Head of Talent Acquisition
At a glance
Director-level Recruiting & Talent Acquisition role at Zoox. Foster City · full-time · $291,000–$369,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Set recruiting priorities across company hiring, university programs, internal moves, core industry roles and executive searches
- Lead and coach a recruiting organization of more than fifty, building accountability and improving how the team operates
- Build hiring workflows from sourcing through offers, keeping the candidate experience consistent across roles and stages
- Create shared recruiting reports and turn talent data into guidance for executives on workforce plans and sourcing
- Work with HR technology leadership to evolve recruiting systems and apply AI to support higher-value human judgment
What you bring
- At least fifteen years leading talent acquisition, including three years as a Senior Director over organizations of fifty or more
- A record of recruiting and building end-to-end talent strategies in complex, fast-growing technology companies
- Experience creating recruiting measures such as KPIs and scorecards to improve team effectiveness
- A bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, organizational development or a related area
Who this fits
This is a senior leadership role for someone experienced in leading other leaders and advising C-level executives. You’ll lead a large recruiting organization and partner across the People Experience team. The role is based in Foster City and is hybrid.
From the employer
In this role, you will...
- Strategic Talent Architecture & Vision: Create and execute Zoox’s end-to-end talent strategy, both proactive and reactive external recruiting, encompassing company-wide hiring, which includes the university program, internal mobility initiatives, core industry, and executive recruiting.
- Team Development & Leadership: Lead a high-performing cross-functional recruiting organization of at least 50+, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability through dedicated mentorship, coaching, and a focus on continuous operational improvement
- Operational Scaling & Excellence: Engineer scalable talent processes, from initial sourcing to offer delivery, ensuring seamless, consistent candidate experience across all organizational levels and recruitment stages
- Talent Intelligence & Data Storytelling: Establish a data-driven recruitment culture by architecting organization-wide reporting frameworks; translate complex talent metrics into high-impact narratives that empower executive leadership to optimize workforce planning and sourcing strategies
- Technology Enablement & Innovation: Partner with the Manager of HR Technology to architect and evolve a scalable talent ecosystem and leverage AI as a strategic lever, driving enterprise-wide streamline and shifting organization’s capacity toward high-impact human judgment and relationship-building.
- Strategic Partnership & Executive Influence: Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the CEO, C-suite, and other senior business leaders, influencing talent-related decisions by aligning acquisition strategies with long-term workforce planning and business objectives.
- Organizational Leadership: Act as core partner on the People Experience (PEx) leadership team, contributing to the development and execution of a comprehensive, company-wide PEx strategy.
Qualifications
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Team Leadership: 15+ years of TA leadership experience, including 3+ years at the Senior Director level leading organizations of 50+; proven expertise in a 'leader of leaders' model
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Strategic Execution: Extensive experience developing and executing end-to-end talent strategies for top talent built on proven experience recruiting in a complex, high-growth technology company (Autonomous Systems, AI/ML, Software & Hardware).
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Change & Operational Leadership: Data-driven decision-maker with track record designing and implementing talent ecosystems (e.g. KPIs, scorecards, and metrics) to optimize TA effectiveness; preferred experience of pioneering use of AI as a strategic lever.
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Executive Presence & Influencing: Exceptional executive presence, with strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and present to C-level executives.
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Collaboration: Track record of building deep, trusted cross-functional relationships across all functional areas to drive a unified PEx strategy.
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Problem Solving: Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and fast-paced environments, excelling at thinking critically to solve complex organizational bottlenecks and taking decisive action in a high-stakes, evolving industry.
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Functional Expertise: Strong familiarity with the external technology talent market, with a deep understanding of emerging trends in talent acquisition and workforce planning (eg. VNDLY, Lever, Workday, ServiceNow, and other industry-leading software platforms.)
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Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.