Company Overview
At Skild AI, we are building the world's first general purpose robotic intelligence that is robust and adapts to unseen scenarios without failing. We believe massive scale through data-driven machine learning is the key to unlocking these capabilities for the widespread deployment of robots within society. Our team consists of individuals with varying levels of experience and backgrounds, from new graduates to domain experts. Relevant industry experience is important, but ultimately less so than your demonstrated abilities and attitude. We are looking for passionate individuals who are eager to explore uncharted waters and contribute to our innovative projects.
Position Overview
We're looking for a Technical Recruiter to build out our presence in India, owning full-cycle recruiting for technical and engineering roles based there. You'll be part of our recruiting team based in California, while working independently to drive hiring needs in India. This is a high-ownership role for someone who wants to build a hiring function in-region from the ground up.
Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting for technical, engineering, and hardware/robotics roles based in India, from sourcing through offer close
- Partner with India-based and global hiring managers to define role scope, calibrate on candidate bar, and build effective sourcing strategy
- Build and manage strong candidate pipelines through direct sourcing, referrals, and market mapping specific to the Indian tech and robotics talent landscape
- Drive an excellent candidate experience end-to-end, including timely communication and structured interview coordination across time zones
- Maintain accurate pipeline data and reporting in Greenhouse (ATS)
- Partner with the San Mateo talent team on compensation benchmarking, offer structuring, and closing strategy for India-based hires
- Provide market intelligence on Indian tech/robotics hiring trends, compensation norms, and competitor talent moves
Preferred Qualifications
- 4-5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a strong track record of closing technical talent
- A technical background or demonstrated fluency recruiting for engineering, robotics, hardware, or deep tech roles
- Experience recruiting in the Indian tech ecosystem, with an existing network of engineering/robotics talent
- Comfort working independently and asynchronously as part of a distributed, US-managed team
- Strong command of Greenhouse or comparable ATS platforms
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Background in HR or People Operations