Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

About PICAt PIC we're not just building data centers; we're reimagining how AI infrastructure gets developed, financed, and scaled by combining hyperscale-grade facilities with direct access to energy, land, and fiber at a scope that simply doesn't exist anywhere else. Backed by a best-in-class supply chain, world-class partners, and advanced partnerships with major hyperscale customers, PIC is poised to become a multi-billion dollar platform with ambitions to layer cloud, compute, and advanced manufacturing on top of our energy foundation.If you want to work at the intersection of AI, energy, and infrastructure at a scale that will shape the next decade of compute, join our team.About The RoleWe're hiring our first dedicated recruiter to build the teams powering the next decade of compute. You'll partner directly with leaders across construction, datacenter operations, network engineering, and energy to find, close, and onboard the people who will shape PIC's future. We will be hiring a high volume of people over this year, but what matters most is how every single candidate feels throughout the process. You'll be the first impression of PIC for the people we want to bring on board, and that carries real weight.If you're someone who believes recruiting is fundamentally about people, not just pipelines, this is your role. You care as much about the candidates you don't hire as the ones you do. You build relationships that last well beyond the offer letter, and you take pride in creating a process that leaves people feeling respected, informed, and genuinely excited about PIC regardless of outcome.You also know speed wins and that to hire 100+ people in a year, it takes work, automation and a little external help. You’re ready for the challenge!What you’ll doOwn full-cycle recruiting for a broad range of roles across construction, datacenter operations, network engineering, and additional departments as the organization growsChampion an exceptional candidate experience at every touchpoint, from first outreach to first day, ensuring people feel valued, informed, and cared for throughout the processPartner closely with hiring managers to understand role requirements, team dynamics, and the human qualities that make someone a great fit, not just the technical onesDevelop and execute creative sourcing strategies to build diverse, high-quality pipelines for niche and hard-to-fill technical roles, leveraging LinkedIn, industry networks, job boards, and referralsDesign and maintain structured interview processes that are fair, consistent, and give candidates a real window into what it's like to work hereManage candidate pipelines and maintain accurate tracking in Ashby, providing regular updates and hiring metrics to stakeholders across the companyCollaborate with leadership on process improvements, candidate feedback loops, and employer branding initiativesRepresent PIC authentically to candidates, conveying the mission, team culture, and opportunity with clarity and warmthProactively gather and act on candidate feedback to continuously improve the hiring experienceAbout You5+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience within a technical industry-data centers, energy or hyperscaler experience is a plus–as well as start-up environment with high levels of ambiguity and extremely fast-pacedDemonstrated success closing candidates in competitive fields, built on trust and transparency rather than pressureExperience recruiting across multiple disciplines and levels, from individual contributors to senior technical leadersYou read the room with precision and adjust your approach accordingly, whether you're delivering tough news to a candidate, navigating a tricky hiring manager conversation, or celebrating a win with the teamStrong sourcing skills with the ability to build pipelines for passive, hard-to-find talent in niche technical domainsHighly proficient with modern ATS systems like Ashby, Lever, or GreenhouseExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills; you build trust quickly and follow through consistentlyHighly organized with strong attention to detail; able to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities without letting the human side of recruiting slipComfortable operating with ambiguity in a fast-paced startup environment where processes and priorities evolve rapidlyExperience with managing lots of external recruiters, negotiating contracts and leveraging the right collaboration to ensure deliveryObsessed with automation and making your own life, and others’, easier by getting rid off manual and repetitive tasksNice-to-havesExperience recruiting for datacenters, industrial or manufacturing environments, or AIExperience establishing recruiting dashboards and reporting processes with regular stakeholder communicationBackground in roles where candidate experience or client-facing relationship management was a core KPIAdditional RequirementsAbility to work from the Austin HQ at least 2 days a week beginning in late 2026Occasional travel may be required for site visits, career fairs, or team eventsProcessInterview w/ Molly Anderson, Senior Manager Talent Acquisition & People OpsInterview w/ Lance Smith, VP of DatacentersCase Study Interview w/Molly Anderson & Margarida Garcia, co-founderFinal Interview w/Margarida Garcia, co-founder