Contract Talent Sourcer and Recruiter

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Contract (3-6 months)
• Location: Japan (Sourcing focus)

Cohere is seeking a senior-level, high-performing, courageous, and creative Talent Partner for a 3-6 month contract. This role will focus on directly sourcing talent in Japan, with a primary emphasis on Sales Leadership and Senior Level Engineering roles. You will contribute to building a first-class candidate experience and scaling a high-growth AI startup.

About Cohere

Cohere's mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We train and deploy frontier models for developers and enterprises building AI systems for content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We are a team of passionate researchers, engineers, and designers, dedicated to increasing model capabilities and customer value. We work hard, move fast, and believe diversity is essential for building great products.

Responsibilities

• Build, own, and nurture a strong pipeline of world-class Sales Leadership and Engineering talent using a variety of sourcing techniques and creative strategies.
• Support hiring across all levels and functions within the business.
• Manage the candidate experience from initial outreach to full-cycle recruitment, developing strong candidate relationships.
• Partner with talent partners and hiring managers/interview teams to develop effective direct sourcing strategies and achieve hiring goals.
• Stay informed about the talent market and industry insights to inform decision-making.
• Initiate and take ownership of talent projects.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of experience directly sourcing candidates at Director and VP levels across Sales and Engineering for enterprise-focused technology organizations.
• Strong experience initiating and managing creative talent sourcing strategies.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Courage, resilience, and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic, change-oriented environment.
• Proven track record of taking ownership and directly sourcing top-of-funnel candidates across multiple business areas (tech and non-tech).
• Natural curiosity for the AI industry, particularly cutting-edge research in the NLP space.
• Strong working knowledge of Ashby is a significant advantage.

We encourage applications even if not all requirements are perfectly met.

Company Culture & Values

• We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment.
• We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities.
• Cohere is a place for those who want to work hard on a glorious mission with like-minded teammates.

Perks for Full-Time Employees (Note: This is a contract role, so these may not apply)

• Open and inclusive culture and work environment.
• Opportunity to work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research.
• Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks.
• Full health and dental benefits, including a mental health budget.
• 100% Parental Leave top-up for 6 months (Canada, US, UK).
• Personal enrichment benefits for arts and culture.

Accommodations

Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form.