Senior Recruiter: Shape the Future of Housing

oWOW; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

oWOW is redefining urban housing through mass timber, design efficiency, and speed-to-delivery. The Senior Recruiter will shape the company by attracting builders, engineers, designers, and leaders who will transform housing delivery in America.

You will own the recruiting strategy, lead critical hires, and build scalable processes that support rapid growth across engineering, construction, and development functions. This is a high-impact, mission-driven role with direct leadership exposure.

Qualifications

• 3 - 10+ years of recruiting experience in construction, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or high-growth tech.
• Proven track record of closing senior and technical roles.
• Elite sourcing abilities - Boolean fluency, competitive mapping, passive outreach mastery.
• High-judgment interviewer; trusted by executives.
• Builder mindset - you like building processes, not inheriting them.
• Fast, clear, resourceful, relentless.
• Energized by solving the housing crisis and creating real-world impact.

Responsibilities

• Define success profiles, role scorecards, and hiring plans.
• Build proactive talent acquisition pipelines for future growth roles.
• Oversee development of a scalable recruiting engine and ATS.
• Partner directly with leadership to influence org design and talent strategy.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience from initial outreach to onboarding.

Skills

Recruiting experience

Sourcing abilities

Interviewing skills

Builder mindset

Executive hiring

Job description

oWOW is redefining urban housing through mass timber, design efficiency, and speed-to-delivery. The Senior Recruiter will shape the company by attracting builders, engineers, designers, and leaders who will transform housing delivery in America.

You will own the recruiting strategy, lead critical hires, and build scalable processes that support rapid growth across engineering, construction, and development functions. This is a high-impact, mission-driven role with direct leadership exposure.