Principal, Executive Recruiting Lead

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      "text": "In this role, you will...",
      "content": "\n<li><strong>Leadership: </strong>Design and scale a world-class executive search function, including managing/coaching a small team, development of internal executive research capabilities and long-term succession planning.</li>\n<li><strong>End-to-End Recruitment:&nbsp;</strong>Own and drive the entire executive recruitment lifecycle, from initial strategy meeting to candidate offer and closing, ensuring a seamless and high-touch experience for all executive candidates.</li>\n<li><strong>Market Mapping &amp; Sourcing:</strong> Develop sophisticated, data-driven market maps of executive talent in relevant industries (e.g., autonomous technology, automotive, software, hardware engineering, operations, finance).</li>\n<li><strong>Candidate Engagement:</strong> Articulate the Zoox mission, vision, and unique culture compellingly to high-profile executive candidates, often involving complex compensation, negotiation, and relocation strategies.</li>\n<li><strong>Confidentiality &amp; Discretion:</strong> Handle extremely sensitive and confidential candidate information and internal organizational details with the utmost professionalism and discretion.</li>\n<li><strong>Partnering with Leadership: </strong>Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the CEO, C-suite, and other senior leaders on talent planning, and executive hiring best practices.</li>\n<li><strong>Process Improvement: </strong>Drive continuous improvement in executive search processes, leveraging tools, metrics, and interview methodologies.</li>\n<li><strong>Passive Candidate Conversion:</strong> Develop and execute tailored strategies to attract and successfully engage highly passive, hard-to-reach executive candidates, effectively converting passive interest into active candidacy.</li>\n"
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      "content": "\n<li><strong>Experience:</strong> 5+ years of experience with executive searches (Director+) and 15+ total recruiting experience.</li>\n<li><strong>Domain Expertise:</strong> Proven experience recruiting executive talent in a highly technical and/or rapidly scaling environment (e.g., hardware, software, AI/ML, autonomous systems, high-growth tech).</li>\n<li><strong>Leadership:&nbsp;</strong>Successful multi-year track record as a player-coach, managing small team/direct reports.</li>\n<li><strong>Communication:</strong> Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and present to C-level executives.</li>\n<li><strong>Negotiation: </strong>Expert-level negotiation and closing skills, particularly for complex executive compensation packages.</li>\n<li><strong>Executive Sourcing &amp; Talent Mapping:</strong> Providing real-time competitive intelligence and talent benchmarking to the executive team, identifying shifts in the talent landscapes that may necessitate&nbsp; pivots.</li>\n<li><strong>Education:</strong> Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.</li>\n"
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      "content": "\n<li>Experience at a retained executive search firm focused on technology (either companies or function).&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Interest in the autonomous and electric vehicle industry.</li>\n<li>Expertise in leveraging ATS (we use Lever) to build metrics, sourcing strategies, and talent pipelines.</li>\n"
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      "content": "\n<li>This role will report out of our Foster City, CA office in a hybrid capacity (minimum of 3 days onsite)</li>\n"
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