Talent Acquisition Leader

About Tessera Labs

Tessera Labs is redefining how enterprises adopt and operationalize Artificial Intelligence. Backed by Foundation Capital and led by a world-class founding team, we build multi-agent AI systems that can automate complex business workflows across platforms like SAP, Salesforce, Workday, Snowflake, MuleSoft, and more.

Our mission: Bring real AI automation to the enterprise — with speed, precision, and measurable impact. We move fast, operate with extreme ownership, and build at the frontier of applied AI.

Tessera Labs is building cutting-edge AI technology—and we’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Leader to build and scale our recruiting function from the ground up. This is a true zero-to-one role for someone who has led technical hiring in fast-moving startup environments and knows how to build teams, processes, and culture from scratch.

What You’ll Do:

• Build and lead Tessera Labs’ Talent Acquisition function from zero to one

• Partner with founders and executives on hiring strategy and workforce planning
  Hire, manage, and develop a high-performing TA team

• Own full-cycle recruiting for highly technical roles (AI/ML, engineering, product, data)

• Design scalable hiring processes, interview frameworks, and candidate experience

• Use data and market insights to guide hiring decisions
  

What We’re Looking For:

• 10+ years of recruiting experience in tech and AI environments

• Experience using a variety of ATS - Ashby preferred

• Proven startup experience, ideally early-stage or high-growth

• Demonstrated success building a TA function from scratch

• Strong people management and leadership experience

• Deep expertise hiring technical and AI-focused talent

• Strategic, hands-on, and comfortable with ambiguity
  

Why Tessera Labs:

• Build something meaningful from the ground up

• High-impact leadership role with executive visibility

• Competitive compensation + equity + benefits + perks