Senior Recruiter

ZEDEDA Inc; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonuses

Medical benefits

Hybrid work flexibility

Job summary

ZEDEDA Inc in San Jose, California, is seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting for engineering, sales, and G&A roles in a fast-growing SaaS environment. You will partner with hiring managers and executives to build talent pipelines, refine interview scorecards, and accelerate time-to-fill while maintaining a strong candidate experience and a bias for diversity.

The base pay ranges from $150,000 to $190,000 annually, with a total compensation approach that rewards

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a high-growth SaaS or technology startup.
• Proven track record of filling technical Engineering and go-to-market Sales and Marketing roles.
• Experience recruiting within infrastructure software, cloud, or enterprise technology companies preferred.
• Strong sourcing skills and experience building pipelines for hard-to-fill or niche roles.
• Ability to manage interview scheduling and conduct candidate debrief sessions with hiring managers and leadership.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; comfortable advising hiring managers and executives.
• Experience with ATS platforms such as Rippling and applicant tracking best practices.
• Ability to manage multiple open requisitions simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills and high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for assigned requisitions—sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and close.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand role requirements, build effective sourcing strategies, and calibrate candidate pipelines.
• Proactively source passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, and other channels to build a strong, diverse pipeline.
• Manage the candidate experience end-to-end, ensuring timely communication and a positive impression of ZEDEDA throughout the process.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records in the ATS, ensuring data integrity for reporting.
• Provide regular pipeline updates and recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, offer-accept rate, and source of hire, to hiring managers and leadership.
• Develop and refine recruiting processes, interview scorecards, and hiring workflows as the company scales.
• Represent ZEDEDA's culture and values authentically to candidates throughout the hiring process.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Interview coordination

Talent pipelines

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Rippling ATS

Job description

Senior Recruiter

ZEDEDA Inc San Jose, California, United States

About this position

ZEDEDA unlocks the value of AI where it matters most, enabling enterprises to create, secure and operate edge AI at scale. ZEDEDA’s Edge Intelligence products and solutions are used by global distributed enterprises to rapidly realize and deploy autonomous intelligence wherever they operate, turning real-time data into real and tangible business outcomes and decisions. Trusted by the world’s largest organizations, ZEDEDA is backed by world-class investors, with teams in the United States, Germany, Netherlands, India, and the United Arab Emirates. For more information, visit www.ZEDEDA.ai .

We are seeking an experienced, full-cycle Sr. Recruiter. In this role, you will partner directly with hiring managers and executive leadership to build out ZEDEDA's teams across Engineering, Sales, and G&A functions. This is a high-impact, hands-on role for someone who thrives in a startup environment and knows how to source, engage, and close top talent in a competitive market.

Key Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for assigned requisitions—sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and close.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand role requirements, build effective sourcing strategies, and calibrate candidate pipelines.
• Proactively source passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, and other channels to build a strong, diverse pipeline.
• Manage the candidate experience end-to-end, ensuring timely communication and a positive impression of ZEDEDA throughout the process.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records in the ATS, ensuring data integrity for reporting.
• Provide regular pipeline updates and recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, offer-accept rate, and source of hire, to hiring managers and leadership.
• Develop and refine recruiting processes, interview scorecards, and hiring workflows as the company scales.
• Represent ZEDEDA's culture and values authentically to candidates throughout the hiring process.

Qualifcations

• 8-10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in a high-growth SaaS or technology startup.
• Proven track record of successfully filling technical Engineering and go-to-market Sales and Marketing roles.
• Experience recruiting within infrastructure software, cloud, or enterprise technology companies preferred.
• Strong sourcing skills and experience building pipelines for hard-to-fill or niche roles.
• Ability to manage interview scheduling and conduct candidate debrief sessions with hiring managers and leadership.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; comfortable advising hiring managers and executives.
• Experience with ATS platforms such as Rippling and applicant tracking best practices.
• Ability to manage multiple open requisitions simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills and high attention to detail.

At ZEDEDA, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. Base pay is determined by considering your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. For this role the base pay range is $150,000 - $190,000.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now and in the future.

Why ZEDEDA

ZEDEDA offers competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, comprehensive medical benefits, hybrid work flexibility, and meaningful opportunities for technical growth and advancement. Engineers at every level have access to AI productivity tools, on the job learning, and a culture that celebrates curiosity and experimentation - because at ZEDEDA, impact matters more than activity, and learning is never optional.