We are seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to build and scale the recruiting function for a stealth-mode battery startup during a critical growth phase. This hands-on role involves designing scalable recruiting infrastructure, leading full-cycle recruitment for high-impact technical roles, and acting as a strategic partner to hiring managers across engineering, operations, and G&A.
What You'll Do
- Design and implement scalable recruiting processes to support rapid growth (70 → 120+ employees)
- Establish consistent hiring workflows, interview processes, and candidate experience standards
- Partner with People Ops to ensure recruiting processes align with compliance and company values
- Select, implement, and optimize recruiting tools: ATS (we use Ashby), scheduling, sourcing tools, etc.
- Build hiring manager playbooks, interview training, and decision frameworks
- Own end-to-end recruiting for high-impact roles across functions (e.g., engineering, operations, G&A)
- Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, success criteria, and hiring plans
- Source, screen, interview, and close candidates with a high bar for quality and equity
- Manage candidates through offer negotiation and closing
- Maintain an excellent candidate experience throughout the process
- Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers on hiring strategy, timelines, and tradeoffs
- Set clear expectations around roles, interview load, and decision-making
- Identify risks or bottlenecks early and proactively propose solutions
- Own end to end strategy for sourcing technical roles (specifically battery engineers, cell engineers, manufacturing engineers, and more)
- Form deep partnerships with managers to understand technical requirements and trade-offs
- Translate complex technical needs into effective sourcing strategies and search criteria
- Proactively identify and engage passive candidate pipeline through direct sourcing, referrals, and networking
- Track and report on recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline health, candidate experience)
- Use data to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities to improve
- Continuously refine sourcing strategies and interview practices as the company scales
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience
- At least 3 years in a high-growth startup or scaling company
- Proven experience building or significantly improving recruiting processes
- Experience partnering directly with senior leaders and hiring managers
- Excellent judgment, organization, and communication skills
- Ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments
Nice to Have
- Strong sourcing capability across technical and non-technical roles
- Experience as a 'builder' who thrives in environments with minimal infrastructure
- Documentation expertise
- High emotional intelligence and care for candidate and employee experience
- Hyper-organized with ability to maintain focus on details despite ambiguity
- Familiarity with startup environments and shifting priorities
- Proactive communication about focus areas and workload
Technical Stack
- Ashby (ATS)
- Scheduling tools
- Sourcing tools
Team & Environment
- Team growing from 70 to 120+ employees
- Part of People Operations team
- Reports to Head of People
Benefits & Compensation
- Flexible Work Schedule: Determine your working hours so you get things done when it works for you and your family
- Health Care: Medical, vision, dental, and emergency care insurance through Rippling’s PEO for employee and dependents
- Hybrid Work Environment: Hybrid in-office and work-from-home culture
- Flexible Vacation: Unlimited PTO
- Retirement: Company 401k plan
- $160k - $200k base salary (determined by market rate, candidate experience, interview performance, and geographic location)
- Competitive equity offered
- Competitive total compensation package including benefits and equity
Work Mode
- Hybrid role with options for: San Jose, CA (HQ); Remote within the United States with monthly travel to office (1 week per month); Bay Area residents able to be onsite 3-5 days per week
- Flexible arrangements considered; must include in-person interaction to connect with employees
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.
