<div class="content-intro"><p>The AI Policy Network (AIPN) is a bipartisan, independent 501(c)(4) advocacy organization dedicated to advancing secure AI development that serves America's economic prosperity, technological leadership, and national security. We provide policymakers with technically-grounded perspectives on emerging AI capabilities and risks, with particular focus on ensuring advanced AI systems remain reliable, controllable, and aligned with their intended purposes.</p></div><p><strong>I. Position Summary</strong></p> <p>The AI Policy Network (AIPN) is hiring a Head of Talent to own hiring as we scale. We are growing quickly and often have multiple searches open at once. This position owns the hiring funnel end to end: running first screens, sourcing candidates, and keeping every search moving. You will work directly with hiring managers and organizational leadership.</p> <p><strong>II. Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Review applications and run first-round screens across all open roles, assessing fit and flagging strong candidates for hiring managers.</li> <li>Project manage all open searches such that no search stalls and no hiring manager is overloaded.</li> <li>Source and engage candidates through in-person events, job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, and direct outreach, with particular focus on senior roles.</li> <li>Strengthen the hiring process we already run: consistent screening questions and scorecards, shorter time-to-fill, best practices.</li> <li>Draft and post job descriptions; keep the careers page and external listings current.</li> <li>Manage candidate pipelines and keep our applicant tracking organized, accurate, and up to date.</li> <li>Coordinate interview scheduling between candidates, hiring managers, and senior staff.</li> <li>Keep candidates informed at every stage and represent AIPN as a welcoming, professional first point of contact.</li> <li>Track recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline health, source quality) and report on them regularly.</li> <li>Advise hiring managers on interviewing and evaluation, so every search is run to the same standard.</li> </ul> <p><strong>III. Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>6+ years of recruiting or talent experience, including owning searches for director-level roles and above; in-house, agency, or campaign settings all welcome.</li> <li>Experience improving a hiring process already in motion, whether that meant tightening screens or bringing down time-to-fill.</li> <li>Strong interpersonal skills and sound judgment in evaluating candidates over virtual and in-person interviews.</li> <li>Highly organized, with the ability to manage many searches at once without dropping details.</li> <li>Clear, professional written and verbal communication; proficiency with Google Workspace and an applicant tracking system (we use Greenhouse).</li> <li>Comfortable recruiting for a bipartisan organization, where candidates and colleagues come from across the political spectrum.</li> <li>Interest in AI, technology policy, or national-security issues.</li> <li>Self-directed initiator with an upbeat, whatever-it-takes attitude.</li> </ul> <p><strong>The AI Policy Network (AIPN) Role Details</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Location:</strong> Remote (U.S.)</li> <li><strong>Compensation:</strong> $130,000 – $180,000</li> <li><strong>Reports to:</strong> Chief Operating Officer</li> <li><strong>Benefits: </strong>Benefits include technology budget, a stipend for health insurance, and unlimited PTO.</li> </ul>