TerraFirma
Head of Talent
Robot Ranch (Austin, TX) · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Jul 14, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a technical or high-growth environment.
About the job
Owns TerraFirma’s end-to-end talent acquisition, from hiring strategy and sourcing through candidate evaluation, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
What you'll do
- Partner with leadership to forecast hiring needs, define roles, and plan headcount around company milestones.
- Source, screen, and close engineers and operators across construction, software, robotics, and hardware.
- Coordinate interviews and candidate logistics, and analyze recruiting funnel data to improve hiring outcomes.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a technical or high-growth environment.
- Ability to understand complex technical requirements and translate them into sourcing and screening strategies.
- Strong organization and experience managing multiple high-priority roles simultaneously.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Nice to have
- Recruiting experience in hardware, robotics, manufacturing, or other hard-tech industries; or as a founding recruiter in an early-stage startup.
- Familiarity with ATS platforms such as Ashby, Greenhouse, or Lever, sourcing tools, or an engineering talent network in Austin or similar tech hubs.
Tools
Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever
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