Lead Recruiter

Zilliz; Redwood City (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Health insurance

PTO

401(k)

Hybrid/Remote options

Job summary

Zilliz is seeking a Lead Recruiter to own recruiting across the United States and Europe, building teams for our next growth phase. This senior individual contributor role covers both strategy and execution for Engineering, Product, GTM, and other business units.

You will partner with leadership to translate business priorities into hiring plans, lead high-impact searches, and continuously improve processes while leveraging market data and candidate insights. Hybrid/remote options are available.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in tech environments.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and hiring managers.
• Experience supporting hiring across US and Europe or international markets.
• Sourcing, engaging, and closing high-performing passive candidates in competitive markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting across functions and seniority levels, building pipelines via direct sourcing, referrals, and other channels.
• Own recruiting strategy and execution across the US and Europe, aligning with business priorities.
• Partner with leadership and hiring managers to translate headcount plans into clear hiring priorities and strategies.
• Manage external recruiting agency network and evaluate partner performance.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing strategy

Stakeholder management

Talent market insights

Vendor management

Executive search

Global hiring

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Boolean search

Job description

• We are looking for a Lead Recruiter to own recruiting across the United States and Europe and help build the teams behind Zilliz’s next stage of growth
• This is a senior individual contributor role with broad ownership across both recruiting strategy and execution. You will support technical and commercial functions, including Engineering, Product, GTM, and other business teams
• You will work closely with company and functional leaders to understand business priorities, shape hiring strategies, and deliver against them
• Own recruiting strategy and execution across the US and Europe, supporting both technical and commercial hiring
• Partner with leadership and hiring managers to translate business priorities and headcount plans into clear hiring priorities and recruiting strategies
• Lead full-cycle recruiting across functions and seniority levels, building strong pipelines through direct sourcing, talent mapping, referrals, and other channels
• Bring talent-market insights into hiring decisions, including candidate availability, compensation, competitive landscape, and location considerations
• Prioritize searches and recruiting resources based on business impact, urgency, and pipeline health, while continuously improving recruiting processes and outcomes
• Manage our external recruiting agency network, evaluate partner performance and delivery quality, and maintain an effective roster of search partners as hiring needs evolve

Benefits

• Equity
• Regular bonus and equity refresh opportunities
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, and sick days
• Generous 401(k) and regional retirement plans
• Hybrid work model/Remote work opportunities available

We are looking for someone who can think strategically about where and how we hire while remaining highly hands-on in the marketExperience recruiting across both technical and commercial functions, with the ability to quickly understand different talent markets and candidate profilesAbility to connect recruiting priorities with broader business and organizational needs rather than approaching hiring one requisition at a timeStrong understanding of recruiting metrics and talent-market data, and the ability to use both to improve hiring decisions and outcomes6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally within fast-growing technology companiesExperience partnering directly with senior leaders and hiring managers, with the judgment to advise, challenge, and calibrate when neededExperience supporting hiring across the US and Europe or other international marketsA strong track record of sourcing, engaging, and closing high-performing passive candidates in competitive marketsAdaptable. You are comfortable working through changing priorities, ambiguity, and different types of hiring challenges as the company growsCollaborative and low ego. You work openly with hiring managers, HR colleagues, and other recruiters and care more about reaching the right outcome than protecting a narrow scope of responsibilityHigh ownership. You take responsibility for outcomes, identify problems early, and move quickly to find solutionsBusiness-minded. You invest time in understanding the company, product, organization, and business context behind hiring decisionsExperience managing external recruiting agencies or executive search partners and evaluating vendor performanceExperience supporting both Engineering and GTM organizations within the same companyExperience recruiting for enterprise software, databases, data infrastructure, developer tools, cloud infrastructure, or AIExperience hiring senior or leadership-level talent