Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems—designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction.
Through our merger with Voltage Park, a neocloud and AI Factory, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute. Teams get the tools they need for experimentation, training, and production inference, with security, observability, and control built in.
We serve solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises. Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.
The Way We WorkThe people who thrive here are builders who move fast, communicate openly, take ownership, and continuously improve themselves, their teams, and our company. Here's what that looks like in practice:
- Move with Urgency: We move quickly, make thoughtful decisions, and keep momentum. We value action over perfection and learn by shipping.
- Take Ownership: We own outcomes, not just our individual work. We make decisions that move the company forward and follow through.
- Communicate Openly: We communicate directly, seek to understand, and create clarity for others. Honest conversations help us move faster together.
- Build Great Teams: We lead by example, empower others, and create healthy teams where people can do their best work.
- Raise the Bar: We're always improving ourselves. We learn from feedback, consistently challenge ourselves to grow, and focus on the work that matters most.
- Think Long-Term: We design for what's next. We create scalable systems, simplify complexity, and use AI and automation to amplify our impact.
The Talent team supports hiring across Lightning AI's go-to-market and corporate organizations. This position manages recruiting processes across business functions and partners with leaders to define
hiring requirements and coordinate execution. We're looking for a Senior Business Recruiter with experience recruiting across sales, marketing, finance, people, operations, or related functions. The role includes full-cycle recruiting, pipeline analysis, structured hiring processes, and stakeholder advising.
This role is hybrid out of our San Francisco or New York office, with an in-office requirement of at least 2 days per week and occasional team and company off-sites.
What You'll Do- Manage full-cycle recruiting across go-to-market, general and administrative, and related business
functions. - Partner with functional leaders to establish role requirements, hiring priorities, and recruiting plans.
- Develop sourcing strategies using role-specific research and talent market information.
- Analyze pipeline conversion, time-to-hire, offer acceptance, and other relevant recruiting measures.
- Establish consistent intake, interview, and candidate evaluation practices using job-related criteria.
- Provide stakeholders with hiring progress updates, market data, and recommendations on hiring
tradeoffs. - Coordinate multiple searches while maintaining candidate communication and documented
recruiting timelines. - Identify and implement improvements to recruiting workflows, reporting, and automation.
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
- Experience recruiting across go-to-market, general and administrative, or other business functions.
- Experience managing searches for multiple teams or job families.
- Experience using recruiting metrics to evaluate pipeline performance and recommend changes.
- Experience developing sourcing plans and advising stakeholders on talent market conditions.
- Experience implementing or maintaining structured interview and evaluation processes.
- Ability to organize concurrent searches, communicate priorities, and meet agreed timelines.
We are committed to offering competitive compensation that reflects the value each team member brings to our mission. Final offers are based on factors such as experience, skills, geographic location, and role expectations. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package for eligible roles includes a discretionary bonus, a meaningful equity component, and comprehensive benefits.
We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support our employees’ health, well-being, and long-term success:
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents.
- Meaningful Equity: RSUs that give employees a stake in the company's long-term success.
- Retirement Savings: 401(k) matching (U.S.) and pension contributions (U.K.).
- Flexible Time Off: Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and floating holidays to support work-life balance.
- Paid Parental & Family Leave: Paid leave to support you and your family through life's important moments.
- Professional Development: Annual learning and development allowance to support your professional growth.
- Wellness Benefits: Wellness and work-from-home stipends to support your physical and mental well-being.
- Sabbatical Program: Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after four years of service.
- Flexible Work: Flexible schedules and a hybrid work model for our office-based teams.
- In-Office Meals: Complimentary meals at our office hubs.
Benefits may vary by location, team, and role.
At Lightning AI, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that diverse teams drive innovation and create better products. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We are dedicated to building a culture where everyone can thrive and contribute to their fullest potential.
Lightning AI Palo Alto, California, USA Office
955 Alma St, Suite B, Palo Alto, CA, United States, 94301
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