Lead Talent Acquisition Partner

Role & responsibilities

Lead end-to-end talent acquisition for AMI's engineering organization, partnering with engineering leaders to attract, engage, and hire specialized engineering talent. Own recruitment strategy for niche technology domains including BIOS/UEFI, BMC/OpenBMC, Embedded Linux, Firmware, Platform Software, Device Drivers, Hardware Engineering, Validation, Security, and Datacenter Technologies.

The ideal candidate is a proven talent acquisition leader with deep expertise in identifying, engaging, and hiring passive engineering talent through direct sourcing and headhunting techniques rather than relying primarily on traditional job boards.

• Own full-cycle recruitment from sourcing through offer closure for specialized engineering and technical roles.
• Develop and execute proactive talent acquisition strategies for niche engineering skill sets across BFG and MSG.
• Build talent pipelines through direct market mapping, competitive intelligence, networking, referrals, technical communities, open-source ecosystems, industry conferences, and targeted headhunting.
• Partner with engineering leaders to understand business priorities, product roadmaps, and workforce plans and translate them into effective hiring strategies.
• Provide leadership with market intelligence on talent availability, compensation trends, competitor hiring activity, and emerging skill requirements.
• Leverage modern sourcing technologies, AI-enabled recruiting platforms, and advanced search methodologies to identify and engage passive candidates.
• Drive hiring excellence through strong stakeholder management, candidate experience, and data-driven recruiting practices.

Preferred candidate profile

• 12+ years of Talent Acquisition experience, with substantial experience supporting engineering, product development, semiconductor, embedded systems, or infrastructure technology organizations.
• Demonstrated success hiring for relevant technology domains including:
• BIOS / UEFI
• BMC / OpenBMC
• Embedded Linux
• Firmware Engineering
• Linux Device Drivers
• Platform Software
• Systems Software
• Hardware Engineering
• Hardware & Platform Validation
• Product Security
• Server and Datacenter Technologies
• Proven track record of recruiting specialized engineering talent within firmware, embedded systems, semiconductor, hardware, infrastructure software, or product engineering organizations.
• Strong expertise in direct sourcing, talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and headhunting passive candidates in niche technical markets.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and engage talent through industry networks, referrals, technical communities, competitor mapping, and research-driven sourcing strategies rather than dependence on traditional job boards.
• Deep understanding of engineering talent ecosystems, competitor landscapes, and hiring markets relevant to the business.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence hiring decisions through talent insights and market intelligence.
• Experience leveraging recruiting technologies, AI-powered sourcing tools, and analytics to improve hiring quality and velocity.
• Experience recruiting within Firmware, Embedded Systems, Semiconductor, Enterprise Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure, or Product Engineering organizations.
• Experience building talent pipelines across global talent markets.
• Strong network within engineering communities and technology organizations relevant to core business.