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Zoox

Head of Executive Recruiting

$244K–$321K

Foster City, CA · Hybrid · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 1, 2023

Experience
8+ years of executive searches (Director+) and 15+ total recruiting experience.
Education
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Leads and scales Zoox’s executive recruiting function, personally driving priority Director+ searches and advising senior leadership on executive hiring and talent planning.

What you'll do

  • Build and manage the executive search function and team, including internal research capabilities and succession planning.
  • Lead full-cycle Director+ searches, including sourcing, candidate engagement, negotiation, and closing.
  • Advise senior leaders on talent planning and hiring, using market mapping, competitive intelligence, and process improvements.

What they ask for

  • 8+ years of executive search experience (Director+) and 15+ years of total recruiting experience.
  • Experience recruiting executive talent in a highly technical and/or rapidly scaling environment.
  • Multi-year experience as a player-coach managing a small team or direct reports.
  • Exceptional communication, C-level influencing, executive negotiation, and closing skills.

Nice to have

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

Pay

USD 244,000–321,000 (per-year-salary) — base salary

Tools

hardware, software, AI/ML, autonomous systems

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