Lightmatter is a photonic computer company redefining what computers and human beings are capable of by building the engines that will power discoveries and drive progress in a sustainable way. With modern human progress relying heavily on computers, the world has hit a dead end with traditional transistors and the prospect of constantly building data centers is an environmental nightmare. Lightmatter has created a solution in photonic computing: using photons instead of electrons to take advantage of their higher bandwidth.

Our company has combined electronics, photonics and new algorithms to create a next generation computing platform for artificial intelligence. Lightmatter’s new processor is faster, more efficient and cooler than anything created before.

Founded and headquartered in Boston, MA, Lightmatter also has an office in the California Bay Area to be close to the top tech talent. Lighmatter has grown to more than 80 employees and has raised over $110M in funding from backers including Google Ventures, Matrix Partners, Spark Capital, and Viking Global.

We are hiring a Sr. Technical Recruiter to join our incredible team. If you think like a strategic talent advisor and are excited about providing the highest level of recruitment to Lightmatter, this job is for you! The Sr. Recruiter will deliver high-quality technical candidates while guiding hiring managers and candidates through our selection process. The new recruiter will perform full life recruiting and maintain excellent relations with hiring managers candidates and the community-at-large. If you have experience working closely with leaders in technology to define position requirements and evaluate candidates for skills match, you should apply! You must be good at building alliances and working in a team environment, partnering with the Head of Talent for current and future recruiting needs.

Requirements

• Own end-to-end life cycle recruitment, mainly focus on technical requisition
• Partner with HR and Head of Talent to provide integrated staffing support for the client group from sourcing to offer
• Work on alignment with the hiring process and client satisfaction
• Collaborate with hiring managers to determine the needs of their respective departments
• Partner with Head of Talent Acquisition to drive results, utilize data, and relevant recruitment metrics to ensure process improvement
• Help identify recruiting trends, drive change, and enable overall growth
• Ensure efficient candidate workflow and a diverse slate of candidates
• Focus on best-in-class candidate experience
• Stay abreast to all networking events and latest recruiting trends
• Focus on the execution of Lightmatter talent acquisition strategy that will encompass a variety of recruitment resources including strategic job postings, websites, and social media
• Source passive candidates from a variety of platform
• Follow the internal interview methodology
• Maintain candidate pool with potential candidates very active
• Maximize the utilization of our platforms including our ATS
• Help develop marketing/branding recruiting campaign

What you should bring to the table:

• Bachelor's degree
• 10 + years of previous recruitment experience across various disciplines including: Software Engineers, Hardware Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers
• Solid experience performing social recruiting specifically on LinkedIn Recruiter
• Previous experience as a semiconductor recruiter is a great plus
• Experience working in a startup environment, software development experience preferred
• Ability to work with ambiguity, fast change and hyper-growth environment
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decisions making skills
• Fact driven, confident, and informed decisions making
• Ability to prioritize and go quickly to the analysis that gives maximum value in the shortest time frame
• Ability to stimulate others to change and absorb new ideas
• Excellent listener and overall communicator, recognized for being honest, upfront, and direct with all levels of the organization.

You should apply if you enjoy the following:

• Being part of fast-paced environment
• Participating and embracing DEI initiatives
• Problem-solving
• Delivering clear and kind communication
• Being part of a positive environment where “can-do” attitude is rewarded
• Being part of a quirky, playful culture where people like to work

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan 401k
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Family Leave
• Stock Option Plan

Lightmatter recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.