Head of Executive Recruiting

The role

You will build and scale Zoox's in-house executive search function, managing a small team. You will also personally lead high-priority Director+ searches for senior roles.

What you will do

• Design and scale an executive search function, including managing and coaching a small team.
• Own the full executive recruitment lifecycle, from strategy meeting to offer and closing.
• Personally drive candidate generation, engagement and closing for select senior-level roles.
• Build data-driven market maps of executive talent in relevant industries.
• Articulate the Zoox mission and culture to high-profile executive candidates.
• Handle sensitive candidate and internal organizational information with discretion.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, co-founder, C-suite and senior leaders on talent planning.
• Drive continuous improvement in search processes, tools, metrics and interview methods.
• Convert highly passive executive candidates into active candidacy.
• Provide competitive intelligence and talent benchmarking to the executive team.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with executive searches (Director+).
• 15+ years of total recruiting experience.
• Proven experience recruiting executive talent in a technical and/or rapidly scaling environment.
• Successful multi-year track record as a player-coach managing a small team.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present to C-level executives.
• Expert-level negotiation and closing skills, particularly for complex executive compensation packages.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience at a retained executive search firm focused on technology.
• Interest in the autonomous and electric vehicle industry.

Before you apply

• You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply.

About the company

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the ecosystem needed to bring it to market. It aims to provide next-generation mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.