📅 Sep 1
Lead Kaizen’s talent function by building a scalable recruiting engine, managing and developing recruiters, owning searches across functions, and personally closing senior and executive candidates.
Head of Executive Recruiting
📅 Aug 1, 2023
Executive RecruitingExecutive SearchTalent MappingExecutive Sourcing
📜 Description
- Design and scale the executive search function, including internal research capabilities and succession planning.
- Own the executive recruiting lifecycle from strategy through offer and closing.
- Personally lead candidate generation, engagement, and closing for priority Director+ searches.
- Build data-driven executive talent maps and provide competitive intelligence and benchmarking.
- Advise senior leaders on talent planning and executive hiring practices.
- Improve search processes using tools, metrics, and interview methodologies.
🛠️ Requirements
- Experience: 8+ years of experience with executive searches (Director+) and 15+ total recruiting experience.
- Technical Domain Expertise: Proven experience recruiting executive talent in a highly technical and/or rapidly scaling environment (e.g., hardware, software, AI/ML, autonomous systems, high-growth tech).
- Leadership: Successful multi-year track record as a player-coach, managing small team/direct reports.
- Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and present to C-level executives.
- Closing: Expert-level negotiation and closing skills, particularly for complex executive compensation packages.
- Executive Sourcing & Talent Mapping: Providing real-time competitive intelligence and talent benchmarking to the executive team, identifying shifts in the talent landscapes that may necessitate pivots.
- Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience at a retained executive search firm focused on technology.
- Interest in the autonomous and electric vehicle industry.
Full job description
Zoox is seeking an impactful and visionary Head of Executive Recruiting to architect and scale our in-house executive search capabilities. Operating as a strategic player-coach and trusted advisor to leadership, you will engineer the executive recruiting strategy and infrastructure, personally lead high-impact Director+ searches, and manage a dedicated team to deliver our most mission-critical hiring needs.
About Zoox Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team. Follow us on LinkedIn Accommodations If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to accommodations@zoox.com or your assigned recruiter. A Final Note: You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.In this role, you will...
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