Safety events for [research,](https://www.alignment-workshop.com/)and [international cooperation](https://idais.ai/). Our work is recognized globally, with publications at premier venues and features in the [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/175e5314-a7f7-4741-a786-273219f433a1),[Nature News,](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02218-7) and [MIT Technology Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/02/28/905615/reinforcement-learning-adversarial-attack-gaming-ai-deepmind-alphazero-selfdriving-cars/).
We drive practical change through red-teaming with frontier model developers and government institutions. Most recently, we discovered major issues with Anthropic’s latest model [the same day it was released](https://x.com/ARGleave/status/1926138376509440433), and [worked with OpenAI](https://x.com/ARGleave/status/1946366030844141716) to safeguard their latest model. Additionally, we help steer and grow the AI safety field through developing research roadmaps with renowned researchers such as Yoshua Bengio. We also operate FAR.Labs, an AI safety-focused co-working space in Berkeley housing 40 members, as well as support the community through targeted grants to technical researchers.
## About the Role
We are hiring our first in-house Recruiter to partner closely with leadership and hiring managers as we scale the organization. Over the next 12–18 months, this role will be critical in helping FAR.AI grow to roughly double its current size while establishing high-quality, repeatable recruiting processes.
Reporting to the Head of People, this is a hands-on, full-cycle role suited for a mid-level recruiter who is comfortable operating independently, managing multiple concurrent searches, and serving as a trusted partner to hiring managers across both technical and non-technical functions.
## Why This Role / Why Now
FAR.AI is entering a pivotal phase of growth, backed by over $40M in funding and expanding opportunities to shape how advanced AI systems are developed and governed. Our work spans technical research, policy, and operations, including partnerships such as red-teaming frontier models with OpenAI and serving as the EU’s selected evaluator for CBRN risks. As the scope and impact of our work accelerate, building the right team is the most critical enabler of our success.
As FAR.AI’s first in-house recruiter, you will sit at the center of this growth. You will help scale the organization by identifying and attracting highly specialized, mission-driven talent across research, engineering, events, comms, and operations, while establishing thoughtful, high-integrity recruiting practices that reflect the seriousness of our work and intentionality of out culture. Working closely with leadership, you will shape not only how we grow, but who gets to build the future of advanced AI systems.
For recruiters who enjoy autonomy, building from first principles, and working on problems with long-term societal impact, this is a rare and meaningful opportunity.
If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!
## What You’ll Do
You will be a full-time employee of FAR.AI, a 501(c)(3) research non-profit.
If you don't have questions, the best way to ensure a proper review of your skills and qualifications is by applying directly via the application form. Please don't email us to share your resume (it won't have any impact on our decision). Thank you!