Leadership Recruiting Partner

Zipline•South San Francisco, CA

3d•$150,000 - $210,000

About The Position

Zipline is seeking an exceptional Staff Leadership Recruiter to help build the leadership team that will define our next stage of growth as a company. This highly strategic individual contributor role focused on identifying, engaging, assessing, and closing world-class leadership talent that will be critical to Zipline’s continued success. You will partner directly with executives and senior stakeholders to shape organizational capabilities, influence talent strategy, and deliver transformative hires that accelerate business outcomes. The ideal candidate combines deep recruiting expertise with strong business acumen, exceptional judgement, and a demonstrated track record of leadership hiring in high growth environments. This role requires someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves with urgency, and consistently raises the talent bar through rigorous assessment and market intelligence.

Requirements

8+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience, including significant experience hiring Director-level and above leadership talent.
Demonstrated success recruiting senior leaders in hyper-growth, high-growth, or transformational companies.
Experience partnering directly with executive leadership teams and senior stakeholders.
Proven track record of independently leading complex leadership searches from strategy through close.
Expertise in executive sourcing, talent mapping, candidate assessment, and executive-level candidate management.
Exceptional written and verbal communication.
Strong organizational skills & ability to multitask and adapt to a fast-paced startup environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting leaders across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, operations, aviation, robotics, autonomy, hardware, software, or logistics organizations.
Possession of strong analytical skills with ability to create, measure, and scale the workflow between candidates, hiring managers, and the recruiting team.
Experience with Hardware recruiting.
Experience with Greenhouse, GEM, Goodtime, Google Suite.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end searches for Director, Senior Director, VP, and executive-level talent across multiple functions.
Develop and execute proactive talent strategies to identify and attract top leadership candidates from highly competitive markets.
Build deep pipelines of passive talent and maintain long-term relationships with high-potential leaders.
Deliver exceptional candidate experiences while effectively representing the company's mission, culture, and growth opportunities.
Serve as a trusted advisor to executives, hiring managers, and business leaders.
Develop a deep understanding of Zipline's strategy, operating model, and leadership needs.
Influence hiring decisions through data, market intelligence, organizational insights, and talent assessments.
Help leaders define hiring profiles that align with both current business needs and future organizational growth.
Conduct proactive market mapping and benchmarking to stay ahead of talent trends in key functional areas.
Evaluate candidates for leadership capability, organizational impact, strategic thinking, execution excellence, and cultural contribution.
Conduct rigorous assessments that go beyond experience to identify leaders capable of scaling teams, navigating complexity, and delivering results.
Develop structured interview processes and assessment frameworks that improve hiring quality and reduce bias.
Conduct talent mapping and market analysis to inform organizational planning and hiring priorities.
Partner on succession planning and long-term leadership capability development.
Drive continuous improvement in leadership recruiting practices and processes.
Raise the bar for how Zipline attracts, evaluates, and hires leaders.