Director of Talent and Culture - Remote

About the Role

As the Director of Talent and Culture, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how talent shows up at Sentient. This position is a unique opportunity for a hands-on leader who is passionate about recruiting world-class talent and building systems that foster a thriving culture. In this remote role, you will collaborate directly with the co-founders and early team to establish the foundation of our hiring practices and cultural integrity.

What You'll Do

• Own full-cycle recruiting across technical, research, and operational roles, from sourcing to closing.
• Design and implement scalable hiring processes, tools, and candidate experiences aligned with our mission and values.
• Partner with founders and team leads to define hiring plans, role design, and organizational structure.
• Build and embed foundational culture practices, including onboarding, rituals, internal communications, and team norms.
• Develop and maintain lightweight performance and feedback systems to support high trust and high autonomy.
• Track key hiring and people metrics to drive continuous improvement and hiring efficiency.
• Support leadership with organizational design, compensation planning, leveling frameworks, and succession planning.
• Champion diversity, transparency, and long-term thinking across all talent-related decisions.

Requirements

• 6–10 years of experience across recruiting, talent operations, or people leadership, ideally in early-stage startups.
• Proven success hiring for hard-to-fill technical and leadership roles in high-velocity environments.
• Strong operational ability with experience implementing systems for performance, leveling, and development.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence cross-functional leadership.
• Systems thinker with the ability to turn ambiguity into structure and move from zero to one.
• Deep alignment with Sentient’s mission and a high-integrity approach to organizational building.

Nice to Have

• Background in AI, frontier tech, or open-source ecosystems.
• Experience working in remote-first, distributed, or asynchronous teams.
• Familiarity with tools like Greenhouse, Ashby, Lattice, or similar platforms.
• Prior experience designing or implementing equity, compensation, or incentive systems.
• Passion for decentralization, open collaboration, and building durable organizations.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $150,000 to $200,000 annually.
• Flexible remote work environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Collaborative and innovative team culture.
• Support for work-life balance and personal well-being.