Senior Recruiter – Applied Science, Machine Learning & Data Science Recruiting

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Employee Success Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. About the Role Salesforce is building the AI-powered future of enterprise software — and we need a world-class recruiter to help us win the most competitive talent market in the industry. This isn't a high-volume, transactional recruiting role. This is a strategic seat at the table for a recruiter who has spent their career deeply embedded in recruiting for one or more of the following areas; Applied Science, Machine Learning, and/or Data Science and hiring at a company where the bar for talent is set at the top of the market for the next generation of innovators and builders. You've recruited at scale for research scientists, applied scientists, ML engineers, and data scientists. You understand the difference between a Machine Learning Engineer and an Applied Scientist. You've navigated nuanced leveling conversations, complex compensation structures, and competing offers from the best companies in the world — and you've won. Now, bring that expertise to Salesforce, where Agentforce and Einstein AI are redefining what enterprise AI looks like. Your pipeline and your craft will directly shape the teams building the most impactful AI products in the world. What You'll Do Own full-cycle recruiting for Applied Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, and/or Data Scientist roles across Salesforce's AI and research organizations Partner deeply with senior engineering and research leaders to shape hiring strategy, define ideal candidate profiles, and influence how we compete for elite technical talent Build and maintain high-quality, research-grade talent pipelines — proactively mapping the market and engaging passive talent before requisitions open Lead complex offer negotiations, including sign-on and equity exception packages, with a clear understanding of competitive compensation benchmarks across FAANG and frontier AI companies Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers — pushing back, advising on tradeoffs, and bringing market intelligence that sharpens decision-making Collaborate with sourcing partners, recruiting coordinators, and peer advisors to run an efficient, high-touch candidate experience Contribute to team-level recruiting strategy, pipeline health reviews, and competitive talent intelligence initiatives What We're Looking For 5 years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience , with a significant and demonstrated focus on Applied Science, Machine Learning, and/or Data Science roles Deep experience at a top-tier tech company — Meta, Google, or equivalent — where the talent bar is exceptionally high and the competition is fierce Proven ability to recruit across the full Applied Science and ML talent spectrum: ML Engineers, Data Scientists, Research Scientists, Applied Scientists, and MLOps Engineers Strong fluency in ML and AI concepts — enough to hold credible conversations with candidates and hiring managers about LLMs, deep learning, NLP, computer vision, and model development pipelines Track record of building proactive talent pipelines in highly competitive, hard-to-fill research and applied ML talent pools Experience navigating complex compensation conversations, including base, equ ... (truncated, view full listing at source)