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Joby Aviation

Talent Acquisition Lead (Head of TA)

$220K–$260K

San Carlos, CA · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2024

Experience
12+ years in talent acquisition, including 7+ years in a recruiting leadership role.

About the job

Leads Joby’s global talent acquisition strategy and recruiting organization, overseeing hiring, workforce planning, employer branding, candidate experience, and recruiting operations as the company scales.

What you'll do

  • Set enterprise hiring strategy and advise executives on talent needs, market trends, and scaling decisions.
  • Build and lead the recruiting function, including its team, systems, processes, partnerships, and analytics.
  • Drive hiring execution, employer branding, candidate experience, and compliance across jurisdictions.

What they ask for

  • 12+ years of talent acquisition experience, including 7+ years in recruiting leadership; experience leading recruiting and sourcing teams in high-growth technology environments.
  • Experience building and scaling recruiting functions in high-growth, complex environments.
  • Demonstrated success partnering with executive leadership and influencing enterprise-level decisions; track record hiring technical, operational, and leadership roles.
  • Expertise in talent strategy, workforce planning, recruiting operations, data-driven decision-making, and developing recruiting teams.

Nice to have

  • Experience in aerospace, aviation, advanced manufacturing, or similarly complex technical industries; experience supporting rapid scale in a startup or hypergrowth environment.
  • Familiarity with iCIMS and Gem.

Pay

USD $220,000-$260,000 base pay

Tools

ATS, CRM, iCIMS, Gem

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