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Head of Executive Recruiting

Foster City, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2023-08-01 → 2026-09-26

Core

Architect and scale in-house executive search capabilities, serving as a strategic advisor to leadership for mission-critical hiring needs.

Role type

Head of Executive Recruiting (Player-coach)

Builds

Executive search function, internal research capabilities, succession planning

Domain

Autonomous technology, automotive, high-growth tech

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Executive search strategy, end-to-end recruitment lifecycle management, hands-on senior-level candidate sourcing, market mapping, complex compensation negotiation, confidential information handling, C-suite partnership, process improvement, passive candidate conversion

Preferred skills

Retained executive search firm experience, autonomous/electric vehicle industry interest

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Design and scale executive search function, lead high-impact Director+ searches, develop market maps of executive talent, articulate mission to high-profile candidates, partner with CEO/C-suite on talent planning, drive process improvement in search methodologies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team management

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