Talent Advisor, AI Research

The Experience

The Talent Advisor, AI Research is a strategic, consultative role, you will be the primary recruitment advisor to business leaders, aligning hiring plans with broader organizational goals and ensuring we attract AI Research talent in Singapore across internships, and full time roles.

You’ll go beyond filling roles - you’ll influence workforce strategy, provide market and talent intelligence, and champion inclusive and data-driven hiring practices that scale with Salesforce’s growth. You'll build strategic relationships with universities and faculty.

• You'll partner closely with AI Research leaders to build a best-in-class team across research scientists, research engineers, and student researchers.
• You'll work alongside AI-powered recruiting tools that handle repetitive tasks. That frees you to focus on building relationships and closing great candidates.
• This role is based in Singapore and is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement (onsite 3 days a week) .

What You'll Actually Be Doing

Success will be measured by your ability to bring exceptional AI research talent into Salesforce, and by the strength of the academic relationships you build.

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for AI Research roles, including research internships and new-grad programs. Deliver a seamless, positive candidate experience.
• Build and nurture strategic relationships with universities, faculty, and research labs. Use them to create long-term talent pipelines.
• Proactively identify, engage, and recruit passive talent through academic networks, conferences, and publications.
• Partner with AI Research leaders on demand planning, hiring forecasts, role prioritization, and talent mapping.
• Deliver market and competitive intelligence on AI research talent. Cover skill availability, graduation pipelines, compensation benchmarks, and competitor hiring strategies.
• Plan and run campus events, research conference presence, and employer brand activity that reflect our vision, goals, and culture.
• Define, track, and analyze talent acquisition metrics such as pipeline health, conversion rates, and time-to-fill. Use them to improve performance.
• Work with Recruiting Operations, Finance, HR, and coordinators to drive the process from forecasting through new-hire onboarding.

You're Our Person If...

• Full-cycle recruiting experience, including sourcing, qualifying, networking, strategy, and relationship management.
• Experience as a trusted advisor to business leaders, bringing market knowledge and data-driven guidance.
• Proven success engaging passive candidates with a variety of sourcing tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. You can consult, educate, and coach hiring managers through successful hiring campaigns.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Comfort using data and ATS/People systems to drive decisions.

Even Better If...

• Prior experience recruiting PhD, AI/ML or research talent.
• Experience in university recruiting and building relationships with faculty and academic institutions across Asia-Pacific.
• Familiarity with the Singapore and APAC talent market.
• Fluency in English plus additional regional languages.