Senior Talent Acquisition Partner – Engineering Hiring Leader

Sila; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Sila, a next-generation battery materials company in Alameda, is seeking a Sr Talent Acquisition Partner to own the end-to-end recruitment process from requisition to onboarding. This role partners with People & Culture and senior leaders to attract and hire top talent, with an emphasis on engineering recruiting and scalable talent solutions.

You will design sourcing strategies, implement structured interviewing, and provide market insights to shape compensation and hiring decisions.

Responsibilities

• Trusted Advisor: Bring deep talent market intelligence to hiring managers and executive leadership, instill structured hiring practices, and cutting-edge sourcing techniques to attract, assess, and hire top-tier talent. Engineering recruiting preferred.
• Continuous Improvement: Assist in designing recruiting policies, processes, service delivery, and governance to ensure a consistent, compliant, and candidate-centered hiring experience.
• End-to-End Talent Delivery: Full-lifecycle recruitment across high-impact business verticals, consistently delivering high-quality talent against aggressive hiring targets. Experience in Engineering recruiting preferred.
• Strategic Business Partnership: Partner closely with hiring managers to understand team objectives, define headcount needs, draft compelling job descriptions, and establish calibrated candidate scorecards.
• Executive Market Intelligence: Advise business leaders on talent market trends, compensation insights, workforce risks, and competitive intelligence to influence current and future hiring decisions.
• Process Scaling & Governance: Help design and optimize talent acquisition policies, service level agreements (SLAs), and governance to ensure a candidate-centered, compliant, and frictionless hiring experience.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on recruiting speed, candidate experience, process simplification, and overall operational efficiency.
• Proactive Sourcing: Design targeted multi-channel sourcing strategies and talent pipelines to engage passive candidates, strengthening Sila’s market presence and attracting diverse talent pools.

Job description

Sila, a next-generation battery materials company in Alameda, is seeking a Sr Talent Acquisition Partner to own the end-to-end recruitment process from requisition to onboarding. This role partners with People & Culture and senior leaders to attract and hire top talent, with an emphasis on engineering recruiting and scalable talent solutions.

You will design sourcing strategies, implement structured interviewing, and provide market insights to shape compensation and hiring decisions.