{"id":1155241,"url":"https://alion.io/job/cohere-head-of-non-tech-talent","title":"Head of Non-Tech Talent","company":{"id":270,"name":"Cohere","domain":"cohere.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/cohere","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":92,"open_postings":80,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.125,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":112,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"HR","role_family":"HR","seniority":"head","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"inferred","locations":["New York, United States","Toronto, Canada"],"countries":["US","CA"],"hiring_countries":["US","CA"],"hiring_countries_total":2,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":210000,"max_usd":410000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":75},"experience_years_min":12,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"LinkedIn","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T17:25:10Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T16:47:36Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Who are we?\nCohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.\nWe’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that.\nWe obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft.\nWe are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us!\nThe Opportunity\nWe're seeking an experienced Head of Non-Tech Talent to lead our comprehensive hiring strategy for all non-technical roles. This is a pivotal position as we build out our capabilities across General and Administrative (G&A) Go to Market (GTM) Finance, Legal, and other business-critical functions. You'll transform how we attract, hire, and develop top talent beyond while building and coaching a high performing global talent team. This is an opportunity to join an ambitious high performing, scale up company.\nKey Responsibilities\nStrategic Talent Leadership: Develop and execute the non-tech talent strategy aligned with Cohere's growth plan and business objectives while partnering with TA leads across the organization\n\nTeam Development & Coaching: Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of non-tech recruiters, sourcers, and coordinators; create career paths and succession plans\n\nProcess Innovation: Design and implement scalable hiring processes for non-technical roles while maintaining our high-quality standards\n\nBusiness Partnership: Serve as the primary talent advisor to our Talent Leads and partner closely with our Executive stakeholders within non-technical business units\n\nEmployer Branding: Elevate Cohere's employer brand specifically for non-technical talent through targeted campaigns and storytelling\n\nData-Driven Decision Making: Establish comprehensive metrics and analytics to track hiring effectiveness, quality of hire, pipeline health, and ROI for all non-tech initiatives\n\nTalent Pipeline Development: Build and maintain diverse talent pools for critical non-technical Director + level roles using data insights and partnering with our standalone Sourcing function\n\nCross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with People Operations and business leaders to ensure seamless onboarding and integration\n\nBudget & Resource Management: Oversee non-tech recruitment budget and optimise resource allocation across priorities using data-driven forecasting\n\nRequired Qualifications\nExperience: 12+ years in talent acquisition and leading non-technical hiring teams\n\nSuper Scale Expertise: Proven success scaling recruitment functions 10x+ during hyper-growth phases (from 800+ employees)\n\nStrategic Foresight: Demonstrated ability to anticipate talent needs 6-12 months ahead of business growth curves\n\nData-Driven Approach: Deep expertise in talent analytics, metrics development, and data-informed decision making\n\nTeam Development: Exceptional coaching and mentoring skills with track record of building high-performing teams\n\nNon-Tech Focus: Deep experience hiring for HR, Admin, Support, Finance, Legal, and other business roles within a tech setting\n\nProcess Excellence: Experience designing and implementing scalable, data-driven hiring processes\n\nLeadership: Strong track record of developing high performing and high volume team members and creating meaningful career progression paths\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience in tech companies or fast-paced environments with scale experience\n\nKnowledge of AI industry and its talent landscape\n\nExperience with international hiring and remote teams\n\nBackground in employer branding and talent marketing\n\nExperience with predictive analytics and talent forecasting tools\n\nWhy Join Us\nImpact: Build the talent foundation for Cohere's next phase of growth to 2,000+ employees\n\nScale Leadership: Lead a critical function during our transformation - your strategies will shape our ability to scale\n\nInnovation: Work at the intersection of AI and business operations with a data-first mindset\n\nCulture: Collaborative, mission-driven environment with world-class talent\n\nGrowth: Opportunity to develop your own leadership capabilities while building a world-class team\n\nData Influence: Your insights will directly influence executive decisions and business strategy\n\nFull-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:\nA weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.\n\nFull health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.\n\nRRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.\n\n100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.\n\nAnnual enrichment benefits:\nArts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.\nEducation & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.\n\n6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)\n\nBudget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.\n\nHow and Where We Work:\nCohere is remote-friendly, but we also have offices in Toronto, London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul with more opening soon.\n\nFor those in the office: a daily lunch program, plenty of snacks, and regular community and social events.\n\nFor those not near an office: a co-working benefit so you can work alongside others in your city.\n\nEveryone receives a $500 home office stipend to set up your workspace properly.\n\nIf any of the above doesn’t line up exactly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply.\nWe strive to create an inclusive work environment for all; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.\nWe may use AI-enabled tools to screen and assess applicants against the criteria for this position. This helps our recruiters identify potentially qualified candidates, but it doesn't limit the applications our recruiters may review or consider.\nBeware of Scams: Cohere will never ask for payment or third-party services (e.g., CV writing) as part of our hiring process. All legitimate roles are listed on the Cohere careers page and LinkedIn only, with all communications from Cohere employees coming from an @cohere.com or @cw.cohere email alias. If jobs are viewed on other sites then please verify these through our official careers page.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6880,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":12,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Home office","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"},{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"},{"name":"New York","iso":null,"kind":"city"},{"name":"Toronto","iso":null,"kind":"city"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["LLM & Generative AI","AI Agents","Foundation Models"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T20:03:27Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":112,"reasons":["conf:3","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/cohere-head-of-non-tech-talent","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/cohere-head-of-non-tech-talent.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T17:16:51Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}