Senior Director, Head of Talent Acquisition

The role

Lead Zoox's global talent acquisition strategy and a recruiting team of 50 or more people. You will own the full hiring process across early career, internal mobility, core industry and executive recruiting.

What you will do

• Create and run the end-to-end talent strategy, covering university hiring, internal mobility, core industry and executive recruiting
• Lead a cross-functional recruiting team of at least 50, with mentorship, coaching and a focus on continuous improvement
• Design scalable hiring processes from sourcing to offer, with a consistent candidate experience
• Build a data-driven recruiting culture with reporting frameworks and clear talent metrics for executives
• Work with the Manager of HR Technology to build the talent systems and use AI to support recruiting
• Advise the CEO, C-suite and senior leaders on talent decisions and workforce planning
• Help lead the People Experience leadership team and its company-wide strategy

Required qualifications

• 15+ years of talent acquisition leadership experience
• 3+ years at Senior Director level leading organizations of 50+
• Experience leading through a leader-of-leaders model
• Experience recruiting technical talent in a complex, high-growth technology company (autonomous systems, AI/ML, software and hardware)
• Track record designing talent ecosystems with KPIs, scorecards and metrics
• Exceptional executive presence with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to influence and present to C-level executives
• Track record of building trusted cross-functional relationships
• Proven ability to work through ambiguity and fast-paced environments
• Strong familiarity with the external technology talent market and workforce planning
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development or a related field

Nice to have

• Pioneering use of AI as a strategic lever in talent acquisition

About the company

Zoox builds autonomous technology. The company describes its talent strategy as being as advanced as the autonomous technology it develops.