Technical Recruiting Leader — Build Elite Eng Teams

Zipline; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline is seeking a Technical Recruiting Manager in a high-growth environment to lead a team of Technical Recruiting Partners and partner with engineering leadership on long-term hiring strategies. You will coach recruiters to identify exceptional talent and build a scalable recruiting organization that maintains a high hiring bar.

The role requires 8+ years in tech recruiting and 2+ years of people management, with strong business judgment and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of people management experience leading recruiters and building ownership culture.
• 8+ years of experience recruiting technical talent in high-growth environments.
• Ability to make sound decisions in ambiguous settings using data and judgment.
• Strong ability to influence senior leaders with market insights and recommendations.
• Deep understanding of competitive engineering talent landscapes and top talent.
• Exceptional sourcing instincts for identifying high-potential candidates.
• Excellent communication to build trust with executives, hiring managers, recruiters, and candidates.
• Bias toward action and solving hard problems with mission-driven people.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Technical Recruiting Partners, setting high expectations for execution and accountability.
• Collaborate with engineering leaders to translate priorities into long-term hiring strategies.
• Coach recruiters to identify exceptional people and raise technical and cultural bar.
• Bring knowledge of the engineering talent landscape to influence strategy and executive decisions.
• Improve recruiting processes, interview quality, calibration, and operational rigor.
• Build a recruiting organization that scales with the company while maintaining high hiring standards.

Skills

People management

Technical recruiting

Ambiguity handling

Business judgment

Talent landscape awareness

Sourcing instincts

Executive communication

Bias toward action

Tools

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

GEM

Goodtime

Google Suite

Job description

Zipline is seeking a Technical Recruiting Manager in a high-growth environment to lead a team of Technical Recruiting Partners and partner with engineering leadership on long-term hiring strategies. You will coach recruiters to identify exceptional talent and build a scalable recruiting organization that maintains a high hiring bar.

The role requires 8+ years in tech recruiting and 2+ years of people management, with strong business judgment and data-driven decision making.