Why work at Higgsfield AI?
Higgsfield AI is the fastest-scaling generative AI company in history, hitting $1B in annual revenue run rate, 30M+ users worldwide, 6M+ generations per day, and powering 390 of Fortune 500 brands.
We're building at the absolute frontier of AI-powered video creation and next-generation creative tools. Joining Higgsfield means becoming part of a high-impact team shaping the future of AI-native experiences, at a company that isn't just moving fast, but rewriting what fast looks like.
About the role
We're looking for a Head of Recruitment to lead the recruiting engine behind one of the fastest-growing companies in AI.
Our Almaty team is hiring world-class talent across research, engineering, product, creative, and go-to-market. As Head of Recruitment, you'll turn a high-velocity team into a high-performing organization. You'll set the standard for how Higgsfield hires, bring clarity to every search, and make recruiting a strategic advantage for the business.
What you'll do
- Lead the Almaty Recruiting Organization
- Set direction, priorities, and standards for the Almaty recruiting and coordination team.
- Balance recruiter capacity against business priorities so the most important roles always have the right owner and focus.
- Coach recruiters and coordinators, raise the bar on candidate assessment, and develop the next generation of recruiting leaders.
- Build the Recruiting Operating System
- Design an end-to-end hiring process that is fast, consistent, and scalable, from intake and interview design through offer and onboarding handoff.
- Establish Ashby as the single source of truth for every candidate, role, and decision.
- Introduce structured scorecards, clear decision ownership, and interview standards across every function.
- Champion automation and AI-powered tooling to take repetitive work off the team.
- Turn Recruiting Data into Decisions
- Own recruiting reporting for leadership: live visibility into pipeline health, bottlenecks, offers, and hiring velocity.
- Use funnel, channel, and capacity data to guide where we invest time, budget, and people.
- Build forecasting that connects the hiring plan to recruiting capacity.
- Partner with Leadership
- Act as a trusted advisor to executives and hiring managers on talent strategy, market dynamics, and compensation.
- Drive accountability on interviewer availability, feedback speed, and hiring decisions.
- Work with People, Finance, and Legal on salary bands, offers, and onboarding readiness.
- Elevate the Candidate and Hiring Manager Experience
- Make sure every candidate experiences a clear, fast, and professional process that reflects the company we're building.
- Partner with employer brand and events teams to turn visibility into measurable pipeline.
Your must haves
- 3+ years leading recruiting teams or recruiting operations.
- Proven track record scaling hiring in a high-growth technology company.
- Experience building recruiting processes, reporting, and team rituals from the ground up.
- Deep ATS expertise; Ashby strongly preferred.
- Strong executive presence and the ability to influence senior leaders.
- Data-driven mindset with experience building recruiting metrics and dashboards.
- Excellent written and verbal English and Russian.
Nice to haves
- Background in both technical and non-technical full-cycle recruiting.
- Experience building recruiting teams in Kazakhstan, Central Asia, or the CIS.
- Experience with recruiting automation and AI sourcing tools.
The deal
Competitive salary in USD.
On-site role in Almaty office.
Full-time position.