Lead Recruiter

Charge Robotics•San Leandro, CA

2d•$150,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Charge Robotics is a Series A startup building robots to construct solar farms and address labor shortages in solar construction. The Lead Recruiter will be a founding member of the company’s people and talent function, taking critical ownership of recruiting and helping grow the team. The role includes building the talent function and recruiting processes from scratch, creating a strong candidate pipeline, and delivering a standout interview, hiring, and onboarding experience. The Lead Recruiter will initially lead employee onboarding and help establish Charge Robotics’ employer brand. This person will report to and collaborate closely with the founder/CEO. The role is based at the San Leandro headquarters, with approximately four days per week in person.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience conducting full-cycle recruiting for technical roles.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong negotiation and relationship management skills.
Detail-oriented, with a strong ability to prioritize.
A metrics-driven mindset and ability to use data to understand pipeline health and improve velocity, quality, and retention.
Commitment to treating all people with dignity and respect, regardless of title or tenure.
Proficiency with ATS and other HR technologies for data-driven decision-making and process optimization; tools mentioned include Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Gusto.
Enjoys working in a fast-paced, in-person startup environment.
Based in or able to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area, and able to work approximately four days per week from the San Leandro headquarters.
Excited and motivated to personally contribute to mitigating climate change.

Nice To Haves

Passion for and knowledge of robotics.
Experience hiring across software and hardware engineering roles.
Experience building a people function for a small, rapidly growing team, including recruiting-adjacent processes such as onboarding, employer branding, or HR.
Excitement about seeing the company’s robots deployed on actual solar farms.

Responsibilities

Build the talent function and recruiting processes from scratch.
Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and screening through negotiation and closing.
Partner strategically with hiring managers on candidate strategy and help meet hiring goals in a timely manner with top-tier candidates.
Create a positive, seamless, and fair candidate experience.
Lead employee onboarding initially, until the company can grow into a larger people function.
Report to and collaborate closely with the founder/CEO.
Represent Charge Robotics and help build a strong employer brand.