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When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life's moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:

• Award-winning culture

• Inclusion and diversity as a priority

• Performance Based Incentive Plans

• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability

• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)

• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution

• Mental health support

• Career advancement opportunities

• Student loan repayment options

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments

*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans .

And that's just the beginning.

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you're directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!

General Summary:

We're seeking a strategic and high-impact Executive Recruiter, Talent Acquisition to join our internal recruiting team. In this pivotal role, you'll partner closely with senior leadership to lead the end-to-end recruitment of executive and mission-critical roles across the enterprise. As a trusted advisor, you'll bring deep expertise in executive search, a sharp eye for top-tier talent, and a commitment to delivering an exceptional candidate experience that reflects our values and culture. Your work will directly influence the leadership that drives our company forward.

This role is based on-site at either our Chattanooga, TN, Portland, ME, or Atlanta, GA, campus-vibrant hubs of collaboration, innovation, and executive engagement. We believe that the most impactful relationships are built face-to-face, and this role offers a unique opportunity to be at the heart of our leadership culture. By working in person, you'll have direct access to senior executives and gain deeper insight into our business. While we support flexibility with our office culture, the ability to build trust and influence in real time is essential to success in this role.

In this role you will:

• Lead executive and critical leadership searches from the strategy call through close, managing a portfolio of high-visibility, complex requisitions across multiple business units.

• Partner with senior leaders to understand strategic priorities and translate them into tailored executive recruiting strategies.

• Act as a consultative talent advisor, providing market intelligence, competitive insights, and data-driven recommendations to influence hiring decisions.

• Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies using tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, Workday, and other tools to build robust pipelines of executive talent.

• Deliver a white-glove candidate experience, ensuring thoughtful, personalized engagement throughout the hiring journey.

• Manage relationships with retained search firms, leveraging existing partnerships and ensuring alignment with internal hiring goals.

• Leverage existing network of executive talent, maintaining and expanding deep pipelines of AVP, VP, SVP+ candidates across industries.

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of executive compensation, including base, bonus, long-term incentives (RSUs/PSUs), 401(k), and executive health plans, to effectively engage and close senior-level candidates.

• Champion inclusive hiring practices into every stage of the search process.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with HRBPs, Compensation other stakeholders to ensure seamless alignment and where needed.

What you'll bring:

• 5-7 years of experience in executive search or senior-level recruitment, ideally in a corporate or retained search environment.

• A proven track record of successfully managing and closing AVP, VP, SVP+ talent and other executive-level roles in a complex organization.

• Exceptional interpersonal and consultative skills, with the ability to build trust and influence senior stakeholders.

• Advanced sourcing capabilities and fluency in leveraging talent market data to guide strategy.

• Experience with applicant tracking systems (Workday strongly preferred).

• A high level of professionalism, discretion, and emotional intelligence, with a passion for delivering a superior candidate experience.

• Bachelor's degree required#LI-SH1~IN1

Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.

$75,500.00-$142,700.00

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

Company:

Unum

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life's moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:

• Award-winning culture

• Inclusion and diversity as a priority

• Performance Based Incentive Plans

• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability

• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)

• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution

• Mental health support

• Career advancement opportunities

• Student loan repayment options

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments

*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans .

And that's just the beginning.

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you're directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!

General Summary:

We're seeking a strategic and high-impact Executive Recruiter, Talent Acquisition to join our internal recruiting team. In this pivotal role, you'll partner closely with senior leadership to lead the end-to-end recruitment of executive and mission-critical roles across the enterprise. As a trusted advisor, you'll bring deep expertise in executive search, a sharp eye for top-tier talent, and a commitment to delivering an exceptional candidate experience that reflects our values and culture. Your work will directly influence the leadership that drives our company forward.

This role is based on-site at either our Chattanooga, TN, Portland, ME, or Atlanta, GA, campus-vibrant hubs of collaboration, innovation, and executive engagement. We believe that the most impactful relationships are built face-to-face, and this role offers a unique opportunity to be at the heart of our leadership culture. By working in person, you'll have direct access to senior executives and gain deeper insight into our business. While we support flexibility with our office culture, the ability to build trust and influence in real time is essential to success in this role.

In this role you will:

• Lead executive and critical leadership searches from the strategy call through close, managing a portfolio of high-visibility, complex requisitions across multiple business units.

• Partner with senior leaders to understand strategic priorities and translate them into tailored executive recruiting strategies.

• Act as a consultative talent advisor, providing market intelligence, competitive insights, and data-driven recommendations to influence hiring decisions.

• Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies using tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, Workday, and other tools to build robust pipelines of executive talent.

• Deliver a white-glove candidate experience, ensuring thoughtful, personalized engagement throughout the hiring journey.

• Manage relationships with retained search firms, leveraging existing partnerships and ensuring alignment with internal hiring goals.

• Leverage existing network of executive talent, maintaining and expanding deep pipelines of AVP, VP, SVP+ candidates across industries.

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of executive compensation, including base, bonus, long-term incentives (RSUs/PSUs), 401(k), and executive health plans, to effectively engage and close senior-level candidates.

• Champion inclusive hiring practices into every stage of the search process.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with HRBPs, Compensation other stakeholders to ensure seamless alignment and where needed.

What you'll bring:

• 5-7 years of experience in executive search or senior-level recruitment, ideally in a corporate or retained search environment.

• A proven track record of successfully managing and closing AVP, VP, SVP+ talent and other executive-level roles in a complex organization.

• Exceptional interpersonal and consultative skills, with the ability to build trust and influence senior stakeholders.

• Advanced sourcing capabilities and fluency in leveraging talent market data to guide strategy.

• Experience with applicant tracking systems (Workday strongly preferred).

• A high level of professionalism, discretion, and emotional intelligence, with a passion for delivering a superior candidate experience.

• Bachelor's degree required#LI-SH1~IN1

Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.

$75,500.00-$142,700.00

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

Company:

Unum

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• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that engage high-caliber, diverse leaders from top companies.
• Evaluate candidates against executive competencies, company values, and long-term business needs.
• Manage executive interview processes end-to-end, ensuring alignment across stakeholders and a high-touch candidate experience.
• Build and manage pipelines proactively for future executive team needs.
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• Manage relationships with retained search firms when needed, acting as the internal point of contact and quality bar.
  
  

• 6+ years of experience in recruiting, including 3+ years focused on executive or VP-level hiring.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive clarity in ambiguous or evolving hiring needs.
• Proven success sourcing, engaging, and closing top-tier executive team talent.
• Experience recruiting across multiple business domains (e.g., technical, product, G&A, GTM).
• High level of discretion, EQ, and judgment.
• Excellent project management skills and ability to drive urgency in a mindful, strategic way.
• In-house experience at a fast-scaling tech company strongly preferred; executive search firm experience is a plus.
  
  

• Extensive experience hiring R&D VP+ level talent.
• Knowledge with Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, and compensation benchmarking tools like Pave or Option Impact.
  
  

Lambda is the #1 GPU Cloud for ML/AI teams training, fine-tuning and inferencing AI models, where engineers can easily, securely and affordably build, test and deploy AI products at scale. Lambda's product portfolio includes on-prem GPU systems, hosted GPUs across public & private clouds and managed inference services - servicing government, researchers, startups and Enterprises world-wide.

If you'd like to build the world's best deep learning cloud, join us.

*Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco office location 4 days per week; Lambda's designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.

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Reporting to our Head of Talent, we're looking for a seasoned Executive Recruiter who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and has a proven track record of attracting world-class executive talent to technology companies. You will be instrumental in building our leadership team as we scale from startup to market leader.

We're looking for someone who shares our passion for innovation and wants to play a pivotal role in assembling the leadership team that will drive our next phase of growth. This is a great opportunity to help shape the leadership team of a category-defining technology company.

What You'll Do

• Lead end-to-end executive search processes for C-suite, VP, and senior director-level positions across all functions
• Develop and execute comprehensive search strategies for critical leadership roles including Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance
• Partner closely with founders, board members, and existing executives to define role requirements and ideal candidate profiles
• Leverage extensive candidate networks within the cloud computing and AI industries
• Proactively build relationships with top-tier executive talent through industry events, conferences, and strategic networking
• Manage sophisticated interview processes involving multiple stakeholders and assessment methodologies
• Ensure exceptional candidate experience that reflects our company values and competitive positioning
• Develop compelling value propositions for executive candidates considering startup opportunities

• 10+ years of executive search experience, with at least 4 years focused on technology sector roles
• Proven track record of successfully placing C-suite and VP-level executives at high-growth technology companies
• Deep understanding of semiconductor, GPU, AI/ML, or related hardware/software technology markets
• Extensive network of relationships with executive talent in relevant industries
• Experience working with venture-backed startups and understanding of startup dynamics
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred

• Previous experience at top-tier executive search firms
• In-house recruiting experience at high-growth technology companies
• Familiarity with cloud computing, AI infrastructure, or related technologies
• Experience recruiting for companies that have scaled through rapid growth phases (Series A through IPO)
• Established relationships with technology executives, particularly in Silicon Valley and other major tech hubs
• Track record of recruiting diverse executive talent and building inclusive leadership teams

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• Provide a consistently positive candidate experience by building trusted relationships with candidates
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment on hiring strategies and goals
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of recruitment processes and practices

• 10+ years of experience in recruitment, hiring senior-level talent (VP or C-level) in a fast-paced, growth stage environment
• Strong ability to ramp up on new domains in a short period of time
• Proven track record of successfully recruiting and closing candidates across various domains
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Demonstrated proficiency hiring for Product, Engineering, and Design (PED) roles

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Job Title: Junior to Mid-Level Recruiter

Employment Type: Full-Time

Industry: Capital Markets / Hedge Funds / Quantitative Finance

About Us:

Karbon Agency is an executive search firm focused on the quantitative finance industry. Our clients employ the top minds in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, And Machine Learning.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a driven and resourceful Junior to Mid-Level Recruiter ideally with tech or finance experience, to join our team. You will play a key role in sourcing, screening, and placing candidates. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a foundation in recruiting who wants to work on the highest paying searches across Silicon Valley and Wall Street, whilst building a rolodex of the worlds most sought-after talent (research scientists from top AI labs, quantitative researchers & traders from leading hedge funds, STEM PhDs from Ivy League/equivalent universities, etc.)

Key Responsibilities:

• Source talent using a variety of channels including LinkedIn, company database, referrals, and your growing network.
• Screen and interview talent for roles including (but not limited to) Senior Portfolio Manager, Quantitative Researcher/Trader, Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Research Engineer, etc.
• Manage the full recruitment life cycle, from initial outreach to offer negotiation and onboarding support.
• Maintain and update candidate records in the applicant tracking system (ATS).
• Prepare profiles and summaries for client submission and follow up on interview feedback.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with talent and clients alike, ensuring a positive experience for all stakeholders.
• Stay current on market trends, emerging technologies, and competitive landscape in the hedge fund and quantitative finance space.

Qualifications:

• 13+ years of experience in recruiting, preferably in a staffing or agency environment.
• Exposure to technology or capital markets/finance recruiting is strongly preferred; strong interest in tech and hedge fund industries is a must.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment with multiple competing priorities.
• Proficient with ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing tools.
• Ability to assess both technical skills and cultural fit.

What We Offer:

• Competitive base salary or draw plus uncapped commission structure.
• Clear growth path and opportunities for advancement.
• Access to industry-leading tools and training.
• Supportive, team-oriented culture with a focus on professional development.

• Seniority level Entry level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Human Resources, Business Development, and Consulting
• Industries Staffing and Recruiting, Capital Markets, and Investment Management

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