Director of Recruiting
About The Position
Our client is an early-stage robotics company based in Palo Alto, building advanced hardware for mission-critical environments. The company is currently operating in stealth mode, with more details shared during the introductory call. This is the first Director of Recruiting hire, offering a greenfield opportunity. There is no existing recruiting function, no established processes, and no inherited pipeline. The role involves building the recruiting function from the ground up. The Director of Recruiting will report directly to the CEO and will own recruiting end-to-end, including sourcing, outbound, referrals, interviews, and closing, for a company scaling from a handful of people to hundreds. Key responsibilities include building the outbound and referral engine from scratch, hiring exceptional engineers who aren't actively looking, creating a recruiting experience that attracts top talent, and building and eventually leading the internal recruiting function.
Requirements
- Recently ran full-cycle technical recruiting at a boutique firm or early startup
- Hands-on experience, without big-company bureaucracy
- Resourceful, intense, curious, unafraid to take the harder path mindset
- Ability to work at an intense pace, with long hours and occasional weekends
- Willingness to book travel immediately if a critical candidate needs to be met the next day
Nice To Haves
- Unconventional life experience (e.g., expedition guides, wildland firefighters, military veterans, Peace Corps, conflict-zone NGOs, mountain or dive guides, elite hospitality, endurance athletes)
Responsibilities
- Build the outbound and referral engine from scratch
- Hire exceptional engineers who aren't actively looking
- Create a recruiting experience that makes top talent want to bring the next 10 people with them
- Build and eventually lead the internal recruiting function
- Owns recruiting end-to-end — sourcing, outbound, referrals, interviews, closing — for a company scaling from a handful of people to hundreds.
Benefits
- Full benefits
- Relocation support available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
