Head of Talent

Why Join Giga

• The Pace: We're building at a speed most companies talk about but never actually operate at. If you've been bored somewhere else, you won't be here.
• The Impact: Every person at Giga touches the work that matters. No layers, no waiting for approval chains. You'll see your fingerprints on what we ship.
• The Team: A team of operators defining the future of AI infrastructure. We recruit A-players from the most innovative companies in the world, and they choose Giga because the work here means more.
• The Moment: AI doesn't run without power, and that's us. Giga is the picks and shovels behind the AI revolution. This industry is about to explode, and you'll be in the room where it's already happening.

What you'll do

Giga is growing fast — across engineering, operations, finance, and everything in between — and we need a Head of Talent who can build the recruiting engine that keeps pace with our ambition. This isn't a coordination role. You'll own the full talent lifecycle: strategy, execution, team leadership, and the hiring bar. You'll inherit a team of recruiters, grow it, and be the person who ensures that every hire we make raises the collective bar. If you've spent your career finding exceptional people for hard-to-fill roles across multiple functions, and you want to do that at a company where the stakes are real, this is your seat.

Where you'll work

We are an in-office culture — velocity matters when you're building physical infrastructure, and the best decisions happen in the room. This role is ideally based in our San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston offices, with full-time onsite expectations outside of bi-weekly WFH Fridays.

That said, we will make exceptions for truly exceptional talent if you live outside one of our hubs. If you're the right person for this role, we'll have a conversation about what works.

Responsibilities

• Hold the Hiring Bar
• Lead, coach, and grow an existing team of recruiters; set hiring goals, manage capacity, and raise the performance bar across the team.
• Partner with founders and hiring managers to define role scope, candidate profiles, and compensation benchmarks.
• Ensure recruiters have  high-quality pipeline through proactive sourcing, referrals, and strategic use of recruiting tools and platforms.
• Design and continuously improve interview processes that are rigorous, structured, and candidate-respectful.
• Track and report on recruiting metrics — time-to-fill, offer acceptance rates, pipeline health — and use data to make better decisions.
• Develop and own Giga's employer brand strategy to attract top talent across all target markets.
• Manage relationships with external search partners and agencies when needed, ensuring alignment with Giga's standards.

Requirements

• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience spanning multiple functions (e.g., technical, operations, go-to-market, finance).
• 3+ years managing and developing a team of recruiters.
• Demonstrated ability to hire for senior and specialized roles in competitive talent markets.
• Experience building or significantly improving recruiting processes, tooling, and team infrastructure at a high-growth company.
• Strong data literacy — comfortable using recruiting metrics to diagnose problems and drive decisions.
• Proficiency with an ATS (Greenhouse, Lever, or equivalent) and sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, etc.).

Bonus points

• Start up Experience
• Background building employer brand programs from the ground up.
• Experience recruiting for roles across multiple US markets simultaneously.
• Familiarity with compensation benchmarking tools such as Radford, Levels.fyi, or Carta Total Comp.

Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• Unlimited PTO
• Parental leave
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Commuter benefits

Who We Hire

We don't use "A-player" loosely. Here's what it actually means at Giga:

Antifragile. You don't just survive chaos, you get better because of it. When things break, change, or move sideways, you don't freeze. You adapt faster than the problem evolves.

High Agency. You don't wait to be told what to do. You see the gap, you fill it. If something is blocking progress, you find a way around it, over it, or through it without asking for permission.

Executors. Ideas are cheap. We hire people who ship. You're the person who turns a whiteboard sketch into something real while everyone else is still scheduling the next meeting about it.

Bias to Action. Perfect is the enemy of done. You'd rather make a decision with 80% of the information and course correct than sit around waiting for 100% that never comes.

Speed. We move fast because the opportunity demands it. You're not reckless, but you understand that in this industry, the team that moves fastest wins. And you like winning.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Giga Energy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Giga Energy complies with all applicable labor laws, including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and other relevant state and federal regulations. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage applicants who require accommodations during the hiring process to contact us.